From the Planet Cheese archives, these six recipes may inspire you to bring something new to the Thanksgiving table. At least that’s my hope. Most are portable, in case you’re a guest. For pre-dinner nibbling, set out a creamy goat cheese dip imbued with fried shallots—an elevated take on the sour-cream classic—or smoky pimento cheese, an unusual recipe from the baker who makes the Obamas’ Thanksgiving pies. For traditionalists, I’ve got the recipe for Zingerman’s famous pimento cheese, courtesy of the beloved Ann Arbor shop.
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Summer veggies just wanna be dipped. Faced with a deluge of tomatoes, cucumbers and sweet peppers from my garden, I remembered a goat cheese-onion dip recipe that a chef shared with me recently—an update of the sour-cream classic. I dug out the recipe, made it and thought: Hmmm. Good but too cheffy. I can simplify this.
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