Unfortunately I don't have copies on my computer and am too busy this week to search through the dis array of recipes here. But there are several I have made. My late husband was CEO or The Maytag Blue Cheese operation, and would receive many many recipes from customers....and he would bring some home and say "what do you thing of this?" It I thought it sounded interesting, I would make it we would try it and perhaps make it again and ask friends to try it and maybe file it to be included in a future mailing. So that partly explains why I have all there odd blue cheese recipes...(blue cheese peanut butter spread anyone?) There is one I recall that is equal parts blue cheese and butter, seasoned with garlic powder and some cayenne pepper, chilled and rolled into tiny balls, rolled in ground nuts or seasoned toasted bread crumbs and served as cocktail tidbits on tooth-picks. Another I am struggling with had pepperidge stuffing mixed in.....not remembering much more than that....seems as if butter and blue cheese were heated and melted together and stirred into the stuffing mix until all the cheesy, buttery fat was absorbed, them rolled into balls, chilled and served. I think the first one sounds better.....as I recall all the mix of stuffing and blue cheese flavors was not particularly good.

Great idea, Woodie: serving it with steak. I have ordered a blue cheese crust before in a steakhouse, it makes sense to have it as a sauce, though it had not occurred to me before. As far as the recipe, I'll answer my own post! I had all the ingredients, so couldn't wait. I have to say, it turned out really well. I have not actually tasted the Trader Joe's version, but mine was good. I have a George Foreman Grill, so cooked the chicken strips on that. A real grill would be good, too, or some other cooking process that is similar to grilling. 2 Chicken breasts, cut up into strips (marinate for 10 minutes or more, in 1/4 cup lemon juice, dash lemon pepper, 1 T Italian seasoning, 1 T paprika). Drizzle with olive oil right before cooking. 2 onions, sliced 2 red or green peppers 1/3 to 1/2 pound sliced Portabella mushrooms (the mushrooms are critical to the flavor) 1/2 lb. Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled or chopped 4 to 6 cloves garlic, minced (if you're not a real garlic lover, use the smaller quantity) 1/4 cup of grated parmesan. Italian parsley, optional, chopped Cooked pasta Grill the marinated chicken on the George Foreman grill. Sauce base: Melt 2 T butter in a shallow pan. Make a white sauce with 2-3 T of flour stirred into 1 cup milk. Cook until thickened: add black pepper, garlic salt, and minced garlic. Simmer on very low heat, adding more milk as needed to maintain a consistence that can coat the chicken. Add the chopped Gorgonzola cheese, and about 1/4 cup of grated parmesan. Let cheeses melt, keep warm. Gorgonzola may not melt completely, but appear chunky in the sauce. Saute the onions in olive oil, until lightly caramelized; after them the peppers: remove to a plate. Saute the mushrooms until browned. Put them all back in the pan. Put the cooked chicken in a large shallow serving bowl, add the onions/peppers/mushrooms. Pour the cheese sauce over, and toss to coat all lightly. Or toss them all together in the larger of the saute pans. Add chopped parsley. Serve over Pasta.

I love all of these flavors! Its possible that I'll be a guest this Thanksgiving (yay - finally passing the torch) and this would be a great new recipe to bring. Thanks, Becky.

Try this for the cranberry chutney: you might already have the ingredients. So easy. The last few years I've had to make a triple batch, because everyone wants some to take home. Garlicky Ginger Cranberry Chutney NPR's Susan Stamberg calls this recipe "my truly favorite cranberry side dish." It's from Madhur Jaffrey's cookbook East/West Menus for Family and Friends (Harper & Row, 1987). 1-inch piece fresh ginger 3 cloves finely chopped garlic 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 4 tablespoons sugar 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 1-pound can cranberry sauce with berries 1/2 teaspoon salt (or less) ground black pepper Cut ginger into paper thin slices, stack them together and cut into really thin slivers. Combine ginger, garlic, vinegar, sugar and cayenne in a small pot. Bring to a simmer, simmer on medium flame about 15 minutes or until there are about four tablespoons of liquid left. Add can of cranberry sauce, salt and pepper. Mix and bring to a simmer. Lumps are ok. Simmer on a gentle heat for about 10 minutes. Cool, store and refrigerate.