Back-To-School Time Gets Easier With Recipes
From Finlandia Cheese That Will Make Your Family Smile
It’s that time of year again – back to school, when we can easily run out of time and dinner ideas. Finlandia Cheese, Inc. has perfect quick and easy mealtime ideas that your whole family will love because of the taste and parents will appreciate because of the nutritional value. Take for example the classic grilled cheese sandwich which still ranks number one with kids and many adults too. According to the NPD group, a national marketing research firm, Americans gobble up 2.2 billion grilled cheese sandwiches each year. What is most surprising is how far this simple sandwich has come with home chefs grilling up their own creations. With Finlandia cheese you’ll always know that you are getting the best in quality cheese because of the standards Finlandia has upheld for over 150 years.
Finlandia cheese is a great choice for adults because it is all natural, hormone-free, and lactose-free. The milk that is produced in Finland for Finlandia cheese is of excellent quality, both technically and ethically. The use of the controversial growth hormone rBST is forbidden in Finland so you can be sure that your cheese will always be the purest.
“We know that consumers want to please their families,” says Frank Belfiore, Finlandia Marketing Director. “We craft our cheese using only the best ingredients and that creates the delicious flavor you’ll find with Finlandia.”
No matter what method you prefer when it comes to preparing you grilled cheese, this is one comfort food that is here to stay, and its versatility is its greatest feature. So weather you dress it up with Swiss or Muenster or add extras like tomato or bacon, Finlandia’s line up of over a dozen cheeses will keep you on your creative culinary toes. With over 150 years of master cheese making, Finlandia promises the purest production environment on earth and keeps true to their word.
Try some recipes below and make someone in your family smile:
Finlandia’s Original Grilled Cheese
Ingredients:
2 slices bread
Butter
garlic salt
2 slices Finlandia Muenster
Directions:
Spread one side of each slice of bread evenly with butter and sprinkle with garlic salt. In a skillet over low to medium heat, stack 1 slice of bread butter side down, then Finlandia Muenster slices then bread (butter side up). Brown each side lightly until golden brown. Enjoy!
Ham and Cheese Grilled Cheese
Ingredients:
2 slices bread
Butter
Dijon mustard
2 slices Finlandia Muenster
2 slices Ham
Directions:
Spread one side of each slice of bread evenly with butter, spread the other side with Dijon mustard. In a skillet over low-medium heat, stack one slice of buttered bread, butter side down then Finlandia Muenster cheese and ham then the second slice of buttered bread, butter side up. Brown each side lightly until golden brown. Enjoy!
Swiss and Sausage Pizza
Ingredients:
1 (8 ounces) pkg mild or hot Italian sausages
1 large prepared pizza dough
6 ounces shredded Finlandia Swiss Cheese
Chopped Cherry tomatoes
¼ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Slice sausage into small thin slices. Cook until browned; drain. Spread sausage evenly on dough; sprinkle with cheese. Top with cherry tomatoes and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
Bake until puffed and golden brown, about 25 minutes.
About Finlandia Cheese, Inc.
Finlandia Cheese, Inc. is a division of Valio USA, a subsidiary of Valio, Ltd., Finland’s largest food company and one of the most dominant forces in the global dairy industry. Headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, Finlandia Cheese is the number one imported cheese brand in America. All Finlandia imported cheese is made in Finland from the purest milk in Europe with no added hormones. The milk comes from small dairy farms where the average farm has 20 cows and all are treated humanely with regular health screenings. There is also a fully integrated hygienic program in place regarding the milk processing and delivering. The company’s cheeses are distributed to fine supermarkets, delis and club stores nationwide. For more information on Finlandia and its products, visit www.finlandiacheese.com
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