Cuba Cheese News
Our Shoppe
The Cuba Cheese Shoppe is nestled in the farmlands of southewestern New York State where cheese has been a principal product since the late 1800's. Cuba, at that time, was the "cheese center of the world". The price for cheddar cheese was established at a meeting in Cuba each week and was accepted as the price in this nation and the world.
The Shoppe's location...
53 Genesee Street
Cuba, New York
is approximately 75 miles southeast of Buffalo, New York.
Our Shoppe hours are:
Monday through Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm
Congratulations to our Mac 'n Cheese Winners !
1st Place $100 Winner: Craig Howe
Craig's Recipe:
1 lb macaroni
1 lb bacon
6 TB flour
6 TB bacon grease
2 cups milk
3 cups Cuba Sharp Cheddar
2 cups 2 year Cuba reserve Cheddar
1 cup horseradish cheese
3 slices yellow American
1 TB prepared mustard
1/2 ts black pepper
1 cup BBQ pulled pork
1/2 cup bread crumbs
Cook pasta as directed on package. Cook bacon and reserve grease.
In a large mixing bowl add cooked pasta, chopped bacon, chopped pork, mustard, and pepper.
In a large saucepan on medium heat, make rue using bacon grease and flour, stir until smooth and heated through. Add milk stirring consistently until it starts to thicken then add all cheeses. Keep stirring until all melted and smooth.
Pour cheese sauce over pasta and mix, put all into baking dish and top with bread crumbs. Bake at 350 for 30 - 40 minutes. Let stand for 5 - 10, serve and enjoy !
2nd Place $50 Winner: Jordan Sweeten
Jordan's recipe:
1 lb cooked macaroni
4 TB butter
3 TB flour
4 cups milk
Salt and pepper to taste
Cook until thick then add-
8 oz Extra Sharp Cuba Cheese grated
16 oz Sharp Cuba Cheese grated
3 oz Blue Cheese
3 oz Smokey Cheddar Cheese
8 oz cream cheese
1 tsp dry mustard
place all in two 9 x 13 greased pans
top with bread crumbs and some grated Sharp Cheddar
bake at 350 for 30 minutes
3rd Place $25 Winner: Mark Hellwig
Mark's recipe:
1 lb Pasta of your choice
4 TB butter
1/2 cup flour
Salt (optional)
Pepper (optional)
2 1/2 cups whole milk
8 oz Sharp Cuba Cheddar Cheese
8 oz Buffalo Wing Cheddar
8 oz cream cheese
1 1/2 lb chicken breast (par-boiled)
1/4 cup hot sauce
1/2 cup blue cheese
Preheat oven to 350
In medium suace pan bring water to a boil and add chicken to the water until it is no longer pink in the center. Prepare noodle according to package directions. then set aside.
In another medium suace pan at medium heat, melt butter then add flour, by whisking the butter and flour. The consistency will be like paste. Add salt and pepper to taste along with the milk making a creamy sauce. After shredding the cheese add to the creamy sauce including the cream cheese and blue cheese.
After chicken is cool to the touch shred into pieces. Add chicken to the hot sauce so that the chicken can soak up the flavors then add to the cheese sauce. Bring cheese sauce to a boil and pour over the top of the cooked pasta and fold ingredients.
Put into a casserole dish with some chicken on top for looks and bake for 15 - 20 minutes at 350 to heat the dish thoroughly.
Congratulations to our winners, and thanks to our judges and all who participated !
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