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Ann Arbor Cooks
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to cook with the United Dairy Industry of Michigan at Ann Arbor Cooks. It was a bit of a drive for me to attend, but I love cooking and cooking with dairy is one of my favorite things so I made plans to attend. I’m so glad I did. I learned so much about Michigan dairy PLUS I got to cook with some fabulous bloggers.
United Dairy Industry of Michigan Natalie and Allison from Ann Arbor Cooks were awesome! After we arrived and got settled in they demonstrated a variety of dishes for us and then put us to work. We worked in teams and were each assigned a different recipe. I was on the ‘pork loin & mashed potatoes’ team and I think that our food tasted the best (yes, I’m biased). Actually, everything was really, really good and it was a great night.

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Allison is demonstrating Salted Caramel Pots de Creme. This always sounded a little too fancy for me to try, but after watching Allison demonstrate this recipe I know that I can whip this up.

If you don’t cook with dairy very often you are really missing out. It adds so much flavor to food. I actually have to be careful which dairy products I use because of Em’s lactose sensitivity, but I don’t let that stop me. Sometimes it means making a smaller dairy-free dish for her, but it’s completely worth the effort.

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Natalie is mixing up Mac & Cheese. Find the recipe here.

Did you know that milk is a power house of nutrients. An 8 ounce glass of white OR chocolate milk add the following vitamins* to our diet:

As much Vitamin A as 2 hard-boiled eggs
As much Phosphorus as 1 cup of canned kidney beans
As much Calcium as 10 cups of raw spinach (I’d rather drink 8 ounces of milk any day of the week)
As much Rivoflvin as 1/3 cup of whole almonds
As much Vitamin D as 3/4 ounces of cooked salmon
As much Potassium as one small banana

*Nutrient information provided by the United Dairy Industry of Michigan. Learn more at the Michigan Dairy News Bureau site.

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I’ll be sharing more fabulous recipes from the event over the next couple weeks. Be sure to follow me on Pinterest to see what I’m cooking up in the kitchen and follow United Dairy Industry of Michigan to see what they have cooking as well.

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Comments

  4. Lawanna says

    current favorite is anything “mexican” with cheese, cheese, and more cheese

  8. Blessie Nelson says

    It has to be simple unadulterated rich creamy butter! I could have alone or eat it on a toast of bread every morning!

  23. Betty says

    Pasta, a variety of veggies, and leftover meat coated with shredded cheese both clears the frig of accumulated leftovers and makes a tasty meal.

  27. denise says

    I put dairy in just about everything. I guess ice cream would be a favorite but for cooking probably pizza

  30. Karen Propes says

    My favorite we make with milk is lasagna & mac and cheese, and cheesecake. whoops I only needed one.; got carried away. Thanks for the chance. My husband does most of the cooking and he would love this kit, more than I could even say in words.

    Thanks so much for this Giveaway !!!!!!
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  32. wendy b says

    Hmmm….I’m going to choose a nice creamy, cheesy Mac & Cheese. Now I’m hungry.

  40. Jen H says

    well I add cheese to about anything I can, but I love making quiche. everyone eats it and its so easy to make!

  45. Amanda Rauch says

    That is a tough one!! I cook with dairy a lot. I guess mine would be lasagna, my hubbys would be beef stroganoff and my sons would be homemade mac and cheese. It looks like you had a fun time!

  48. Erika JM says

    My favourite recipe has to be a creamy cheesy chicken and broccoli casserole

  50. cindy says

    I have so many favorite recipes using cheese. I guess one of my all time favorites would have to be macaroni and cheese.

  51. Dorothy Teel says

    One of my favorite and it is a comfort food as we grew up eating it as a child and it was alot to cheaper to make back then but it is SOS on toast made with dried beef, milk and butter and it is yummy mom used to stretch it by adding some hard boiled eggs chopped up and some green peas, joke was mom added green peas to everything. I still make it and we all love it here… not as cheap to make as it was in 50 and 60 but still good.

  55. Elena Vo says

    Greek yogurt cheesecake with caramel sauce! I mix Greek yogurt with vanilla and almond extracts, add to it some pre-soaked gelatin and some lemon juice and mix in a blender for 2 minutes, then pour on crust and put in the refrigerator for 5-6 hours. Usually I make my own caramel sauce (butter, brown sugar, vanilla, salt) that I pour on top of the cheesecake. I love getting the health benefits of the healthy bacteria in the Greek yogurt!

  56. TrippyCusp93 says

    I love to make penne pasta with roasted chicken and fresh garlic. I then add mozzarella cheese, parmeson, some extra virgin olive oil, and some seasoning. I top it with one more layer or mozzarella and bake it just enough to melt the cheese. My fiance loves it :}

  57. Shannon says

    I love making homemade butter because I can add as little or as much salt as I want it in

  58. Paula Michele Hafner says

    I like to make a homemade Alfredo sauce. It has cream cheese, Parmesan, milk, butter, and a couple of other items.

  60. Steve Z says

    I’ve been partial to the fettucini alfredo tuna helper, now I know it’s not from scratch, but mmmmm.

  61. samantha s says

    I love making mac and cheese and lasagna from scratch using the real expensive cheeses. I feel that it adds really good flavor and pizzaz to my dishes.

  67. Elizabeth Smith says

    I like making caramels with butter and real cream. You can really taste the difference.

  69. Carol says

    My favorite would have to be my home made chocolate peanut butter ice cream!! The kids love it and always want it for their parties.

  82. Anne says

    I realize that a bowl of cereal with milk is not a recipe, so that doesn’t count. Quiche would probably be my favorite dairy-based recipe, using milk, cheese, and eggs, and bits of leftover veg, and maybe chicken. Yummy.

  83. Michele says

    Thank you for the chance. I use milk in my homemade peach cobbler, cheese in my taco salads, etc. We love dairy

  89. Barb S. says

    Lasagna, I guess is what I’d consider my favorite food to cook/bake with dairy!

  94. Heather McD says

    Thanks for the great information! I didn’t realize you get that much nutrients from a glass of milk.

  95. Jenn @ Organic-Mama.ca says

    Mmm Mac & Cheese – yummy! Is the giveaway open to Canadian residents?

  99. Sheila K. says

    I love making beef stroganoff—the sour cream makes it so delicious!

  101. Sofia says

    My husband makes a great pasta dish with hot links, heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and chicken. Talking about it is making me hungry!! I also love baking….cheesecake!!

  103. Lucinda says

    Thanks for the opportunity to win. Mac and cheese anyway is great, look forward to the recipes!

  104. Momma Fargo says

    My favorite recipe using dairy has to be homemade mac and cheese (and the one in this post looks the bomb!) or homemade mozzarella pizza using biscuit mix…roll it out into mini pizza shape, basil pesto next, slice of tomato, slice of mozzarella, and basil leaf. Bake! Yummy!

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