A semisoft Danish cow’s milk cheese with small irregular holes that is popular as a dessert cheese served with fruit and wine. Havarti was created in the 19th century by cheese maker Hanne Nielsen, who studied European methods and developed this cheese naming it after the farm it was created on.
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 Valentine’s Day reminds me of how much we love to receive gifts. I remember when I was young how much fun we had writing out the valentines for our classmates, getting chocolates from my dad when he would come home that day and the flowers that seemed to be everywhere you looked leading up to  Valentine’s Day is almost here and Festival is the perfect place to shop for your sweetheart. Everything you need for a romantic dinner is within arm’s reach. The meat department will have steak and lobster ready to go for your main course. The deli will have chocolate covered strawberries for a special treat. The bakery Over the years everyone has gotten busier and busier so our offerings in the deli have evolved to help make your life a little easier. Festival Foods has developed an awesome Turkey Dinner that is getting more and more popular. Guests are realizing that the quality is just like homemade and most people would rather  Football is happening! The Badgers are headed to the Rose Bowl and the Packers are rock-in! I thought it would be great to share some football cheese recipe ideas. These can be used anytime, of course, these are not just for football. The first recipe is an appetizer that is easy and very creative. Candles are burning and the fireplace is crackling, carols are playing softly and the mood is all about traditions with family and friends. This is my favorite time of year! The weather in Wisconsin calls for some warm appetizers and seasonal flavors. Color and taste are what I think about when planning for any event.  My name is Tom Droegkamp and I have been a deli manager in the La Crosse market for five years and I’m happy to be the guest blogger this month. Are you tired of cooking for Thanksgiving? Then get yourself out of the kitchen and let our fabulous deli department do your work for It’s been about a year since many of us have had a fresh picked Wisconsin apple so I am excited that Wisconsin Apple season is starting soon. Festival Foods will have all of your favorite local apples available and I’ve been told that our cooler nights have bought on beautiful color. The apples are also I was recently re-introduced to our “Sunday Hot Ham.” Given that I work at Festival and am very involved with the deli, I’m sure it sounds odd that I had to be re-introduced to this very popular item. What I mean is my wife recently came home from a Sunday morning shopping trip to Festival After a cool spring, we are finally getting close to having our produce departments full of locally grown products. We have many local growers in Wisconsin that we partner with us at Festival Foods and the weather has really been a challenge for them this year. Some of our growers deliver to only |
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