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Christmas, like all holidays, is intrinsically linked with food.\u00a0 For me, beyond the sugar cookies and gingerbread, I always remember the cheese spreads.\u00a0 I know.\u00a0 It seems odd to think of cheese or bacon being intrinsically connected to the holidays. but each year we’d receive boxes of goodies from mail order companies: chocolate tortes, summer sausages, spiced nuts, ruby red grapefruit and, my favorite: potted cheese spreads. I’d steal into the kitchen after the holiday parties and eat the port cheese, Swiss or bacon and cheddar cheese spreads.\u00a0 I loved them in all their salty, creamy glory.<\/p>\n

Of course, I haven’t seen them in years not that I’d purchase them now anyway, but I still crave them.\u00a0 If you’re a believer in the low-fat mantra, you might want to skip this post – and the rest of Nourished Kitchen<\/a>, for that matter as this recipe is full of\u00a0 fat –\u00a0 nourishing, satisfying and intensely flavorful.<\/p>\n

The combination of bacon, artisan raw milk cheese and caramelized shallots blends together beautifully for a satisfying potted cheese spread.\u00a0 It assembles in just a few minutes, and is perfect for taking to holiday parties or, combined with sprouted grain crackers and a salad of winter greens, a light lunch.<\/p>\n

This recipe for potted cheese makes use of fresh, raw cream rich in food enzymes and beneficial, lactic acid bacteria as well as pasture-raised bacon which is a remarkably good source of vitamin D (read more about vitamin D deficiency and disease<\/a>).\u00a0 Moreover, tbe combination of artisan, raw milk cheese and fresh cream provides ample conjugated linoleic acid which is proving essential to heart health and weight maintenance.<\/p>\n

Potted Cheddar with Bacon and Shallots<\/h2>\n

This creamy, salty and faintly smoky spread makes an excellent addition to the holiday table.\u00a0 Makes approximately 1 pint of potted cheese spread.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong>:<\/p>\n