Article: MASCARPONE IS A CHEESE, BUT IT'S SO MUCH MORE.(Living)

Q: What is mascarpone cheese? -- R.H., Yorkville, Ind.

A: Could there possibly be a better dessert on a hot summer day than a bowl of fresh berries or fresh peach slices topped with a dollop of Italian-style mascarpone cheese and a drizzle of honey?

Mascarpone may be a cheese, but it is so rich and sweet, creamy and decadent that it is often best treated like whipped cream, ice cream or whole-milk yogurt.

American-style cream cheese is a poor yet serviceable substitute, but many supermarkets now stock mascarpone. It's produced from the best part of the milk -- the cream. What's special about this stuff is that it comes from pasture-raised cows whose diet ...

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