Cozy classics like eggplant Parmesan and green bean casserole prove vegetables can hold their own in the comfort food ...

“Cheese Magic” uses cheese and fruit, one of the most universal culinary pairings, to teach, well, pairings. “Cheese is salty and rich by nature, whereas fruit is sweet and crisp,” Kubick told me.

There’s a cheesy tradition in Faribault that dates back nearly a century. Deep inside sandstone bluffs, you find the Caves of Faribault. “I think people like the legacy that we have and the story that ...