Treat your mom to some homemade French cheesy balls of goodness, aka gougeres! Easier than you might think…

Savory Pot de Crème – The perfect hors d’oeuvre or first course, from Kim Sunée’s magical new cookbook, ‘A Mouthful of Stars’.

Cheese soufflé made with Parmesan and Comté cheeses. Easy and delicious!

The crunchiness and natural sweetness of just-cooked asparagus is enhanced with mustard vinaigrette and strong, earthy cheese.

The filling has fresh green vegetables, bacon, and Comté all inside a light olive oil crust.

Pear & Arugula Salad with Candied Walnuts & Cheese Croutons

Chopped Parsley Salad with Quinoa, Comte, and Pumpkin Seeds. A twist on your classic quinoa salad.

Parsnip gratin with French Comté cheese and thyme. (in German)

Swiss Chard, Pear, and Comte Tart- The crust is gluten-free, made with brown rice flour and quinoa.

Zucchinis, carrots, Comté cheese, cured ham and curry tart (in French)

Rolled veal stuffed with cured ham and zucchini, with Comté cheese sauce

Bayonne ham, Comte cheese and onion panini with deviled egg

Peach Comté Cheese Appetizers.

French Gruyere (known as Comté) plus walnuts and spinach in a lightly curried vinaigrette. The way the French do main-dish salads!

Cheese, vanilla and strawberry. You have to try this great combination, ready in 5 minutes.

Usually these are made with Gruyere, but I had Comtè on hand tonight and thought it worked wonderfully.

French Onion Soup Gratinee with tips on speeding up the caramelization process of onion.

Delectable savoury cheese puffs – foolproof golden canapés from Michel Roux’s ‘Pastry’.