Drizzle this creamy dressing over your next wedge salad, or set out a bowl to use as a dip for celery and wings. Chandra Ram leads the digital food strategy for Food & Wine. She has 15 years ...

That’s why Ina Garten’s homemade blue cheese dressing is such a summer staple. You can whip up a batch, then use it to dress any kind of raw veggie you want.

There are more ways to use blue cheese crumbles than as a salad topping. Try these blue cheese recipes spanning crostini, flatbread, polenta, quesadillas, and more.

For the Blue Cheese Dressing: 6 ounces blue cheese crumbles. 1 cup of your favorite mayonnaise (I like Duke’s) ½ cup sour cream. ¼ cup buttermilk. 1-2 dashes Worcestershire.

1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. 2. In a small baking dish, spread the walnuts. Toast, turning several times, for 10 minutes, or until the nuts are fragrant; cool.

To take your dressing game to the next level, add blue cheese crumbles to bottled French dressing for an easy upgrade of punchy flavor.