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Blue cheese adds a great flavor to many recipes, but there are a few alternatives you can use if you are looking for an ingredient that's a little less pungent.

Available at the Cheese Store of Silverlake, $18 per pound; and at the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, (310) 278-2855, $20 per pound. Echo Mountain Harvest Blue.

Buttermilk-Blue Cheese Dip Serve this blue cheese dip recipe with whatever vegetables look best at the market—we love radishes, snap peas, and real baby carrots.

In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, blue cheese, sour cream, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, vinegar, buttermilk, salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use. Makes 1 1/2 cups.

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