Name: Faith's Cheese Recipe
Ingredients: 3 slices of American cheese; 4 tbsp of cream cheese; 3 tbsp of butter; crackers- do not put in the recipe.... only for side

Why it works: Cheese and cream cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Faith's Cheese Recipe

Timeabout 5 minutes

Ingredients

3 slices of American cheese
4 tbsp of cream cheese
3 tbsp of butter
crackers- do not put in the recipe.... only for side

Directions

Put all of the ingredients in a bowl (excluding the crackers).
Microwave for about 5 minutes, or until it is all warm.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

314Calories

9 gProtein

31 gFat

2 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Cheese + cream cheesetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together473 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Cream cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,747 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).