Pure Di Olive Nere Liguriane (spicy Ligurian Caviar)

In a small bowl or in a food processor, blend the olive paste, red pepper flakes & capers to make a moist & spreadable mixture. Season with salt. Use the pure immediately or transfer to a jar, cover with a thin layer of olive oil & refrigerate it for up to 2 weeks. Serve spread [...]

Salted Pumpkin Seeds

Separate the seeds from the fibres. Spread seeds on a flat shallow pan, (such as a jelly roll sheet). Pour melted butter over seeds and sprinkle with salt. Bake in a slow oven (250) until the seeds are dried out and crispy brown. Stir occasionally to toast evenly.

Marinated Spiced Olives

Add lemon slices, chilies, garlic, mustard seeds, peppercorns and allspice berries. Stir in olive oil and mix well. Spoon mixture into a large jar with a tight-fitting lid. Screw on lid tightly and turn jar over several times to ensure ingredients are well mixed. Let olives marinate at least 1 week before serving, turning jar [...]

Meatball Appetizers

Combine meat, eggs, milk, crumbs, onion, parsley, salt and pepper in bowl and mix well. Shape into tiny meatballs and brown well in oil in large skillet. Remove meatballs from pan. Add chili sauce, jelly and instant coffee to pan drippings and simmer, stirring occasionally until jelly melts, about 4 minutes. Add meatballs and simmer [...]

Savoury Salmon Bread Cases

1. melt butter, add flour and seasoning. cook 2 minutes. 2. remove from heat, gradually add combined milk and salmon liquid. 3. return to heat and stir constantly till mixture boils and thickens. 4. add remaining ingredients and mix through. place hot filling into heated bread cases and serve. Bread Cases:- 1. brush both sides [...]

Ham And Cheese Potato Skins

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Follow the recipe for Basic Crispy Potato Skins. Brush insides of potato skins with mustard. Drain and slice peppers or pimientos. Top with slices of ham and a few strips of pepper/pimiento. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake about 10 minutes on baking sheet, or until cheese is melted and bubbling. Sprinkle [...]

Roasted Garlic Puree Dip

Remove outer convering on garlic. Do not peel or separate the cloves. Place each garlic head on a large square of heavy aluminum foil. Fold up the foil, so the cloves are completely wrapped. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Remove garlic from oven and cool for 10 minutes. Separate cloves and squeeze cloves [...]

Beef Sate With Szechuan Sauce!

-MARINADE – 1/2 c Soy sauce 1 ts Chili flakes 3/16 ts Tumeric 1 tb Honey 1/2 ts Ground Cumin -SZECHUAN SAUCE- 6 tb Butter 1 Green onion, chopped fine 1/4 c Soy sauce 2 cl Garlic, blanched 1 c Brown veal or Chicken stock 1 ts Chili flakes -24 6 INCH SKEWERS – Soak [...]

Diabetic Onion Dip

Combine all ingredients. Chill thoroughly. Yield: 1 1/2 C 1 serving = 1/2 milk, 1/2 veg Calories: 72

Shrimp Dunk

Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: 2 hrs 1. Combine all ingredients except shrimp in a large saucepan. Cover; heat to boiling. Boil 10 minutes. 2. Add shrimp. Cover and boil 5 minutes, or just until shrimp turn pink. Remove from heat; chill in cooking liquid. 3. Serve cold with dunking bowls of cold [...]