Buy or make roasted red peppers, olives, marinated mushrooms and artichokes. Include a piece of Parmesan cheese and display on a tray along with garlic toast or fresh Italian bread.

Preheat oven to 400F. (205C.). Sift flour, salt and spices into a bowl. Cut in butter finely until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add grated cheese and mix well. Mix egg with cold water. Add 2 tablespoons of egg mixture to cheese mixture and mix to form a fairly stiff dough. Knead gently on a lightly floured […]

Sprinkle the cabbage leaves with 1/2 tsp salt and let stand about 15 minutes until they wilt. Squeeze out any moisture, then rinse and dry the leaves. Chop the cabbage. In a bowl combine the cabbage, beef, scallions, garlic, soy sauce, sesame seeds, sesame oil, pepper and 1/4 tsp salt and mix thoroughly. To make […]

Preheat oven to 400^. Trim any excess fat from pork, then cut into 20 round slices. Flatten meat slices with a knife or mallet. Trim roots and any wilted leaves from scallions, then cut each scallion into 3 or 4 pieces. Place scallion on a meat slice and roll up. In a shallow baking dish, […]

Stir all ingredients until well mixed. Cover and chill 1 hour. Makes 2 1/2 cups

Cut melon into bite sized pieces. Wrap each piece in strips of prosciutto; secure with wooden picks.

1. melt butter in pan and saute next 4 ingredients for 2-3 minutes. remove from pan. melt butter, add flour, cook 1-2 minutes. 2. remove from heat, gradually add milk, salt and pepper. 3. return to heat and stir constantly till mixture boils and thickens. 4. simmer over low heat 5-7 minutes. 5. add next […]

In large frying pan, melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Cook onion, red pepper and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms; increase heat to medium high and cook, stirring often, until mushrooms are tender and all moisture has evaporated. Season with salt, pepper, thyme and lemon juice. Remove from heat; stir in […]

Preheat oven to 450. Get rid of the wing tips and cut each wing into two pieces. Combine remaining ingredients except parsely and lemon in a saucepan. Over low heat cook for about 15 minutes until reduced and thickened to the consistency of thick gravy. Place wings in a shallow baking pan and cover with […]

In a 12- to 14-inch nonstick frying pan over medium heat, combine 1 1/2 teaspoons of the oil with the onion, bell pepper, garlic and chili. Stir often until onion is limp but not browned, about 5 minutes. In a bowl, coarsely mash beans with a potato masher until they stick together. Stir in onion […]