Monthly Cooking Thread - June 2019

[Jamestown1630]

This month, Appetizers!

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-JT

[lizma2]

You are an angel!!! Busy tonight. Get back to you in the morning. Thank you for running my favorite thread!!!!

[umgud]

That looks so good and so easy, you could prolly FEDEX me one.

[leaning conservative]

Hey JT, always a huge treat to see your thread pop up. To me it’s like a little family who all love cooking & sharing. A refuge from all the craziness in life.

The olive puffs sound so delicious!

A friend made this extremely simple treat years ago:

Take herbed goat cheese & put a lump in the middle of a crescent roll. Roll up & bake. They are great warm or at room temperature. They are delicious! Also a great side with a salad.

[Fungi]

An elaborate mushroom duxelle.

[Jamestown1630]

My experiences with FedEx haven’t been that great recently :-(

But there are a lot of Overnite Express services, now.

What will you send me back?

[Jamestown1630]

Well, it looks delicious. So does she :-)

[Jamestown1630]

I would like that. My husband always says that any goat cheese makes him feel like he’s licking an actual goat :-)

[umgud]

I was razzing you, but the possibilities are endless.

[Jamestown1630]

:-)

[SkyDancer]

Need some ideas for upcoming 4th. of July fun.

[Jamestown1630]

Well, there are a lot of drinks with ‘sparkler’ in the name.

And then there’s the ubiquitous American Flag Sheet Cake, made with blueberries and red berries - strawberry or raspberry; but here’s one that’s a little different:

https://www.landolakes.com/recipe/16620/american-flag-cake/

[SkyDancer]

Hmmm - was also looking for those finger type apetizers eaten before the big meal - doing dogs, German sausage, BBQ wings; stuff like that.

[Jamestown1630]

You want little toothpick appetizers. Just put American Flag picks on ‘em:

https://www.bhg.com/recipes/appetizer/toothpick-appetizers/

(I’m always looking for appetizers that incorporate fresh veggies and fruit - so many parties are just too heavy on the doughy stuff.)

[SkyDancer]

Already have them and Thanks!

[Liz]

Love your appetizer recipes, JT. Why not have an all appy dinner party? These look nice on an appy table.
A very pretty presentation. Of course, you have all the ing necessary. Check your cupboards.

MIXED ITALIAN BRUSCHETTA

ING long thin French baton bread •400 g tin butter beans, drained •Small handful of fresh mint, shredded •Zest and juice of ½ lemon •2tb evo, pomegranate seeds or use chp olives, •5oz cherry tomatoes, quartered •7oz mozzarella bocconcini, halved •tb fresh basil pesto •2 tb chp fresh basil, •Small handful arugala • freshly shaved Parmesan • roasted red pepper slices •2 tb black olive tapenade

PREP Cut bread in 24 diagonal slices; toast in batches.

TOPPINGS Mash mint, zested/juiced lemon, olive oil. Season/stir in pomegranate seeds or chp olives. Set aside.
Stir cherry tomatoes, mozzarella bocconcini, pesto and basil.

ASSEMBLY spoon Topping on six toasts; garnish w/ pomegranate seeds. Top six w/ mozzarella mixture;
top six with rocket, bresaola and Parm. Drizzle / evo.

FINAL six get slices of roasted pepper, bit tapenade, basil leaf.

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

Thanks for the ping! That pastry looks amazing!

My husband’s new favorite - stuffed mushrooms. Use white mushrooms, clean, remove stems and trim those, then chop. Mix the chopped stems with some chopped green onion and saute. Then add sausage like Jimmy Dean pork, saute that with the other until done. Then stir in some ... goat cheese :-) and a little Parmesan. Preheat the oven to 350, put the filling into the mushroom caps and position them closely together in a casserole dish or skillet, pour in some Marsala and maybe white wine, and bake.

[MomwithHope]

I don’t have a picture but stuffed jalapenos is a favorite here. Use the biggest ones you can find or grow. Clean well cut in half and remove all seeds. Mix a pound of cooked Jimmy Deans original pork sausage or something similar, 1 package of cream cheese, and 1 cup of parmesan. If you mix these while the cooked sausage is still warm it will mix more easily. Stuff the pepper halves and then wrap each one in a half slice of bacon. Bake at 350 until the bacon looks done. Make twice as many as you think you will need.

[leaning conservative]

Ha! My husband, the few times I’ve made these will pick out half the cheese. Which I of course hover up ; ) I’m like, eat the d*MN thing!