Okay, I will post in a bit!
No Parmesan cheese. just mold cream cheese around large green stuffed olives then roll in chopped walnuts. Chill till firm and slice in half.msmofet, do those have Parmesan cheese mixed into the cream cheese? Your photo reminded me of a cheese ball I used to make decades ago that was really good. Off the top of my head, it was Parma cheese and chopped, stuffed green olives mixed with the cream cheese (maybe other things too? Don't remember..). After you formed the cheese mixture into a ball, it was rolled in finely chopped nuts - walnut, I think. I loved that combination so much.
Sound great! I'd love the recipe also LP.If I can make it to Costco tomorrow after I get another ultrasound of my knee in the morning, I will be making a family favourite, Cheese straws. It is basically just a pastry with old cheddar in it and a little cayenne to give it a "bite". They are tedious to make but well worth it.
I will be sending them with TB for his work part on Thursday and giving some to Kay for the kids. I will also be packing them up for presents for our two pastors and some close friends.
I can post the recipe if anyone is interested. It is not a family secret because my Mom had it published in a Ladies' Auxiliary cookbook in the 50's!
Sorry to be so store bought, but a major chain store supermarket stocks a simple crab-cheese dip that's kind of pinkish orange in color. My brother always buys some and serves it at his x-mas party. It's delicious. I forget what kind of cracker he serves it on.
I wouldn't even begin to know how to concoct such an appetizer as that on my own, should they no longer stock it. I'd have to start with fresh or artificial crab meat (as a convenience).
Spicy. Baked. Cheese.
Uruguayan Spicy Baked Cheese | The Splendid Table
I'm thinking DH and I might have to nosh on appetizers on Christmas Eve ��
I love poke! There’s a local place that makes the bowl exactly as you like it, and they deliver (through Yelp’s delivery service). Alas, my MIL would probably not be pleased at the prospect of raw anything, let alone fish. She thinks shrimp cocktail is exotic!Back home this would be very standard fare as an hor d'oeuver
or PUPU ...
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Limu (Seaweed) Ahi (Tuna) Poke
aka Raw Tuna Salad, MMM!
(I saw somewhere Poke spelled Poké ... ummm, its a Hawaiian word )
Gotta find the freshest Ahi possible for this one though,
which can be a challenge here in the middle of the desert
The Seaweed I get in a pre-packaged seasoning mix
Hawaiian Poke Mix (0.4 oz) - Noh Foods of Hawaii
I keep several of these on hand for other seafood salads as well.
This type of Seaweed, Ogo, has a nice crunchy-salty-briny taste,
complimenting the fish beautifully... add some slice Green onions, a pair of chopsticks, maybe some hot rice and Kimo's your uncle!
I'm not sure if our new neighbors would be fans of this one ...
I love poke! There’s a local place that makes the bowl exactly as you like it, and they deliver (through Yelp’s delivery service). Alas, my MIL would probably not be pleased at the prospect of raw anything, let alone fish. She thinks shrimp cocktail is exotic!
Kgirl Just picked up a book my Mom (or maybe my Dad) brought back from Hawaii - "The Limu Eater" from 1978 a Sea Grant Miscellaneous Report from the U of H.
That was about the time she went there, so it must have just come out in print. To the best of my knowledge she hadn't gone back again.
Haven't really gotten into it - - but there are recipes for different types of 'limu', how it was collect and and all sorts of history.