This Smoked Trout Spread is delicious on little toasts or crackers and makes a great appetizer. I love smoked whitefish when served for brunch with bagels and smoked salmon. I’ve also made a delicious smoked whitefish salad by adding finely chopped celery, fresh dill, lemon juice, and a small amount of mayonnaise to the flaked…
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Caviar Torte
Our good friends invited us for Christmas dinner at their home this year. We especially look forward to being with them at this time. Even though they live only several houses away it is as if we have walked into a winter wonderland when we approach the path leading to their front door. With my…
Smoked Salmon Terrine With Dill And Capers
Every year for Thanksgiving we begin the festivities by having our own extended little happy hour. I usually try to time this early enough in the afternoon so we will have time to digest and get hungry once again before the main event. Sometimes I’m successful, sometimes not. The turkey seems to have a mind…
TOASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS Why bother toasting pumpkin seeds when you can buy them pretoasted? Because they’ll have an irresistibly nutty flavor that the store-bought version never does. That is what the Thanksgiving issue of Food and Wine magazine from 2007 states! I came across this recipe last year as I was doing my annual “look…
Chopped Liver
One of the most popular appetizers served at a Jewish holiday meal is chopped liver. For those not familiar with this dish, I admit the name itself is not something that might entice you to read further, but you’ll be missing out on a delicious treat if you don’t. It works well as a cocktail…
Frozen Bloody Mary Shrimp Cocktail This is a really interesting recipe I found online that comes from Tyler Florence. You can choose to serve the Bloody Mary on the rocks as a beverage or, and this is the really interesting part, pour it into metal molds, freeze for 4 hours or overnight, unmold on a…
HOLY GUACAMOLE! Yesterday I noticed the 2 avocados on my kitchen counter were at that stage where you know if you let them sit one more day you will be throwing them in the trash. I don’t know about you but for me there’s nothing better than a perfectly ripe avocado, and nothing worse than…