Happy New Year, here’s looking at you! Thanks for cooking with me. We’ll have more kitchen fun in 2012. There’s been such a controversy about multivitamin use. The newsletter from Harvard School of Public Health has some information worth reading. One of the points the newsletter makes is that we don’t always eat the healthiest…
Reuben Roll
Might as well use the other sheet of puff pastry. If I leave it in the freezer too long, I forget about it. You could make this type of roll with just about any sandwich combination, and even do something like artichoke spinach dip made with cream cheese to make it a little denser- as…
Mushroom Tart
Still working on appetizers for New Years. I guess I don’t think about a meal as much as I think about appetizers so I’ll have time for one more after this recipe, before New Years Eve! If you want to use steak, since it seems to be on sale everywhere this week, try the Steak…
Smoked Salmon Salad
I first had this at a great grocery store near New Holland, PA. I was doing some contract work there at the time, and of course I can’t go anywhere without going into any good grocery store I can find! I’ve never tried to measure what I put in, it just depends on how I…
Greek Meatballs
These are great bites for a bit heavier appetizers (like at New Years). I prefer not to add chopped calamata olives to the meatballs because they tend to overpower the mixture. So serve them on the side. Use a simple preparation for the olives. Heat some extra virgin olive oil and add some pressed garlic. …