Stuffed Chinese Pea Pods

1/2 pound Chinese pea pods
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 (5 ounce) jar blue cheese spread
Milk

Wash pea pods, but do not stem. Blanch in boiling water for 30 to 60 s ...

Marinated Mushrooms

1 pound fresh mushrooms
6 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup dry white wine
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 cup fresh parsley, c ...

Dried Beef Appetizer

Darlene 2/5/2002 2:15 pm

1 package dried beef
1 package cream cheese, softened
1 bunch scallions (spring onions)

Spread cream cheese on dried beef. Cut onions to wi ...

Herb "Butter" Spread

This is delicious on small rounds of toasted bread or on crackers.

4 ounces nonfat cream cheese
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 clove garlic, minced
2 te ...

Shrimp with Jalapeno Cheese

2 pounds unpeeled large fresh shrimp
6 cups water
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 pickled jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 ...

Fruited Curry Cheese Spread

CookinMom 8/3/2001 12:02 pm

I went to a potluck a few days ago and someone brought this wonderful cracker spread. The flavors were absolutely delicious, and needless to sa ...

Baba Ganouj

1 medium size eggplant
1 clove garlic
Juice of 1 small lemon
1 tablespoon tahini (sesame paste)
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and freshly-ground pepper

Roast eggplant in a 450 de ...

Green Olive Tapenade

1 1/4 cups pitted manzanilla olives or
    other green Spanish olives, rinsed, drained well
1 tablespoon drained capers
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon f ...

Shrimp on Crackers

1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup parsley, chopped very fine
1/2 cup finely chopped scallions
2 tablespoons horseradish
1 (5 1/4 ounce) jar Zatarain's mustard
Dash of Tabasco? or red p ...

Silky Apricot Cheese Dip

bettyboop50

Super, wonderful and delicious. I can't say enough about this dip. You can serve it with vanilla wafers, pound cake cubes or sticks of muenster or Monterey jac ...