邻居骰子游戏聚会的菜

骰子游戏聚会的菜，忙了我5个小时。全是老美邻居女人，以 finger food为主。

玉米小面包 (Cornbread Focaccia Muffin)


配西红柿罗勒汤 (La Madeleine's Tomato-Basil Soup)


上面两个菜是我第一次试，非常受欢迎。

芒果菠萝色拉


樱桃番茄奶酪 (Mozzarella) 球加 Rum 酒


奶酪块 (Cheddar)


各种熟肉片


Artichoke Spinach Dip


Dip 配烤好的 Pita 薄片


学做蟹肉avocado寿司。 跟其它有些意大利特色的菜不太配，一半人也没吃。


草莓加奶油奶酪


我的保留节目 - 乳酪小蛋糕

玉米小面包

Ingredients:

DRY

1. 2 cups yellow cornmeal mix

2. 1 cup all-purpose flour

3. ½ teaspoon baking powder

4. ½ teaspoon baking soda

5. 3 tablespoons brown sugar

6. 1 teaspoon salt

7. 1 teaspoon cayenne

WET

8. 2 tablespoons honey

9. 3 large eggs, lightly beaten

10. 2 cups buttermilk

11. ½ cup butter or margarine, melted

TOPPING

12. 1 cup crumbled feta cheese

13. ¾ cup coarsely chopped black olives

14. ¾ cup grape tomatoes, cut in half

15. 1 Tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh rosemary

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix together dry ingredients (1-7), then stir in wet ingredients (8-11). Spoon mixture into well greased (Pam spread) backing cups, 2/3 full. Bake 5 minutes in oven. Then sprinkle with feta cheese, olives, tomatoes, and lastly top with rosemary. Turn the oven to 375°F, continue bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. It makes about 20.

Note: Modified from Southern Living, 9/2009, Cornbread Focaccia.

番茄汤 (Modified La Madeleine's Tomato-Basil Soup)

Ingredients:

4 cups fresh tomatoes (8-10), cored, peeled, and chopped or canned whole tomatoes, crushed

2 cups tomato juice (canned)

2 cups clear chicken broth

14 fresh basil leaves

½ cup heavy cream (can replace with whole milk)

¾ cup soft tofu puree

1 stick (4tbls) sweet unsalted butter (or olive oil plus 1tbls sugar)

Pinch of salt

1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Some lemon juice

Directions:

1. Combine tomatoes, juice and stock in saucepan.

2. Bring to boil, then simmer for 30 minutes, cool.

3. Puree, along with the basil leaves, in small batches in a blender or food processor.

Return to saucepan and add cream and butter, while stirring over low heat. Garnish with extra basil leaves and serve with your favorite bread.

芒果菠萝色拉:

Ingredients

2 large mangoes, ripe but still firm, peeled, cored

1/3 pineapple, peeled and cored

1/4 green bell pepper, seeded

¼ red bell pepper, seeded

1/2 medium red onion, peeled

3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced

1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice and/or zest

Salt pepper for taste

Directions

Cut mangoes, pineapple, bell pepper, and red onion into long think slices, Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

乳酪小蛋糕

2 (8 oz.) pkg. Philadelphia cream cheese (I used 1/3 less fat ones)

3/4 c. sugar

3 eggs

1 tbsp. lemon juice

1 tbsp. vanilla extract

18 vanilla wafers (normally near bananas at the grocery stores)

Cupcake baking papers (use tin muffin baking pans)

Some pie filling (cherry, strawberry, or blueberry)

Put a Vanilla wafer at bottom of each cupcake cup. Mix well all the ingredients. Fill cup 2/3 full with cheese mixture and bake 18 minutes at 375F. After cool, put pie filling on top of each one. Yields about 18-20.