Cheese Strata from Mary Ann Nagel
8 slices bread, cubed
8 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
1 pint milk
½ pound sliced ham
1 stick butter or margarine,
melted
6 eggs
Salt, pepper, and paprika
Grease 9 x 13 casserole dish and
layer with bread cubes, then ham and cheese. Mix eggs and milk and pour over
all, drizzle butter on top and season with salt, pepper, and paprika. Cover and
refrigerate overnight. Remove from refrigerator one hour before baking. Bake
one hour at 350 degrees uncovered.
Almond Cake with Lemon Verbena from Ann Baldwin
Recipe of Mary Beth Collins from
The New York Times
1 small to medium orange
1 lemon
6 ounces roasted almonds
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
4 eggs
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups sugar
2/3 cup olive oil
Lemon verbena leaves, chopped
Confectioners’ sugar
Lemon verbena leaves for garnish
Place orange and lemon in
saucepan and cover with water, bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then
reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain and cool. If using raw almonds,
heat the oven to 325 degrees and set a rack in the middle position. Bake the
almonds 10-15 minutes. Set aside to cool completely. When the almonds are cool,
pulse them in a food processor until ground.
Heat oven to 350 degrees and
spray a 9-inch spring form pan. When the citrus is cool, cut the lemon in half
and discard the pulp and seeds. Cut the orange in half and discard only the
seeds. Put the fruits in a food processor and process to almost a paste. In a
small bowl, whisk the flour and baking powder. In a mixing bowl, combine eggs
and salt and beat until foamy. Beat in the sugar. Fold in the flour mixture,
add the citrus, ground almonds, olive oil, and lemon verbena and beat on low
speed until incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for
about an hour. Let cool for 10 minutes, unmold and dust with confectioners’
sugar. Garnish with lemon verbena.
Goat cheese spread
Recipe from Denise Byrnes
2- 8 ounces packages cream
cheese, softened
8 ounce goat cheese log
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 teaspoons chopped fresh
oregano or 1 ¼ dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon pepper
¼ cup basil pesto
½ cup dried tomatoes in oil,
drain well and chop
Process first 5 ingredients in
food processor or blender until smooth. Spread 1/3 of cheese mixture in a
plastic-wrap-lined 8 x 4 loaf pan. Top with pesto. Spread another 1/3 cheese
mixture over pesto, sprinkle with dried tomatoes; top with remaining cheese
mixture. Cover and chill for 8 hours. Invert onto a serving tray, discarding
plastic wrap. Garnish with extra tomato slices and fresh oregano sprigs if
desired. Serve with French bread slices or crackers.
Goat Cheese Pecan Finger Sandwiches
Recipe from Penny Merriman
4 ounces goat cheese, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup toasted pecans, finely
chopped
Parsley, chopped
14 bread slices
1/3 cup red pepper jelly
Stir together goat cheese, cream
cheese, pecans, and parsley. Spread on 7 slices of bread. Spread the other 7
slices with pepper jelly, then top with cheese-covered slices.
Remove crusts and cut into
fourths. This is a tasty finger sandwich appetizer.
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