I served this appetizer to great acclaim with house made crostini and sliced apples. You can slice your apples in advance and place in a water/lemon juice bath for about an hour prior to serving.
1 goat cheese log/4 oz.
1/3 cup pine nuts
honey
Soften goat cheese to room temp. You can briefly microwave it in a pinch. Toast pine nuts in a dry skillet watching carefully so as they can burn quickly. Toss softened goat cheese with pine nuts and drizzle in honey to taste. Approx. 2 tablespoons. Place in serving bowl, provide knives or spoons for spreading and there you go, chilluns.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
She Loves Shiitakes
This is an easy and delicious cream sauce for use with pasta or poured over most any protein.
Mince 1 shallot and saute in olive oil until soft. Rinse, pat dry, cut off stems and then slice shiitake mushrooms. (Remember they shrink a bit while cooking so plan for that.) Add mushrooms to pan with shallots and toss. Add 1/2 cup chicken broth and simmer until broth is reduced by half. Stir in 2 heaping tablespoons of light sour cream and stir until everything is coated evenly. Salt and pepper to taste. Toss with pasta or spoon over chicken, fish or meats.
Mince 1 shallot and saute in olive oil until soft. Rinse, pat dry, cut off stems and then slice shiitake mushrooms. (Remember they shrink a bit while cooking so plan for that.) Add mushrooms to pan with shallots and toss. Add 1/2 cup chicken broth and simmer until broth is reduced by half. Stir in 2 heaping tablespoons of light sour cream and stir until everything is coated evenly. Salt and pepper to taste. Toss with pasta or spoon over chicken, fish or meats.
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