Appetizers

Preheat oven to 400. Spread cheese, onions and nuts in greased 9 x 9 pan. Combine Bisquick w milk and eggs. Pour over cheese mix. Bake 25-30 minutes untilknife comes out clean. Cool 5 min and cut into squares. Gorgonzola 1/2 c crumbledGreen onions 1/2 c choppedPistachios 1/2 cBisquick 3/4 cMilk 1/2 cEggs 2 beaten

Preheat oven to 350° and line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, artichoke, spinach, cheeses, garlic and red pepper flakes. Season with salt and pepper and fold until smooth. Remove crescent dough from can and lie flat on baking sheet. Spread all cream cheese mixture on dough,…

Place escargots in small bowl, cover w cold water; set aside for 5 min to remove canned taste. Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease 8×8” baking dish. Melt butter w garlic in large skillet over med-hi heat. Add escargots and mushroom caps; cook and stir until mushroom caps begin to soften, about 5 min. Whisk…

Place mushrooms in bowl and sprinkle w pinch of salt and a generous amount of pepper. Lightly toss w olive oil and lime juice. Divide mushrooms into 10 bundles, wrap each w a slice of prosciutto and tie w a chive. Chives 5 blanched, halvedLime Juice from 1 limeMushrooms 3.5 oz fresh enoki, bases trimmedOlive…

Broil or grill eggplant until soggy, turning every 10-15 min for 45-50 min. Cool and peel. Drain 20 min and dice. Puree lemon juice and garlic. Salt to taste. Add eggplant and pulse until coarse. Add tahini and sour cream and pulse just until combined. Transfer to small bowl and drizzle w olive oil Eggplant…

Prepare grill. Pierce eggplants in several places w fork and grill on rack 5-6″ above coals, turning occasionally, until very soft, 30-40 min. Transfer to colander and, when cool enough to handle, quarter lengthwise. With a small knife, remove and discard as many seeds as possible. Scrape flesh into a large sieve set over a…

Prick eggplant w fork and bake in preheated 375 degree oven until soft (45 min). Cool and split in half, removing seeds. Scoop out flesh and chop. Stir in onion, garlic and tomatoes. Stir in olive oil and lemon juice. Stir in basil, parsley, salt and pepper. Eggplant 1largeOnion 1 smallGarlic 2 cloves, mincedTomato 4…

Prick eggplant several times with a fork. Roast in a dry cast iron skillet over moderately high heat, turning frequently, until skin is blackened and pulp is completely softened, 40-50 minutes. Transfer to cutting board and cool 10 min, then peel off skin and coarsely chop pulp (it’s fine if a few specks of charred…