A few years ago my sister in law introduce this cracker, cheese and cream cheese appetizer to us and we have been loving it ever since! My husband just loves it and since I am such an awesome wife at 11:45pm I thought that I would whip it up for him and my brother in law while they are "bonding" while playing a video game. :)

Marinated Cheese
8 oz block of cheddar cheese
8 oz package cream cheese
cut both into 1 x 1 thin squares (easiest way cut on cheese board w/
wire handle)
layer squares every other -cheddar, cream cheese, cheddar, cream cheese

Dressing
1/2 cup EVOO
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
10 olives drained and pureed
1 Tbsp parsley
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp basil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 gloves minced garlic

mix together, shake and poor over cheese

((serve room temperature))





Pictures just do not to it justest, so please try it and comment and let me know what you think.

Beautiful Blooming Onion

This Beautiful Home style Blooming Onion was the best! This again, was something that I was playing with in my little coffee kitchen. I just love to mix up spices...a dash of this with a pinch of that and throw it together and have a ball!! lol..Well, kind of like that.



I took a large onion and cut not quite to the core. Make sure its all together and that you DO NOT cut through the onion. Then I dipped it in some organic butter milk (let it set for about 10-15 minutes). After soaking in butter milk, then toss it in your flour mixture. I use: flour, corn flour, paprika, salt and pepper. Make sure the whole onion is cover - check in between each layer as well. The key is to coat EVERYTHING. Then fry your onion - right side up. Make sure the layers are spread apart. (I use organic peanut oil - but you can use whatever you have in your pantry)

Then once it starts to float to the top its done. Take out - very carefully, and let it rest on a cooling rack (covered with paper towels) to soak up the remaining oil.