Mr. Bill Hill's Favorite
Tomato-Cheese Log
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup peeled, chopped fresh tomatoes
1/3 minced onion
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
Garnish: parsley sprigs and cherry tomatoes
Combine the shredded Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, butter,
tomatoes, onion, seasoned salt, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder. Mix well and
shape into a log. Mixture will be soft. Roll log in finely chopped pecans,
coating well. Carefully place log on serving platter, bringing ends together
to
form a ring. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours. Garnish with sprigs of
parsley and cherry tomatoes. Serve with assorted crackers of your choice.
Pecan Cheese Olives
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1/4 cup unsalted butter
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 ounces bleu cheese, softened
2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives
2 teaspoons brandy
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
Salt and white pepper to taste
1 cup pecans
24 pitted small green olives
In a bowl cream together the butter, the cream cheese,
the blue cheese,
the chives, the brandy, the mustard and salt and white pepper
to taste.
Chill the mixture, covered, for 30 minutes or until it is firm.
Spread the pecans in one layer in a shallow baking pan and toast them
in a
preheated 375-degree F. oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until they are
golden. Chop
the nuts fine and transfer them to a dish. Pat the olives dry, coat them with
the cheese mixture and roll them in the pecans. Transfer
the hors d'oeuvres to a
platter and chill them, covered, for 30 minutes.
Gigi's Olive Cheese Balls
Two 6-ounce cans pitted black olives,
drained
(1 cup)
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 ounces Gorgonzola cheese
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup chopped scallions
1/2 cup chopped parsley
3/4 cup walnuts, ground
In food processor chop olives coarse and transfer to a
bowl. In food processor combine cheese and butter until smooth and stir into
olives.
Add the scallions and parsley and chill mixture, covered. Form
half-teaspoonfuls of cheese mixture into balls and coat them with walnuts.
Gigi’s Molded Cheese and Liver Pâté
2 tablespoons (2 envelopes)
unflavored gelatin
4 chicken bouillon cubes
1 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup V-8 juice
4 ounces brick cheese, grated (1 cup)
1 tablespoon crumbled bleu cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons minced celery
2 tablespoons minced green onions
1 tablespoon minced bell pepper
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
1/4 pound liver sausage
(such as Braunschweiger),
or canned foie gras
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
4 teaspoons brandy
1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
In a quart saucepan heat the gelatin and bouillon cubes in 1
1/2 cups
water until dissolved. Combine 1/4 cup gelatin mixture with the V-8
juice. Pour into a well-oiled 4 1/2-cup mold. Chill just until set.
Beat the grated brick cheese and crumbled bleu cheese with the sour
cream. Add
1/2 teaspoon gelatin mix; fold in the celery, green onions
and bell pepper.
Spoon over tomato glaze layer. Chill just until set.
Melt the butter, and in it sauté the mushrooms until tender. Mix with
the liver
sausage and lemon juice. Blend in remaining gelatin mixture
(3/4 cup plus 2
tablespoons) and the brandy. Fold in the pecans. Spoon
over the cheese layer. Chill
until firm. Serve with assorted crackers,
Melba toast and cocktail rye.
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