Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Shrimp Spread--a five minute appetizer

2 boxes of softened Cream Cheese
1 can of Shrimp with juice
Dill fresh or dried
dash of salt (sea salt if you have it)

Mix all ingredients together use dill and salt to your taste.  I like a good amount of dill in mine.  Serve it immediately.  Some people like to serve a small bowl of cocktail sauce with it.  I hate cocktail sauce so I don't.  You can also use it for sandwiches.  






Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Lemon Curd

One egg + two egg yolks
Grated peel of one Lemon
6 Tablespoons of FRESH Lemon Juice
3/4 Cup of Sugar
1/4 Cup of Butter

In a nonstick saucepan slightly beat EGG and EGG YOLKS. Whisk in LEMON PEEL, JUICE, and SUGAR. Cut BUTTER into small chunks and add slowly to pan with a dash of SALT.

Cook over low heat, whisking constantly until mixture thickens about five to eight minutes. Serve warm or cold and refrigerate leftovers. You can also use it for the filling for Lemon Pie, but you will want to double the recipe. Makes about 1 1/4 cups.