260 carolyn canapes Recipes

sourdough baguette, cream cheese, at room temperature, fresh basil leaves, washed and dried, capicola

cream cheese, at room temperature, light sour cream, chopped green chiles, drained, green onions, finely chopped, garlic powder, salt, flour tortillas

frozen baby peas (2 1/4 cups), water, chilled heavy cream, salt, black pepper, grated parmigiano-reggiano, baguette, very thinly sliced baked ham

firm white sandwich bread, unsalted butter, melted, parmigiano-reggiano, cream cheese, softened (3/4 cup), pimiento-stuffed green spanish olives (3 oz), rinsed, drained, and finely chopped, chopped scallion, chopped red bell pepper, sweet paprika, dry sherry

beet (6 oz), vegetable oil, caraway seeds, toasted and cooled, unsalted butter, softened, salt, sliced smoked salmon, finely chopped, chopped sweet onion such as vidalia, german-style rye bread or 6 to 8 rye crispbread crackers, chopped fresh chives (optional)

boiling potatoes (preferably new ), pickled matjes herring fillets (about 6 oz), sour cream, hard-boiled large egg, chopped fine, chopped drained canned beets (about 1), scallion (white and pale green parts only), chopped fine

curry powder, canned unsweetened coconut milk*, stirred well, fresh lime juice , or to taste, salt , or to taste, bay or sea scallops, asian pears, kumquats, fresh coriander leaves, washed well and spun dry

homemade-type white bread , crusts discarded and bread cut into 4 triangles, fresh lump crab meat , picked over, mayonnaise, freshly grated parmesan cheese, scallions, chopped fine, fresh lemon juice , or to taste

light butter substitute (50% less fat and calories) or vegetable oil spread, dijon mustard, chopped fresh chives, danish pumpernickel bread (a dense, square light-colored bread. available in the refrigerator-deli section of most supermarkets), sliced smoked salmon

garlic cloves, peeled, olive oil (preferably extra-virgin), dried crushed red pepper, thick baguette slices, broccoli florets plus 1/2 cup peeled thinly sliced stalks (from about 8 oz broccoli), canned cannellini (white kidney beans), rinsed, drained, fresh lemon juice

water, salt, instant polenta, shallots, garlic clove, arugula leaves, olive oil, freshly grated parmesan (about 1 1/2 oz)

asian pears (about 1 lb total ), pitted dates (preferably medjool), reduced-fat cream cheese such as neufchatel (about 3 1/2 oz), sliced prosciutto, fresh mint leaves

walnuts, olive oil, shelled fresh fava beans * or lima beans (about 3/4 lb in pods), purple potatoes * or small red potatoes (each about 2 inches in diameter; about 1 1/2 lb), gorgonzola cheese, softened, cream cheese (about 3/4 cup), softened

baguette (about 16 inches long and 1 , inches in diameter), extra-virgin olive oil, tomatoes (about 1 1/2 lb), kalamata or other brine-cured black olives, fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves, shallot, fresh lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, freshly ground black pepper to taste, garlic cloves, smoked bocconcini * or other mozzarella (see above note), garnish: about 60 small fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves

radishes (about 3/4 lb), an 8-oz package cream cheese, softened, chopped fresh parsley leaves, chopped fresh chives, fresh lemon juice, coarse salt to taste, pumpernickel or rye bread, crusts discarded, each slice cut into 4 triangles and toasted

russet (baking) potatoes (each about 10 oz), vegetable oil for deep-frying, sour cream, beluga or sevruga caviar, garnish: fresh chives, cut into 1/2-inch-long pieces

marinated herring, rinsed, drained, and cut into 16 pieces, red onion, sliced thin, fresh orange juice, unsalted butter, softened, sour cream, fresh lemon juice, minced fresh chives, rye bread, smoked salmon, chopped fine, chopped red onion, black caviar, fresh parsley leaves, crosswise slices of orange sections, fresh chives, fine julienne of orange zest