121304 christmas brie sun tomatoes appetizer Recipes

brie cheese (baby brie), butter, brown sugar, chopped pecans, lemon juice, pecan halves (12 halves)

butter flavored crackers (such as ritz), cream cheese or 1 (8 oz) package neufchatel cheese, at room temperature, marinated sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil (the kind i tried had italian seasonings in the oil already), fresh basil leaf, shredded, garnish (optional)

goat cheese, fresh basil, chopped, olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, chopped, pine nuts, toasted, balsamic vinegar

brie round, apricot preserves, frozen puff pastry, thawed, egg white

ingredients for the dough, unbleached high-gluten , bread, or all-purpose flour, chilled, salt, instant yeast, olive oil (optional), water , ice cold (40of), semolina flour or cornmeal for dusting, ingredients for the baked brie, high quality brie of your choice, trader joe s mesquite honey, chopped walnuts, butter, dried and sweetened cranberries, rosemary for the simulated christmas tree decoration, sliced red and green apples for decoration (spinkled with lemon juice to help delay browning).

zucchini , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices (2 cups), thick slices crusty sourdough bread, brie cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, roma tomatoes , cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices, refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed, evaporated skim milk, chopped onion, snipped fresh dill, salt, pepper, tomatoes

sun-dried tomato, drained, mayonnaise (the real egg kind is preferred), garlic cloves, extra sun-dried tomato, basil, finely chopped

sun-dried tomatoes, chopped, onion, chopped, celery, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, whole tomatoes or 36 oz tomatoes, chopped, undrained, chablis or 2/3 cup other dry white wine, dried fennel seed, basil, oregano, pepper

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

brie, rind trimmed and discarded, interior cut into cubes, butter, cornstarch, cubes of french bread or croissants, or focaccia wedges, dry white wine, dry-packed sun-dried tomatoes, granulated sugar, shallot, minced

breadcrumbs, butter, melted, reduced-fat cream cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese, chopped green onion, black pepper, cayenne pepper, eggs, sun-dried tomato packed in oil , blotted with paper towel and finely minced, sour cream, italian herb seasoning

brie cheese, olive oil, divided, prosciutto, diced, divided, minced fresh basil, divided, fresh ground pepper, grated parmesan cheese, divided, minced italian parsley, sun-dried tomato pesto, artisan baguette, sliced

tomatoes, peeled and cubed, brie cheese, cubed, olive oil, basil, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, oregano, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper

puff pastry, thawed, brie round, chilled, egg, beaten lightly, tomatoes with juice, chopped up, onion, chopped (about 1 cup), lemon , zest of, sugar, cider vinegar, dried currant, mustard seeds, salt, cayenne pepper, ground allspice, cinnamon

sun-dried tomato packed in oil (i used dry sun-dried tomatoes that i soaked in oil for 30 min before putting in the bread, worked w), oil , from sun-dried tomato, egg, chopped olive (original recipe recommended green, i used kalamata, which was not the best combination of flavors, cup), beer (any kind , can be flat or warm or etc...), flour, salt, baking soda, double-acting baking powder

brie cheese , log such as alouette, eggplant, olive oil (for sauteing and garnishing), zucchini, yellow squash, ripe plum tomatoes, thyme (chopped )

french bread, olive oil, prepared creamed spinach, well brie cheese, tomatoes quartered