148 elegant with cheese and Recipes

lettuce (preferably a spring mix), cucumber, sliced, tomatoes, halved (or grape tomatoes), red onion, sliced very thin, grapes, halved (or berries will work too), almonds , slivered, balsamic vinaigrette (or red wine vinaigrette), raspberry vinaigrette dressing (ken s steakhouse makes a good 1), black pepper, freshly ground, parmesan cheese or gorgonzola

head cauliflower (rinsed and drained ), water, mayonnaise (not salad dressing), dijon mustard (or yellow ), shredded sharp cheddar cheese

bay shrimp, pre-cooked and shelled, elbow macaroni, cooked and cooled (smaller is best), green bell pepper, diced, red bell pepper, diced, sliced ripe olives, drained, celery ribs, diced finely, walla walla onion, diced (any other sweet onion such as vidalia), parmesan cheese, grated (the kraft flavored is nice in this), bernsteins light fantastic cheese fantastico salad dressing , to taste, salad elegance seasoning mix, to taste (i prefer johnny s brand ), black pepper , to taste, garlic powder , to taste, grape tomatoes (optional), egg, hard boiled and sliced (optional), green onion, chopped (optional)

dark chocolate brownie mix (13x9 size), water (or what your box mix calls for), oil (or what your box mix calls for), eggs (or what your box mix calls for), swirled chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, cream cheese, sugar, egg, vanilla

blueberry dessert wraps, quick, delicious and elegant. perfect for easy entertaining., sugar, cornstarch, orange juice, blueberries fresh or frozen, reduced fat cream cheese softened, confectioners sugar, vanilla extract, flour tortillas 7-inch flour tortillas, butter, prepare sauce : in a small saucepan combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in orange juice. cook and stir over medium heat until sauce is clear and thickened, about 5 minutes. stir in 1 cup blueberries and return to a boil. boil and stir for 1 minute., prepare filling : in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until light. add confectioners sugar and vanilla. beat until smooth and creamy., assemble wraps : spread a tortilla with about 2 tbsp of the cheese mixture. place about 6 frozen blueberries across the center of each tortilla. roll jelly-roll style. repeat with remaining wraps. in a medium skillet, melt 1 tbsp butter over medium heat; place half of the wraps seam side down in skillet and cook turning occasionally until evenly browned, about 3 minutes. remove from pan and keep warm while cooking the remaining wraps., serve topped with hot blueberry sauce.

focaccia bread , cut in half horizontally, tapenade (try ruth reichl s , super easy and elegant!), cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts, shredded, drained marinated artichoke hearts, coarsely chopped, sun-dried tomato packed in oil, chopped drained, bottled roasted red pepper, coarsely chopped, prosciutto, thinly sliced, fontina cheese, shredded, pepperoncini peppers (optional)