4 face strip Recipes

baguette , about 2 feet long, throw thin ends away, extra virgin olive oil , plus, extra extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling, salt & freshly ground black pepper, onion, diced small, red bell pepper, diced finely, new york strip steak , steak 1-inch thick, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, whole milk, dijon mustard, drained prepared horseradish, kosher salt, sweet paprika, cayenne pepper , to taste, fresh ground white pepper, freshly ground nutmeg, grated yellow cheddar cheese, grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

consider pansies , violets, johnny-jump-ups, nasturtiums, and marigolds. all are edible with interesting flavors. use flowers that have not been sprayed with pesticides (some available at gourmet shops and whole foods markets), shaved cheese hard cheeses such as parmesan or pecorino romano take on an attractive lacy look when shaved paper thin and placed upon an open-faced sandwich, rolled cheese cut cheese into 1/4 squares. put 1 tsp of olive oil on your hands and roll cheese squares into balls. then roll in cumin, curry, or finely chopped herbs, piped herbed mayonnaise or creme fraiche use an icing flower tip and place a fresh or thawed frozen pea atop the piping, layer it place a small spinach leaf, with stem , atop an open-faced sandwich. place a thin slice of hard-boiled egg on top of that and sprinkle with either nutmeg and sea salt, pickled ginger and a dot of wasabi, or a combination of crushed herbs, chopped egg & asparagus finely chop hardboiled eggs, using only half as many whites as yolks, and press onto an open-faced sandwich with a mayonnaise based filling. upon this, lay a short piece of asparagus, citrus , herbs & spices cut small triangles of fresh lemon or orange, removing peel. sprinkle lemon triangles with fresh basil or parsley and orange triangles with cinnamon or curry, grilled vegetables grill red and green peppers, zucchini, or pearl onions. cut peppers into strips, zucchini into squares, and leave pearl onions whole, use a very small cookie cutter to cut hearts from thin slices of pickled beets. or, cut small hearts from bread, dip in melted butter, and sprinkle heavily with curry before toasting in a 350 degree oven, herb or nut dip cut filled tea sandwiches into triangles and butter the long cut side. press this buttered side into crushed s or very finely chopped nuts

english muffins, split, butter, melted, garlic powder, thousand island salad dressing, bacon strips, halved and cooked, sliced deli pastrami, sliced deli ham, horseradish sauce, swiss cheese, halved, dill weed, dill pickle slices, optional