44 soft bites Recipes

red potatoes (key ingredient for this, as they are much moister than russets), each wrapped in foil and baked until done (400 degrees for about 1 hour, just until soft when gently squeezed). when done, remove from foil and let them set out to cool down enough to handle, or make them ahead of time and keep in refrigerator (once cooled) until ready to use., smoked ham, cubed into bite size pieces (ask the deli to slice a 3/4 slice of smoked ham if you don tsp have any ham leftovers to use - be sure to use smoked, not honey, ham), tb butter, tb flour, teapsoon garlic powder (don tsp use garlic salt since there s plenty of salt in the ham and butter - you can mince a couple fresh garlic cloves, if you prefer), crazy mixed-up salt (about 1 tsp), pepper (about 1/2 tsp), half-and-half (gives you a richer sauce than milk), grated gruyere cheese, grated velvetta cheese, some thin butter slivers for topping

garlic cloves, peeled, red chilies, trimmed, lemongrass, stalks trimmed , outer leaves removed and sliced, cm piece fresh gingerroot, peeled and chopped, shallots, peeled and chopped, ground turmeric, oil, chicken thighs , cut into bite sized pieces, oil, ground turmeric, onions, peeled and thinly sliced, kaffir lime leaves, cinnamon stick, star anise, light coconut milk, chicken stock, palm sugar (or soft brown sugar), light soy sauce, fish sauce, green beans, trimmed, salt and pepper, coriander leaves , roughly torn

eggs, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, butter, milk, marinated artichoke hearts (slice them up), roundtop mushrooms (sliced ), stalk asparagus (cut into discs, staying in the soft parts), sweet green pepper (cut into bite-sized pieces), freshly shredded parmesan cheese (you shred it)