130 with cream atop crostinis Recipes

smoked boneless bluefish, coarsely chopped red onion, cream cheese, softened, fresh lemon juice, ground red pepper, salt, crostini or crackers

pistachios, fresh mild white goat cheese, room temperature, neufchatel cheese, room temperature (i use low fat philadelphia cream cheese), freshly ground white pepper, smoked salmon , preferably scraps, minced (1/2 cup, packed), crostini, baguette

rashers rindless bacon, finely chopped, brown mushrooms, cream cheese, garnish possibilities: chopped pimento , bacon, or a mushroom, crostini, crackers, pita triangles

chevre cheese or 8 oz other soft fresh goat cheese, cream cheese, softened (1/2 package), honey, dried tart cherry, finely chopped, chopped toasted walnuts or 1/3 cup pecans or 1/3 cup almonds, assorted crackers or crostini or pita bread rounds or crisp breadsticks, and or apples or pear, slices

salt cod , preferably center-cut, whole milk, heavy cream, russet potatoes, peeled and halved, extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling, garlic, thinly sliced, thyme, fresh lemon juice, freshly ground pepper, crackers or crostini, for serving

dry red wine, ruby port, whole black peppercorn, shallot, minced, fresh thyme sprigs, plus, chopped thyme, sugar, strawberries, hulled (2 pints), grated orange zest, water, fresh goat cheese, softened, heavy cream, fresh ground pepper, crostini , for serving, toasted walnuts , for serving

vegetable oil cooking spray, fresh cilantro, washed and dried , leaves picked off and reserved (about 2 1/4 cups loosely packed), avocado, green onions, white and pale green parts only, thinly sliced, cream cheese, at room temperature, salt, fresh lime juice , from about 1 lime, serrano chile, stemmed, seeded, deveined, and roughly chopped, cold water, divided, unflavored gelatin (recommended : knox), crostini , for serving, recipe follows, baguette, thinly sliced, olive oil, dried oregano, salt and freshly ground black pepper

butter, at room temperature, philadelphia cream cheese, at room temperature, crumbled blue cheese, at room temperature, chopped green onions, mccormick gourmet collection ground (cayenne) red pepper, mccormick gourmet collection garlic powder, oscar mayer ready to serve bacon, chopped, chopped pecans, domino dark brown sugar, pam original no-stick cooking spray, assorted crackers or crostini