So back to my focus on CHEESE and WINE. A few posts back, I began making Cheese Plates with domes. I like to take a functional shape and make something different. I don’t get excited about throwing the same shape. So I have a NEW EXTRUDER now and made handles last night. What to do with those?
The cheese Dome/plate had a stamp design on the plate lip and dome. I wanted this Tray to match that. I used a flat piece of clay for the bottom and extruded handles for the sides. I also put handles on this tray as well. The stamp was an added feature mostly to hide the seam but also to match the cheese plate design. I think I might add FEET for better presentation as well.
Here’s a great web site for making easy Appetizers.
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1831906
My Favorite one is this recipe for Sweet Potato Squares with Lemon garlic Mayonnaise.
Ingredients
2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 32 (1-inch) cubes
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 pound spicy smoked sausage, cut into 32 (1/2-inch) pieces
32 wooden picks
Lemon-Garlic Mayonnaise
Garnish: fresh thyme sprigs
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 450°. Place sweet potato cubes on a lightly greased 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Drizzle potatoes with 2 Tbsp. oil, and sprinkle with pepper and salt. Toss to coat.2. Bake at 450° for 15 to 20 minutes, turning cubes twice.
3. Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Drain on paper towels.
4. Place 1 sausage slice on top of 1 sweet potato cube; secure with a wooden pick. Repeat with remaining sausage slices and potato cubes. Serve with Lemon-Garlic Mayonnaise. Garnish, if desired.
Yield
Makes 8 appetizer servings Anne Trulock, Madison, Georgia , Southern Living, SEPTEMBER 2008
