Olive, Basil, and Tomato Bites

Olive, Basil, and Tomato Bites

Just take these three ingredients, toothpick them together. 

Ham and Cheese Breakfast

Ham and Cheese Breakfast:

- deli ham

- cheese

- English muffin

Stack as shown and microwave for 1 minute. Serve. 

Mozzarella Salami Doublestack

Mozzarella Salami Doublestack:

- mozzarella 

- salami

Cut up into desired shapes and stack two high, while alternating. 

Banana Crisp Energy Bites

Banana Crisp Energy Bites

-dried banana crisps

-peanut butter

-chocolate chip or piece of chocolate

Sandwich them together as desired.  The nice thing about these bad boys is that you get the potassium from the banana crisps and the whole thing has a ton of energy (read: calories). Also, instead of using fresh banana the banana crisps prevent the whole thing from getting soggy.  The chocolate is hidden inside the peanut butter in this picture.

Whiskeyed Fruit / Fruity Whiskey

Whiskeyed Fruit / Fruity Whiskey

- Whiskey (cheap is fine, and encouraged because the whiskey will take on the fruit flavor)

- Fruit (I did prunes, and that was delicious)

1. Put a desired about of whiskey is a jar.

2. Put fruit into jar until it reaches the top of the whiskey level.

3. Cover and let sit out.

4. Wait at least 24 hours.  You can serve immediately, but the exchange of flavor between the fruit and whiskey will not have gone very far so you'll basically have whiskey wetted fruit.

5. Serve

This one is a highly variable recipe as you can use any fruit you desire.  I used prunes as I mentioned above and what was nice about it was that I got both whiskeyed fruit, and the whiskey itself because syrupy with the flavor of the prunes.  It was a delicious two-fer.  Next time I'm thinking of doing dried cherries.  Essentially putting the dried fruit in the alcohol remoistens them, so they are great for serving as garnishes or as snacks, or as sipping liqueur.

Hot Tequila Chaser

Hot Tequila Chaser:

- a few drops hot sauce

(I recommend Aardvark Habañero)

- ginger beer

(I recommend Rachel's Ginger Beer)

1. Put a few drops of hot sauce into a double shot glass. 

2. Fill up shot glass the rest of the way with ginger beer. 

3. Lightly stir and serve. 

Blood Orange Soda and Scotch; Cheese Cubes with Quince

Blood Orange Soda and Scotch:

- 2 shots scotch (1st into glass)

(I recommend Springbank 10 because of its saltiness)

- 3 shots blood orange soda, cold

Lightly stir and serve. 

Cheese and Quince Cubes:

- cubes of cheese 

(I recommend white cheddar)

- small square slices of quince jam

(I recommend Trader Joe's quince jam block)

Makes however many you want. 

Sun-dried Caprese Bites

Sun-Dried Caprese Bites:

- mozzarella

- sun-dried tomatoes

- fresh basil leaves

- extra virgin olive oil (optional)

- balsamic vinegar (optional)

1. Cube up some mozzarella. 

2. Rip up basil leaves into slightly larger than one of the faces of a cheese cube; gather enough for number of cheese cubes. 

3. Gather enough pieces of sun-dried tomatoes for the number of cheese cubes. 

4. Toothpick through them (I was out of them). 

5. (Optional) Drizzle balsamic vinegar and olive oil on them. 

6. Serve. 

Makes as many as you want. 

Pineapple Shandy

Pineapple Shandy:

- 1 bottle of beer

(Used Rolle Bolle by New Belgium)

- 1 8-oz can can of pineapple juice

(Trader Joe's canned pineapple juice)

Makes 2.  Serve in two chilled glasses. Great summer drink!

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