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Quick Bites from Taste of Gourmet....

Today I'm starting a new "recipe email" to our mail order/website customers!  Just wanted everyone to see the first one and see what you think!  I fast idea coming to you once a week ....or once every two weeks sounds like a geat idea to me!  It's sort of like whenever Tony and I eat out....I get some inspiration for supper the NEXT night!  Do ya'll do that too?  I just can't stop thinking about food and cooking and enjoying a great meal! Here is my first Quick Bite!.....

Want supper fast and scrumptious?  Try this….

 

Garlic Shrimp

Melt 2 Tablespoons butter (or olive oil) in skillet

Add 2 Tbsp. Chimmi Sauce and stir 

Add 1 lb. fresh peeled shrimp and cook quickly - 2 to 3 min.
Just until the shrimp are pink...don't overcook!

Serve over pasta or rice with all the juices. Yum!
Note:  Works great with pieces of chicken breast

 

Dessert too?

Serve fresh sliced strawberries and halved green grapes drizzled very lightly with our Vidalia Onion Salad Dressing! 
Or Bake our All-American Apple Cake and “ice” it with one of the Toffee Crunch Cheese Cake Ball mixes! 

 

Look at more recipes and order on www.tasteofgourmet.com  Enjoy Taste of Gourmet Every Day!  Evelyn

New way to use Garlic Herb Dip....

We were at "StewPot" in Jackson last week (serving our Smoked Catfish Pate along with 40 other restaurants as a fundraiser) and tasted a yummy hot dip with Artichokes but NOT with Spinach!  I came home and made our Garlic Herb Dip into a hot dip with a very, very similar taste and texture and it was really yummy!  We served it at Art After Hours at The Crown on Thursday and everyone loved it!  Here's the recipe!  Lots of good recipes and suggestions are on a new page on www.tasteofgourmet.com - go to Customers and Consultants Cooking at Home!

Garlic Artichoke Dip

1 bag Garlic Herb Dip
1 can artichokes, chopped
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup Parmesan cheese
8 oz. cream cheese
Mix everything together, put in a buttered serving dish (pie plate is perfect size)
Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly and lightly browned!  Serve with crackers, or pita triangles or melba toast!  Yum! 
NOTE:  As a "bonus"  meal.....rub a little of the leftover dip over boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cover and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes!  Serve over rice with all the juices! 

We were at "StewPot" in Jackson last week (serving our Smoked Catfish Pate along with 40 other restaurants as a fundraiser) and tasted a yummy hot dip with Artichokes but NOT with Spinach!  I came home and made our Garlic Herb Dip into a hot dip with a very, very similar taste and texture and it was really yummy!  We served it at Art After Hours at The Crown on Thursday and everyone loved it!  Here's the recipe!  Lots of good recipes and suggestions are on a new page on www.tasteofgourmet.com - go to Customers and Consultants Cooking at Home!

Garlic Artichoke Dip

1 bag Garlic Herb Dip
1 can artichokes, chopped
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup Parmesan cheese
8 oz. cream cheese
Mix everything together, put in a buttered serving dish (pie plate is perfect size)
Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly and lightly browned!  Serve with crackers, or pita triangles or melba toast!  Yum! 
NOTE:  As a "bonus"  meal.....rub a little of the leftover dip over boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cover and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes!  Serve over rice with all the juices! 

Did you have Ham for Easter?

I know you'll enjoy the "bonus" ham for sandwiches....but all those little bits and pieces that you end up with when you are slicing.....just put them aside in the freezer to make soup later!  OF COURSE...I want you to add them to our Positively Smashing Potato Soup mix and enjoy the best potato soup EVER!

That's what I do at our house....the flavor is fabulous and the soup is wonderful eaten immediately or frozen to eat later!  "Bits and Pieces" are the secret to economical meals packed with flavor!  A little "bonus" roast beef...too little to make a sandwich...but perfect to pop into a tub in your freezer to add to Southwest Soup or Tuscan Bean or Black Bean Chili!  Get the idea?

If you don't have my Potato Soup in the pantry today.....THIS is the day to order it!