DAY Recipe

Ken Haedrich, cookbook author, says, “Since moving to New England nearly twenty years ago, I’ve heated the house with wood-burning stoves. And because our big Thanksgiving gatherings put oven space at a premium, I’ve often pressed those stoves into backup duty. That’s how steamed breads — which can be cooked on top of the stoves [...]

INGREDIENTS

5 ounces blue cheese
3 ounces cream cheese
1 teaspoon brandy
1 teaspoon fresh chives (chopped)
4 dates (pitted)
25water crackers
fresh parsley sprigs (to garnish, or use dry parsley flakes)

DIRECTIONS

Beat cheeses, brandy & chives in a sml bowl w/an electric mixer till well-combined.

Slice dates into very fine strips.

Just b4 serving, spread or pipe cheese mixture onto crackers & top w/date strips & parsley.

NOTE: Cheese mix can be prepared 2 dys ahead of [...]

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 lb finely cut up pitted dates
2beaten eggs
4 cups Rice Krispies
crushed walnuts or coconut

DIRECTIONS

Melt butter in a saucepan and add sugar and dates; stir over low heat until gummy.
Add 2 beaten eggs and cook for 1 minute.
Remove from heat and stir in 4 cups rice krispies.
Cool slightly.
Roll into balls with crushed walnuts or coconut.

INGREDIENTS

24 dates , whole, pitted
peanut butter
almonds , whole, unsalted (optional)
sugar

DIRECTIONS

Put a slit down the middle of each date.
Fill each slit with peanut butter.
When finished, roll each date in sugar.
Put on a platter, cover with saran wrap, and put in refrigerator for at least 1 hours
Serve.

INGREDIENTS

6 large firm apples , preferred varieties are Honeycrisp, Crispin (Mutsu)
1/2 cup chopped pitted honey dates
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
3 tablespoons honey
3/4 cup sweet white wine such as riesling wine
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

DIRECTIONS

Slice off top 1/4 inch of apples.

Using melon baller, remove core, seeds and enough flesh fo form hollow area for stuffing, leaving bottom intact.

Pulse dates and apricots in food processor until fruits are chopped and clumping but not [...]