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"This is an excellent pate, the recipe is easy to double or halve and is very quick to make! It is rich but over the years that I have made this, I already cut back on the amount of butter from the original recipe!"

Ingredients: cucumbers, double cream...

"Delightful and EASY little smoked salmon and cucumber appetisers, and healthy too, with NO pastry! These are a breeze to make but they tick all the taste boxes, as well as being elegant. Cucumbers do vary in size, and I have suggested a medium cucumber, which is about 10" to 12" long.........however, any size will do!! Adjust the crème..."

Ingredients: creme fraiche, cucumbers, dill...

"My Dad loves this almost as much as he loves a good steak dinner. This one's for you Pops."

Ingredients: ground mustard, French bread...

"I modified Quiche Lorraine by adding spinach and using lower fat items like buttermilk and light cream. Yes real men do eat quiche, and they make it as well. You can use this as a main course for breakfast or cut into small squares as an hors d'oeuvres. You can serve it cold or warm. Quiche is the ultimate food. You can also substitute whatever..."

Ingredients: half & half light cream, Egg Beaters egg substitute...

"Very elegant, very good! This is an easy recipe for a romantic dinner. You could also put the shrimp on picks for an appetizer."

Ingredients: fresh chives, lemon juice...

"These are so good, I can taste them just typing it! Love scallops--love garlic! Best for first course, a starter, or appetizer (2 scallops/person), possibly could double recipe for larger portions."

Ingredients: parsley, garlic cloves...

"French, Spanish and Scottish fusion cooking at its best!
Take large gambas (king prawns or giant shrimp) and sauté them in garlic butter.....then add a generous slug of Scotch whisky - set them alight - flambé them for a minute or so...........serve them hot with crusty bread to mop up all the sinful garlic butter and whisky juices..."

Ingredients: pepper, lemon wedges, parsley...

"Who says sophisticated hors d'oeuvres have to be complicated? This pate takes about 15 minutes to prepare, yet has the flavor of centuries of Old World tradition. Can be made several days ahead of time."

Ingredients: heavy cream, marjoram, onions...

"A springtime treat in France, violet asparagus - gently steamed and then served with hollandaise sauce, divine! All that is needed to accompany this seasonal delicacy is crusty bread and chilled white wine. There are several ways of making this classic French sauce, I give you a very simple method here, and this recipe is well behaved enough to stay..."

Ingredients: fresh edible flowers, egg yolks...

"from this weeks NY Times"

Ingredients: cognac, corn, chicken fat...

"A classic French way of serving radishes, simple and yet so good; crunchy radishes are simply served with fresh butter and sea salt. I like to serve mine with Fleur de Sel, which is the caviar of French sea salts. You will be offered this in most French homes as an aperitif snack or as an appetiser before a meal. All that is needed is some traditional..."

Ingredients: radishes, sea salt, table salt...

"This is a delicious appetizer I just created last night based off of a Morel sauce recipe I found. We wanted an extra decadent button mushroom based dish, so here it is."

Ingredients: dry white wine, heavy cream...

"This is a delicious dish in a light cream sauce, and gets great flavor from the saffron. This would be great for a special occasion, or as an appetizer for a dinner party, and it's great with just plain white rice."

Ingredients: sparkling wine, heavy cream...

"Only 3 ingredients for this elegant finger food! No one will guess that the "pate" is just ham and cheese. Prep time includes 8 hours chilling time."

Ingredients: cooked ham, swiss cheese...