Wednesday 28 July 2010

Pickles!

Last night I made ham & cream cheese pickles for today's food day at work.  (Then I ended up not feeling well this morning & not going to work, so I'll bring them for a tastey treat tomorrow!)  (Please pay no attention to the random assortment of spices, pills, toothpaste(?!), etc. on the island.  LOL)


What you need: 
Budig honey ham, ham, or beef
Kosher Dill pickles (Stackers work great!)
Cream cheese, preferably whipped for easy spreading

I hadn't meant to get Stackers, usually I work with the little ones or the regular spears.  But they worked out alright, other than being crazy long!  

Start out with two or three pieces of meat to give you a stronger canvas to paint on the cream cheese.  An alternative is to begin w/ a tortilla, spread cream cheese on that & then add the meat.  Obviously I really do enjoy my cream cheese!  : )  

Next, add the pickle, and roll.  As you can see, the Stacker is a little wide and long... So you can remedy that by making a few precise cuts.

Voila!  Your pickles are ready for wrapping!  : ) 

Layer into/onto your serving dish of choice.  
Now, if you're using midgets or baby kosher dills, you can cut them up into smaller portions.  Really, I could have cut them into smaller portions.  I like big bites of this treat, tho, so there ya go!  
I made a separate batch for my midnight snack last night & they are gooooood!  

Until Next Time... What's your favorite appetizer?  

2 comments:

Jess said...

My favorite appetizer to order out is potatoe skins. My favorite to make at home is Baugna Calda which is an Italian dip that tastes like heaven. I will be doing a recipe post about it sometime in September during the Italian Festival in my home town!!!!!

CarrieMarie said...

Can't wait for the Baugna Calda recipe!! And do tell more about this Italian festival...sounds like fun!