I
purchased a cookbook while on vacation, which is my habit. This one was called Top Chefs of West Virginia
by Allen Arnold and Maureen Crocket. It
had interviews with about 20 different chefs for the Appalachian area. They vary from complicated to basic, but all reflect
a great modern esthetic and a regional flare.
I will be sharing a few more later this year.
One
that caught my attention to share this month (Tailgate - Appetizer theme) was a Pretzel Dip by Dennis O.
Harris II. It was a very basic recipe
with no herbs in it, but I thought with herbs flavors you could really dress
this up.
Pretzel
Dip ala Backyard Patch
8 ounces of cream cheese
2 Tbls herb flavored butter
2 Tbls Splenda
2 Tbls herb vinegar
Blend cream cheese with herb flavored butter. A combination made with chives, tarragon and
parsley or BYP Herbal Spread would go well with pretzels. Add Splenda. Then stir in herbal
vinegar. I suggest a savory vinegar like tarragon, thyme or something with peppercorns, like Marcy’s Favorite. Serve with pretzel rods.
Each
month a theme is chosen and a number of recipes on that theme from my massive
archive will be shared. This year we have 12 new topics, different from the
topics of last year. To find the recipes of last year, check out this recipe
link
or search the blog with the topic Recipe2018 or Recipe2019
You
can search the monthly theme by looking for the theme keyword in the search box
and it will pull up the recipes on that theme as posted, so look at the bottom
of the recipe in each posting for the KEYWORD in the () to search for each
month. All recipes this year will be tagged Recipe2020 so you can find
them
all.
The
themes are:
Feb
2020 - Footbal Tailgate Favorites (AppFeb)
March
2020 - Kabobs (KabobMar)
April 2020 - Brunch (BrunchApr)
May 2020 - Non-Traditional Pizza (PizzaMay)
June
2020 - StirFry Dishes (StirJun)
July
2020 - Salads with no lettuce (SaladJul)
August 2020 - Pickled things (PickleAug)
September 2020 - Quiche
(QuicheSep)
October 2020 - Squash Soups (SquashOct)
November 2020 -
Pumpkin (again) (PumpNov)
December 2020 - Turkey Recipes (TurkDec)
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