Cheese
Summer Rice Salad with Goat Cheese Dressing
Here's a simple do-ahead salad that travels very well. It's also great as a side dish for grilled chicken or beef.
Cream Cheese Spread with Olives and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Prepare this one day ahead to allow the flavors to blend.
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Garlicky Eggplant, Tomato and Basil Bobolis
Purchased Boboli crusts make these pizzas a snap to prepare. Offer prosciutto and melon as another appetizer.
Caesar Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing
Roasting the garlic for the dressing sweetens it and softens its pungency. By the way, our interpretation of this salad did omit one traditional element—there is no raw egg in it, in keeping with modern health concerns.
Black Bean Lasagna Kinstlinger-Bruhn
By Charlotte Kinstlinger-Bruhn
Fiesta Zucchini
By Desiree Zamorano
Sausage and Pepperoni Pizza "Pie"
This pie uses pizza toppings as a filling. Serve it with a tossed green salad.
By Ann Ferguson Ward
Chicken Brochettes with Red Bell Peppers and Feta
A little bit of feta cheese goes a long way in the tangy marinade for this dish.
Linguine with Chicken and Walnut Sauce
By Liza Davies
Pizza with Pesto and Smoked Salmon
By Sue Ellison