What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Graze or Gobble: Olive Cheese Spread! Olives aren’t just for martinis, you know. In fact, their slightly sea salt flavor seduces the tongue with the spicy sweetness of a pimento hidden inside. The buttery cream cheese embraces everything like a barefoot hug that sways to the music. Sounds a little bit like a party, doesn’t it? Permission granted.
OLIVE CHEESE SPREAD
Ingredients:
8-ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1/2 cup finely chopped pimento-stuffed Spanish olives
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped
Instructions:
Combine softened cream cheese and butter. Mix well until smooth. Fold in finely chopped olives. On a sheet of waxed paper, form cream cheese mixture into a log. Twist ends to secure. Chill 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Roll cream cheese log in chopped pecans. Garnish with olive slices and fresh chives. Serve.
Thank you, Gail, for your poetic description of your wonderful cheese spread.
Joanna
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Call me quirky. I’m glad I brought a smile to your face today, Joanna. 🎶🫒🍃😍
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It wasn’t just a smile, Gail, but the admiration for your many diverse talents!
Joanna
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You are such a champion for my cooking. 😍🍃
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And your writing!
Joanna
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Awww. Blessings to you. 🍃🍓
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This is how you take something simple like cream cheese and olives and turn them into a feast-worthy presentation. Yum!
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Recipes should not be rocket science. Amirite?! 🤔🚀
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Spot on! Most of the best ones are simple, flavors enhanced and not covered up, and, of course, presented beautifully!
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I agree. 👏
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[…] Olive Cheese Spread […]
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Looks delicious !
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It’s just enough as a pre-dinner snack. 🍃🫒
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Yes, yes, yes! Totally my taste 😋
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I remember making a dinner out of a baguette, anchovy-stuffed olives, and a glass of wine while staying in the south of France. 🥖🫒🍷
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Oh, yes, very french!
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Ooh-La-La! ⚜️
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Pecans are a great addition.
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One of my favorite nuts! 😍🍃
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