Feta and Spinach Mini Tarts

Great appetizer for parties.

Ingredients:
Pastry Dough - Buy a ready to bake Filo mini tart shell package
9 ounces of baby spinach
1 tablespoon of butter
2 egg yolks
4 ounces of feta cheese
1/3 cup of pine nuts
salt and pepper

Preparation:
1- Preheat the oven to 400F (check the package instructions). Bake the tart shells for 5 minutes.

2- Blanch the spinach in boiling water for just 1 minute, then drain and press to squeeze all the water out. Chop the spinach. Melt butter in a skillet, add the spinach and season well with salt and pepper. Stir in the eggs. Crumble the cheese and divide among the tarts. Top with the spinach mixture.

3- Bake for 10 minutes. Scatter the pine nuts over the mini tarts and cook for additional 5 minutes. 

4- Let rest in the pan for 5 minutes and let cool on the wire pan. Serve warm or cool.

Ricotta Cheesecake with Fruits

Cheesecake is one of my favorite dessert recipes. I recently found a new cheesecake recipe using ricotta cheese. The original recipe contains sour cream and flour but I found that these ingredients were adding too much fat and heaviness to the dessert and I decided to remove them and make a lighter version of the cheesecake. I also adorned the cheesecake with fresh fruits instead of a jam.

Ingredients:
2 (8 ounces) packages of cream cheese
1 (16 ounces) container of ricotta cheese
1 cup of white sugar
4 eggs
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
3 tablespoons of cornstarch
1/2 cup of butter, melted and cooled

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees . Lightly grease a springform pan.

2. Mix the cream cheese and ricotta cheese together in mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar, eggs, lemon, vanilla, cornstarch and butter.Pour the mixture into the springform pan.

3. Bake in for 1 hour. Then turn the oven off and leave the cheesecake in the over 1 more hour. Allow to cook before serving. Adorn with different fruits.

Green Walnuts Bites with Brie Cheese

This treat is Simple, Chic and Delicious. Once a month I bring this dessert to a Women Club party an it has become one of the great traditions.

Buy Brie Cheese

Buy a jar of Gorelli Whole Green Walnuts and cut the walnuts. Spread out the walnuts and syrup on the top of the brie. Serve with crackers.

ENJOY !

Fun Egg and Tomato Sandwiches

These sandwiches are fun and very easy to prepare. They are a delicious treat for an afternoon party.

Ingredients:
Sandwich Bread
Egg
Tomato
Cheese (Baby Swiss or Manchengo)
Ham
Milk

The amount of ingredients varies depending on the number of sandwiches you want to make.

Preparation:
1- In a medium size bowl, whisk together 1 egg, milk and salt. Deep the slice of bread into mixture, allow to soak for 30 seconds on each side.
2- Preheat oven pan over medium-low heat, melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Place the slice of bread  into a pan and cook until golden brown on both sides.
3- Slice the bread in half and decorate with cheese and ham. Place the bread in the already preheat oven until the cheese starts melting. Remove from the oven and decorate with tomato and egg.

Serve warm and enjoy !

White Figs with Prosciutto

Another easy way to enjoy White Figs is making some excellent tapas. They are the perfect companion to a glass of a red Saperavi wine.

Ingredients:
Gorelli Whole Figs
Prosciutto
Goat's Cheese

Preparation:
Gorelli whole figs are very large so I am recommending to cut them in half. Wrap each half with prosciutto and they are ready. What a simple way to prepare some excellent tapas!

Wine Pairing: White figs and prosciutto go well with any of the Gorelli wines: Saperavi, Queen of Iberia, Old Friends and our limited edition Gorelli Grand Reserve. 

White Figs are very rare and they only grown in certain areas of the world. We get our white figs from the country of Georgia. They are carefully selected and every morning during the harvest season, a small batch of white figs is collected by hand in the first 60 minutes after the sunrise to preserve the natural quality of the fruit.

Don't wait ....Discover The Art of Preserves

Fig Leaf - Fig with Manchego

The name "Fig Leaf" is figurative since there is nothing to cover up for in this after dinner dessert. White Fig is the best companion for aged cheese and although I prefer to pair the figs with "queso manchego" you could also use Italian aged cheese such as Asiago or Pecorino Toscano.

 Ingredients:
Gorelli White Figs
Aged Cheese (Manchego, Asiago)

Preparation: No preparation is needed but we highly recommend to use Gorelli White Figs. White Figs are very rare and they only grow in the country of Georgia. Every morning during the harvest season, a small batch of the white figs are collected by hand in the first 60 minutes after the sunrise .......discover the art of preserves.