Lite Summer Small Bites

Salmon for the Smoked Salmon Canapes Below

Retro Rumaki

Prosciutto Piccolo Melon Bites

Smoked Salmon Canapes

Hello my Dear readers! Hope y'all are having a great summer...It has been very hot down here on our beautiful peninsula!

I hope all of the Moms that are struggling with bringing their kids home from summer activities because of the H1N1 or Swine Flu are doing ok, and the kids are recovering. My thoughts are with you!

On to a lighter subject...Small Bites for summer entertaining...Adults and kids are lovin' these!

****KOSHER NOTE...Replace any bacon in recipe with TURKEY BACON.

Sorry my photos are blurry...let's just blame it on my Menopause! HA!

Retro Rumaki (You should be able to get 28pcs)

2 Cans of Whole Water Chestnuts

Brown Sugar for Sprinkling

1 package of Bacon (cut strips in half)

Preheat oven to 450

Drain Water Chestnuts and place on paper towels to dry.

Blot them to get all surface moisture off.

Place Bacon strips on a baking sheet and par cook them (under cook), just till they are shiny and just starting to curl. About 5-7 minutes.

Keep oven on and lower temp. to 375.

Remove Bacon from oven and drain on paper towels.

Sprinkle a little brown sugar in the middle of each strip and roll each Water Chestnut in the Bacon.

Place on a nonstick baking sheet seam side down and put them back into a 375 oven for about 10 minutes, or till bacon is brown ,crispy, and hugging the Chestnuts.

Cool and serve.

Crunchy Sweet Yum!

Melon Bites

25 Small Skewers

1 Honey Dew Melon (There will be waste...save for a snack)

1/4 LB of Prosciutto Piccolo (or your favorite brand). Have it sliced paper thin, with paper in between.

Slice Melon open and clean out seeds.

Make slices (Wedges) and then cut cubes out of slices (I was able to get 25 cubes out of a half a melon.

Rip each pc. of Prosciutto and place it on top of cube, then put small size skewer in each.

Sweet and Salty Good!

Smoked Salmon Canapes

The first picture above shows the type and brand of Salmon needed for this Canape. It is not Nova style. You find it where the canned tuna fish is located in the market.

I made 16 very generous portions but, you can certainly get more!

1 Package of Party Pumpernickel or Rye

1 12oz tub of Whipped Cream Cheese

2 Packages of Chicken of the Sea Wild Caught Alaskan Smoked Salmon

4 Scallions Sliced thin White and Green Parts (reserve 16 pcs of green for garnish as shown.)

Drain liquid from the Salmon pouches.

In a bowl, mash the Salmon add Scallion, and Cream Cheese.

Mix thoroughly.

Spoon onto the Bread and garnish with a Scallion pc.

Creamy Smokey Delish!