Strawberries n Cream w/ Dark Chocolate Balsamic Vinegar:
1Cheavy whipping cream
1tbspsugar
1pintstrawberriestrimmed and sliced in half
dark chocolate flavored balsamic vinegar for drizzling
Espresso Balsamic Vinegar Marinated Cherries:
3Cfresh cherriespitted and cut in half
1/4Cespresso flavored balsamic vinegarmore if desired
Garden Bites:
1/2pkg cream cheese
1/2tbspolive oil
1/2tbspranch mixplus more for sprinkling
1lg cucumberpeeled, sliced to 1" thick pieces
5cherry tomatoessliced in half
1jalapeno peppersliced in 1/4" rounds
Instructions
Strawberries n Cream w/ Dark Chocolate Balsamic Vinegar:
Place the cream and sugar in a chilled glass or metal bowl. Mix on low with an electric mixer until it begins to thicken then turn the speed up to medium. When the mixture thickens even further, turn the speed up to high until the cream thickens to stiff peaks.
Place the cream mixture in a pastry bag and pipe onto the strawberry halves.
Drizzle the flavored balsamic vinegar on top of the strawberries.
Espresso Balsamic Vinegar Marinated Cherries:
Place the halved cherries in a bowl and drizzle with the flavored balsamic vinegar. Allow to marinate for 20 minutes or so.
Garden Bites:
Allow the cream cheese to come to room temp. In a small bowl, mix in the olive oil and ranch mix.
Using a spoon, scoop out half of the middles of the cucumbers, leaving the bottoms in tact.
Put the cream cheese mixture in a pastry bag and pipe into the cucumber rounds.
Top each one with 1/2 a cherry tomato and a slice of jalapeno.
Sprinkle the ranch mix over the bites and chill for 1/2 hour.