Four Foods On Friday 52

The biggest problem with this weekly meme is that it always gives me cravings for things I can’t have in the developing world.

1. Name something you use cream cheese in/on.
The perfect Sunday breakfast: A poppy seed bagel sliced in half, generously slathered with deli-style cream cheese, topped slivered onions and tomatoes, and then generously peppered and lightly salted. (Irish smoked salmon and capers are optional.)

2. Do you use yogurt in any recipes?
My mother uses yogurt in my favourite chicken curry. The key is to watch the simmer closely and be ready to serve otherwise the yogurt will split.

3. Macaroni salad. What do you like/put in yours?
I’ve never made macaroni salad, which is kind of weird since I adore macaroni. I do; however, make pasta salad on a regular basis. Yum!

4. Share a recipe that you use sour cream in. (I totally misread the question. I thought it said cream cheese instead of sour cream. Sorry!!!)
Growing up one of my specialties was the world’s best carrot cake. Whenever I made this award winning delicacy I would always double the icing recipe so that concerned parties could properly test it.

Cream Cheese Frosting
1 4oz package of chilled cream cheese (cut into pieces)
2 tablespoons of butter
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
1½ cups of confectioner’s sugar
2 teaspoons of mace

With knife blade in a food processor bowl, start machine running and drop cream cheese chunks down the chute into the blade, one at a time. Turn off processor. Add butter and lemon juice. Pulse to mix. Add sugar and process until smooth – about 15-20 secs.