Sausage stuffed Artichokes

Here's a simple recipie I threw together for an appetizer. Easy, and Delicious. Can be altered to what you have in your own kitchen.

3 cans artichoke bottoms
   - Slice Bottom to help it sit easier and save the trim you cut off, makes a nice topper for artichoke.
   - Marinate all in an oil blended with garlic and herbs.
   -Grill off

Italian Sausage stuffing

• Red Pepper, Yellow Pepper, Tomato (Dice)
• Toss add Cilantro for a little extra pizaz
• (This gets tossed into sausage after cooked)
• Sausage (Cook)
• Garlic
• Onion
• S&P to taste
• Goat Cheese
• Parmesan
• Panko Bread Crumbs
• Toss Cheese, and panko in cooked sausage
• Roasted Red Pepper for color

1. Place Roasted Red Pepper on artichoke bottom
2. Make small ball of sausage place on top of Roasted Red Pepper
3. top with Artichoke you trimmed off
4. Place bamboo stick or tooth pick to hold together
5. Throw in oven until the cheese is melty

Bam, Delic little snack

Chilled Avacado Soup

So, I had to make a chilled soup for #150 people today... I had a recipie but, really.... who need's one... This was the first chilled soup I have made so I did my reasearch. It turned out incredibly awesome and beautifully garnished.  Note to readers hard to record actualy measurement's when I just go by taste and what I have learned. However I can calculate them, just contact me.

Avacado Chilled Soup

• Red Onion (Dice*)
• Garlic (Mince*)
• Cilantro (Mince*)
• Chicken Stock or Vegetable Stock
• Lemon Juice (Fresh)
• Lime Zest
• Cumin
• Paprika
• Chili Pepper (Optional)
• S&P to taste
• Avacado (Core, out of skin)

1. Prep all ingredients (Mise en place)
2. Puree, in blender or with robot coupe: Red Onion, Garlic, Cilantro, Stock, Lemon Juice, Lime Zest, Pepper (Optional) (*If you have a blender or robot coupe just rough chop, the blender will take care of the major buisness)
3. Add Avacado --> Then puree again
4. Add Water or Stock (Thin's the soup)
5. Add seasoning to taste
6. (I like to run through a "china cap" That is fine, yet if at home, no worries not neccesary if your cooking for you and your friends.

Garnish

• Roma Tomato (Bruniose)
• Yellow Pepper (Bruniose)
• Red Onion (Bruniose)
• Cilantro (Mince, Just a lil' bit)
• Lime Zest (Just a lil' bit)
• Mix together
• Add a little S&P just because...
• Crostini , or homeade Crutons (Roasted and golden for garnish as well)
• Sour Cream mixed with Heavy Cream to squille' across the top of dish under Veg and Crostini.