A little 'appie' for ya?check out these ideas and send us more! Brie & Cranberry Bake with Apple Chips Ingredients: Apple Chips Cranberry Sauce Brie Directions Spread cranberry sauce over the base of a glass pie plate. Slice the brie into 8-10 wedges and arrange over the Cranberry Sauce. Bake until everything is warm and bubbly, serve right away with apple chips to scoop up the cheesy goodness! Notes: Apple Chips – Excellent crunchy organic apple chips are available from a small booth selling only apple chips at Granville Island Market. Cranberry Sauce – Cranberry Lady (www.thecranberrylady.com) cranberry sauce available from Capers Community Markets, Edible British Columbia also sells Cranberry preserves that would work well. Brie – Little Qualicum Cheeseworks (www.cheeseworks.ca) makes a nice brie, as does Moonstruck Organic Cheese (www.moonstruckcheese.com). Available at Granville Island Market, Capers Community Market, and specialty cheese shops. **************** Cheese & Pesto Stuffed Mushroom Caps These are really simple and turn out delicious. Ingredients 1.5 lbs white button or cremini mushrooms 200 g cheese (a goat cheese or strong cheese works or if you can find a local cream cheese...) 1/4 cup pesto* Directions Clean mushrooms and carefully remove stems. Place on a baking tray and stuff each with about a 1/4 teaspoon of cheese. On top of each a dab of pesto. Bake for about 10 minutes at 300 degrees F or until cheese is melty and mushrooms cooked. Apparently these can also be microwaved with good results. **************** *100-Mile Pesto by the 100-Mile Community Kitchen Ingredients: 4 cups washed basil leaves 1/2 cup hazelnut oil 4 cloves garlic 1/2 cup grated hard cheese (Moonstruck cheeses from Salt Spring Island has a good one) 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup hazelnuts Directions: Blend basil and hazelnut oil in food processor. Add the rest of ingredients and blend again. **************** Local Cheese and Apple Platter Moonstruck, Salt Spring Island Cheese Company and Little Qualicum Cheeses all make wonderful cheeses. Serve with sliced apples. ****************

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