Pastrami Parmesan Spread

• 
  6-8 thin, narrow slices of turkey pastrami
• ⅔c fresh grated parmesan cheese
• 1oz. grated dill havarti cheese
• 1 clove garlic
• 1-2t dry dill
• a pinch of cayenne pepper
• fresh ground black pepper
• ½-⅔c sour cream
• a little water if needed 

Slice the pastrami, then cross-cut, then chop it as fine as possible. Smash, peel, and mince the garlic. Combine all the ingredients in a glass bowl, adding a little more sour cream or water if needed so everything holds together, but is spreadable. This is great on seedy-grainy Norwegian crispbread. It would also be good spread on rye bread, maybe add a little sauerkraut for a quick version of a Rueben! . .Lin

Liver Sausage Cracker Spread

6oz. liver sausage

6oz. cream cheese

1 lg. clove garlic

2T sour cream

½t garlic salt

½t dry dill

Grate the garlic into a small glass bowl with the other ingredients.  Mix with a fork, microwaving 15 seconds or so if needed, to soften.  Chill an hour or so before serving with crackers. . .Lin

Flavorful, Herb-y Cheese Spread

5oz. neufchatel cream cheese

3oz. gorgonzola crumbles

3oz. grated aged, nutty Swiss cheese
3 med. garlic cloves - minced

1t± Italian Seasoning

1t± my Rosemary Seasoning * 

1t smokey Spanish paprika

Soften the cream cheese in a small glass bowl, in the microwave for 30 seconds.  Add the remaining ingredients and mash together, with a fork.  Spread on crackers, if you're a Cracker-Person, or as I like to do, cut a big carrot into diagonal cross-sections, rinse, put on a plate, cover with a coffee filter and microwave for 30-45 seconds to steam-soften them.  Rinse with cold water, plate with some of this great spread.

It's an amazing heavy dip for hard vegetables such as kohlrabi, tender young turnip wedges, celery heart, mini English cucumbers, radishes, steamed carrots. . .Mmmmm!!

I'm also a Huge Fan of Grilled Cheese Sandwiches!  Usually mine are American cheese on either disgusting white bread, or very healthy, sprouted grain bread! (talk about extremes, right!?!)  But, no matter what bread I use, they always have a BIG slice of raw onion and a BIG cross-section slice of a good beefsteak tomato.  Well, I'm seriously thinking this cheese spread, on a piece of grainy bread, with onion and tomato would make a Wonderful Grilled Cheese Sandwich!!
Maybe Tomorrow!  If I do, I'll report back! . . . Lin