Here's a simple appetizer recipe that both adults and kids will love.
Ingredients:
1 package (8 ounces) Cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 cup shredded part-skim Mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 can (8 ounces) Pizza sauce
2 tablespoons chopped Green pepper
2 tablespoons thinly sliced Green onion
Breadsticks or tortilla chips
Directions:
In a bowl, beat cream cheese and Italian seasoning. Spread in an ungreased 9-in. microwave-safe pie plate.
Combine mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses; sprinkle half over the cream cheese. Top with the pizza sauce, remaining cheese mixture, green pepper and onion.
Microwave, uncovered, on high for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is almost melted, rotating a half-turn several times. Let stand for 1-2 minutes. Serve with breadsticks or tortilla chips.
At nine years old, Ben Gaffney asked if he could work alongside his father, a chef, at Congress Rotisserie in New Haven. The elder Gaffney put the boy to work washing dishes for two years, in the hope that it would discourage his interest in the restaurant business.
But a calling is a calling. Ben Gaffney has spent his life since then pursuing the wonders of food, bringing Middlefield along for the ride as chef at Lyman Orchards since 2017.