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Smoked Salmon Cheese Ball - Feast Your Eyes

smoked salmon cheese ball from Coconut & Lime

Rachel of Coconut & Lime recently featured a string of 1960's inspired recipes and this Smoked Salmon Cheese Ball was the final dish in this retro series. Made with cream cheese, a small amount of smoked salmon and grated cheddar, this item is sure to be a hit at your next party (because honestly, who doesn't love a good cheese ball?). Whip one of these suckers up for your inauguration or Super Bowl gathering and listen to your friends cheer on your good taste!

Thanks Rachel!

Feast Your Eyes - Butternut squash swiss chard lasagna

Earlier this week, Rachel of Coconut & Lime tweeted "Every time I make lasagna I am reminded how much I hate making lasagna." When Twitterrific popped up and showed her note, I nodded my head and said to myself, "me too!" I love eating lasagna, but when it comes to building one on my own, I find I don't have the patience or interest in dealing with all the separate layers. I'm more of a baked ziti kind of girl.

However, having seen Rachel's gorgeous lasagna in our Flickr group, I'm now tempted to throw aside my previous resistance and attempt to follow her recipe (although I may just surrender to my previous ways and adapt her ingredients into a nice, easy, imprecise pasta bake).

Thanks Rachel, for adding this photo to the pool!

Feast Your Eyes: Guacamole in a avocado-shaped bowl

I'm a huge fan of guacamole. I like it with minced onion, lots of lime juice and a bit of shredded cilantro. However, when I make it at home, I'm forced to serve it in a plain old ceramic bowl. Rachel has a far better vessel for her guac, this fabulous avocado shaped bowl (complete with matching lid to help stave off oxidation).

Rachel made this batch with chopped chipotle peppers in adobo and says that it adds a smoky depth of flavor that goes perfectly with avocados. Thanks for adding your pic to the pool, Rachel!

Feast Your Eyes: Chocodiles

I have always been enchanted by homemade versions of brand name snack cakes. I love it when people make their own Ding Dongs, Twinkies and Hostess Cupcakes. Rachel of Coconut & Lime recently posted about her very own Chocodiles, a chocolate-covered Twinkie confection. I've contemplated buying a cream canoe pan in the past and I think now I must, because cream-filled cakes? Enrobed in chocolate? Sign me up!

These particular Chocodiles are extra special, because Rachael's husband made them for her 29th birthday (which was yesterday. Happy birthday, Rachel!).

Feast Your Eyes: Hawaiian hamburger rolls

I can't tell you how many burgers I've made over the years (I made turkey burgers for dinner just last night!). However, I've never attempted to make the buns for those burgers myself. However, Rachel at Coconut & Lime is an adventurous kind of girl and so created a slightly sweet bun, inspired by King's Hawaiian rolls. She says that hers aren't quite as sweet as King's rolls, but that they make terrific vehicles for burgers and sandwiches. I bet they'd also be tasty toasted with a little jam for breakfast.

Thanks Rachel, for adding your image to Slashfood Flickr pool!

Absinthe cupcakes

And now, to continue with the absinthe trend...

Coconut and Lime author Rachel Rappaport's recipe for her cupcakes caught my eye right away. They're really simple - flour, sugar, milk, butter, and the most important part - 1/4 cup of absinthe.

Rachel recommends Kübler Absinthe Superieure absinthe, which is what she chose for the cupcakes, but feel free to substitute another brand if you so choose.

She tops the cakes with her green fairy frosting, which also contains a drop of absinthe, as well as a few drops of green food coloring to give it that light, fresh look, and tops it off with - what else? - a sugar cube. Perfection.

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Smoked Salmon Cheese Ball - Feast Your Eyes

Feast Your Eyes - Butternut squash swiss chard lasagna

Feast Your Eyes: Guacamole in a avocado-shaped bowl

Feast Your Eyes: Chocodiles

Feast Your Eyes: Hawaiian hamburger rolls

Absinthe cupcakes

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