Nutty Cocktail Balls
Rhubarb Snack
Rhubarb Strawberry Jelly
Stuffed Eggs (Greek style)
Stuffed Mushrooms
Sweet Cheese Snack
 

*Nutty Cocktail Balls

1 pound ground round
3 tablespoons sour cream
2 teaspoons diced onion
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 clove garlic, minced
2 teaspoons seasoned salt
3 tablespoons butter

Mix first 6 ingredients together thoroughly. Shape into 1-inch round balls.
Brown in butter. Serve on toothpicks.
 

*Rhubarb Snack

1/2 cup cottage cheese
2 tablespoons rhubarb strawberry jelly <see below>

Mix together
 

*Rhubarb Strawberry Jelly

5 large stalks rhubarb
1/2 cup water
1 envelope sugar free strawberry gelatin
1 cup fresh strawberries, halved and sliced

Cut off leaves and stem ends from rhubarb. Wash thoroughly. Dry well. If rhubarb is young,
the skin is tender and will not need to be peeled. If skin is tough, peel rhubarb.
Cut rhubarb into 1/2-inch pieces. Place in large saucepan with water. Bring to boil.
Lower heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Stir in gelatin and strawberries.
Pour into jelly glasses and chill until set.
 

*Stuffed Eggs (Greek style)

24 greek olives, pitted
6 hard cooked eggs
2 tablespoons soft butter
seasoned salt

Puree pitted olives in blender. Cut eggs in half lengthwise and mash yolks until fine.
Combine olives, yolks, butter, and salt until smooth paste is formed.
Fill egg whites with mixture.
 

*Stuffed Mushrooms

1/2 pound large white mushrooms
4 tablespoons butter
1/8 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoons chicken fat (or butter)
1/4 pound chicken livers (1/2 cup)
3 tablespoons cream cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1 egg, hard cooked and chopped

Remove stems from mushrooms. Chop stems. Heat butter in skillet. Sauté mushroom caps.
Remove from pan and set aside. Sauté onion and mushroom stems in butter until onion
is light brown. Remove from pan. Add chicken fat to pan and brown chicken livers. Cool
livers. Chop them. Cream together cream cheese with liver, mushrooms, and onion. Add
salt and pepper. Stuff mixture into mushroom caps, garnish with chopped eggs and serve.
 

*Sweet Cheese Snack

4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 eggs, separated
1 tablespoon white sugar substitute

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream the cheese with egg yolks until smooth. Add sugar substitute.
Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold cheese mixture into stiff whites. Be careful not to
break down egg whites. Grease <with cooking spray> cookie sheet. Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls
onto cookie sheet and bake in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

* indicates recipe was taken from Dr Atkins Diet Cookbook