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2 cups chopped walnuts or pecans

1 teaspoon maple syrup

1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

1 cup grated Gruyere cheese

1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese

1 cup grated Gouda cheese

1 cup Brie, room temperature

1 cup Camembert, room temperature

1/2 cup ricotta cheese

1/4 cup port or sherry (optional)

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 teaspoons dry mustard

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Preheat oven to 300°. Mix nuts with maple syrup, cayenne pepper, and sea salt. Place on a baking sheet; bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Set aside.

Place remaining ingredients in your food processor and mix until smooth. Remove cheese mixture and form into the shape of a mountain, the base larger than the top. Be creative and get your family involved in this one. Cover the mountain with toasted nuts. Wrap with several layers of clear plastic and refrigerate for several hours. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving. Serve with whole wheat crackers.

Canapés

I love knowing the derivation of words. Canapé is French for “couch.” This term was adopted because the toppings sit atop a piece of bread as if sitting on little sofas. These are great to serve at parties and should be small enough to eat in one or two bites. They are the ultimate finger food. Now canapés are no longer just pieces of toasted bread—polenta, filo pastry, and small tarts fall under this category as well.

If using bread as the base for your canapés, remove the crusts and use cookie cutters to form various shapes. You can toast your bread or not, but I like the crunch and it will prevent the bread from getting soggy after the toppings are added. Also, you can make your canapés in advance and store them in a cookie tin for several days until needed. Once you have cut them into shapes, place your canapés on a cookie sheet and bake in a 300° oven until toasted on both sides.

This is a colorful, savory, uncomplicated combination and relatively painless to make. Most people will be thrilled to bite into a piece of the ocean, knowing that they are getting their Omega 3s. Rye bread canapés are a great complement to this topping.