starters and small bites

a really basic vegetable and dip platter.

• garlic herb cheese spread
  from the frog commissary cookbook, why buy a veggie dip with all kinds of preservatives and crap when you can make one in 5 minutes (with a food processer, natch) according to the frog commissary, in addition to using this cheese spread for your veggie platter you can: pipe it onto cucumber or zuccini disks, or into hollowed cherry tomatoes or raw mushroom caps, spread on burgers, slather on baked potatoes, use as a sandwich spread, etc. .
• tips on a fresh veggie platter
  need some inspiration for a more exciting veggie platter?