After all the eating and partying yesterday, I needed to take the gluttony down a notch today. Jeff was so stoked about the grill he decided to break it out again today and make some grilled chicken. I was more than happy to let him be the chef in the family tonight. This left me in a bind about what to do for the Martha Project. A big dessert just didn’t seem like a good way to go, because of the taking the gluttony down a notch thing, so I decided to try a simple appetizer — Cheese Straws from the South on page 156.
This was easy to make and tasty little snack. The cayenne kind of sneaks up on you while you’re eating them and gives them a nice little kick. Ideally, you should make these with a cookie press for the traditional ribbon appearance, but I don’t have one so I rolled and cut them myself, giving them a more rustic look.
These cheese straws are very nice for entertaining. I also think that if you tone down the spiciness a little, they would make a great snack for the kids as a healthier alternative to highly processed and oily cheesy puff snacks.
Tomorrow I’ll be more ambitious in my Marthaing*, but for a lazy evening like this one these cheese straws really hit the spot!
*Yes, I did just use “Marthaing” as a verb!
