Caviar Pie

Makes 2 molds that serve 4 - 6 appetizer servings each

My mom used to make this and serve it in a pie dish for company. And since it's not 1969 anymore - my version is a little different...

Ingredients

• 2 hard boiled eggs, peeled and rough chopped with a fork
• 1 Tbsp mayonnaise
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup green onion, thinly sliced then chopped "confetti" style
• 3 Tbsp cream cheese, softened
• 2 Tbsp sour cream
• Caviar (the inexpensive kind you can find at the grocery store)
• Very thinly sliced baguette or crackers for dipping (try to keep them simple so the flavor of the dish comes out)

Directions

1. Mix the eggs with the mayo and season with freshly ground pepper to taste
2. In a separate bowl mix the cream cheese and sour cream until very smooth
3. Use a mold or a clean empty soup can and spray the inside with Pam (or you could put it onto a plate and layer it free form style)
4. First layer is the egg mixture, then some green onions, top with the sour cream/cream cheese mixture
5. Last add a layer of the caviar on top
6. Unmold carefully onto a platter
7. Top with a sprinkle of green onions and serve with the thinly sliced baguette or your choice of cracker.

Grilled Lobster Tails

Serves 4

There's this big mystique about lobster being hard to cook. Frankly it's no more difficult than a grilled peanut butter and jelly - it's just more expensive. Try it and see.

Ingredients

• 4 lobster tails
• 1/4 cup Finlandia butter
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• Juice of 1 whole lemon
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/3 cup scallions, thinly sliced

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients except tails in small pot over low heat until melted
2. Using kitchen shears or really good scissors - cut right up the middle of the shell to towards the tail, but don't cut through the tail
3. Using the cut as your guide, take a good knife and cut all the way down through the meat but do not cut through the bottom shell
4. Pull back the sides of the shell to expose the meat and brush well with the butter mixture
5. Heat grill to medium high and grill meat-side down for approximately 5-6 minutes, then turn and cook another 3-4 minutes or until done
6. Serve with extra butter sauce