Continuing with my Christmas food challenges (I keep deciding to do new ones--they're kind of addictive), this is my entry in "A Spoonful of Christmas" hosted by Zlamushka of "Zlamushka's Spicy Kitchen". The challenge was to make food that can be given away as a gift.
My Sweetie Little Sister (age 9 3/4) has a very honestly-come-by olive addiction. At a young age we started her with canned black olives--very fun to eat off your fingers--and a few years ago I introduced her to the wonders of kalamatas. She quickly fell in love with the cheese stuffed ones, however, while they were easy to find at first they have since become much more scarce even at my ordinarily well-stocked local olive bar.
Nonetheless, every time she knows I'm coming home, Sweetie Sister always puts in a request, "Will you pretty-please bring some of those really good olives?" What's a nice sister to do?
Well, this Thanksgiving I decided to stuff my own. I bought a small container of kalamatas, some feta cheese, and a pretty jar. I crumbled the feta up, and, well, I stuffed. It's a little messy, but not complicated. I put the olives and the brine they came in in the jar, and topped it off with enough water to cover the olives, a pinch of extra salt, and a tiny shot of olive oil. Shake the jar a little to mix it all up, and you're good to go. (And really you could do this with any kind of olive and just about any kind of cheese--I think next time I may do some pretty green Sicilians with blue cheese instead.)
The verdict? Short-lived! ;)
Here's the round-up of all the beautiful gifts posted in "A Spoonful of Christmas".
