Tea Time

For my tea time sandwiches I use crackers. Each is dabbed with cream cheese, and then one of three sandwiches are made:

A single mint leaf with a slice of cucumber.

A sprig of dill with a slice of cucumber.

Or my favorite: Steam some asparagus, and then chill it and slice it into lengths appropriate to the cracker. Put some ground black pepper on the cream cheese and cracker. Then put a dab of dijon mustard on a slice of prosciutto, and wrap this around the asparagus. That goes on top of the cracker.

I am out of prosciutto and asparagus, unfortunately. Today we'll try deviled eggs (made with sour cream rather than mayonnaise) for tea time. But soon, lunch: an Italian style sandwich (three or four kinds of Italian meats, with lettuce, tomato, red onion, mustard, mayonnaise, and a slice of provolone).