Thai Chilli Cream Cheese Appetizer

Juice of one small lemon

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. lemon peel
1 cup Thai chilli sauce

1 8oz. cream cheese brick

Mix lemon juice, thai chilli sauce and sugar. Pour over cream cheese brick.
Serve with crackers.

This looks gorgeous and has lots of kick. It's a great way to use Thai chilli sauce, which I adore.

Easy to pull off, yet it looks complicated. If you like something spicy and your are tired of cheese balls, try it. My picture doesn't do the food justice.  

Sweet brown rice

2 cups cooked brown rice

Sauce:

2 Tablespoons molasses
1 Tablespoon honey
1 Tablespoon Yoshida's gourmet sauce
1 teaspoon  brown sugar
Mix in small bowl, pour over warm rice, toss, and top with almonds and chopped dates

Had this at a fancy restuarant and wanted to duplicate it. Dang, if I didn't do it on my first try. You wouldn't think dates would taste good in rice, but this is suprisingly tasty. Very sweet and a great side dish.  I had it with fish, but I would think it could go with lots of things. Alexa, way to go on your photgraphy, girl!