Mushrooms

You, too, can feel like a gourmet chef. Take three simple ingredients. Well, it would be more if you didn't cheat by using tapenade. For those of you who don't know what tapenade is, I'll explain. I get a huge plastic thing at Sam's, but they have smaller, much more expensive glass jars at Fresh Market or places like that. Here are the ingredients: Olives (black & green), olive oil, red pimientos, garlic, capers, mustard, spices. You could just chop up some olives and it would be fine.

Back to the three simple ingredients. Tapenade, goat cheese and mushrooms. Not fancy mushrooms, just the white button kind. Twist the stem out of the cap. If you have trouble, use a grapefruit spoon, but usually they pop right out. Smush in some goat cheese. Top with tapenade. You could add parmesan, or whatever else you can squeeze in. I say, buy french bread, tapenade, goat cheese, mushrooms, parmesan, bruschetta (this is the key), and mix or match and you will not go wrong. Throw in a pepperoni or two for the carnivores, and you'll really be admired.