Cream cheese, celery, & walnut sandwiches

Cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup celery heart, finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Thin sliced bread
Parsley sprigs (for garnish)

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.

Add celery and walnuts and mix. Spread cream cheese mixture on sliced bread.

Trim off crusts and cut into rectangles or triangles.

Garnish with a small sprig of parsley.

Note: these sandwiches should be served as an opened sandwich (no top slice of bread is necessary).

Salmon bagel rounds

Bagels
Cream cheese
Toppings (smoked salmon, tomato slices, finely chopped onions, capers)

Thinly slice one bagel into 3 horizontal pieces. (Note: that the shape will be round)

Toast in toaster oven (if desired).

Spread cream cheese on bagel and top with thin layer of smoked salmon, thin sliced tomatoes, finely chopped onions, and capers.

Cucumber sandwiches

2 cucumbers
Thin sliced white bread
Unsalted butter
Cream cheese

Peel cucumbers and slice into thin slices. Sprinkle with salt and drain on paper towels.

Spread bread with butter and a thin layer of cream cheese. Add a thin slice of cucumbers. Top with a second slice of buttered bread.

Be sure that the sandwich filling is no higher than 1/4 inch. Stack 3 sandwiches together before cutting off crust from sandwiches. Cut into rectangle or triangle shapes.

Afternoon tea sandwiches

Afternoon tea sandwiches are made from very thinly sliced bread.

Some suggested fillings include: butter (salted or unsalted), herb butters, mayonnaise, or cream cheese. Add the fillings of your choice. After sandwiches are made, crusts are removed.

Sandwiches can be cut into squares, rectangles, triangles or diamonds -- or have fun using your favorite shaped cookie cutters which show the season (i.e., a heart for Valentine’s day or a pumpkin for Fall).

Almond chicken tea sandwiches

3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cooked, coarsely chopped)
1/2 cup slivered, blanched almonds
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Sliced bread of your choice

Mix chicken, almonds, and mayonnaise together. Butter each slice of bread. On half the slices, spoon about 3 tbsp of almond chicken mixture. Top with remaining buttered sliced bread. Stack 3 sandwiches tall. Wrap in wax paper and again in a slightly dampened kitchen towel. Let filling set for at least 1 hour. Unwrap, cut off crusts and cut into triangle or square shapes.

Watercress tea sandwiches

White or rye bread
Butter
Watercress leaves

Butter slices of bread lightly. Cover slice with leaves of watercress (to taste). Top with another slice of buttered bread. Remove crust from each sandwich and cut into desired shapes. Garnish your plate with remaining watercress.