Having company this weekend and want to make a savory cheese spread to spread on bruschetta. I don't have the world available to me, but I do have some roasted red peppers, sun dried tomatoes, garlic and all kinds of herbs. What combinations have you tried that worked well? I hate when I mix up a things and they don't work well together.

I have an aerogarden, and grew fresh herbs in the kitchen all winter.  Our favorite use for them was mixed into cream cheese and used a spread.  Two combinations that I used a lot were basil and garlic chives with a bit of salt; also the fresh cilantro with diced hot pepper (from the greenhouse).  We spread them on crackers, bruschetta, and even baked potatoes.  I bet adding the sundried tomatoes or roasted red peppers would really "kick it up a notch"!  Thanks for that idea!

I did 1) garlic/herb with roasted garlic, chives and parsley; 2) sundried tomato/basil; 3) Three-pepper, green chiles, red bell pepper, black pepper, cilantro, cumin. They turned out well, but expect them to be better tomorrow. 

These folks are coming a LOOOONG way to see us and work with us. 3 days of hard traveling to get here, so I want them to feel welcome when they arrive. Also have some sweets made.

I don't can meat…yet. I don't have a pressure canner, but I plan to get one when we are next in the States. And I plan to make good use of all the information on CITR! I really can't wait to get started. It will make my life so much easier to be able to have some things like this in my pantry.