Welcome Us With Bagels

So picture this, will you. You know that rock band Kiss? The guys with copious stage makeup and outrageous costumes who ruled the airwaves with songs like "I Want To Rock and Roll All Night"  and "Beth?" No? Hmmm...

How about that guy reality show guy Gene Simmons?  He's a founding member of Kiss. Picture him, in costume and makeup, munching on an Apple Cream Cheese and Toasted Almond Bagel. Not what you'd think he'd be munching on?

Backstage Pass: Catering to Music's Biggest Starssays the recipe was prepared for Kiss and crew sometime in the 1990s. And if you're looking to seduce someone with your breakfast preparation skills, this is a recipe to add to your repetoire. Most of the prep can be done the night before.

I don't have a lot of pictures for this because, frankly, there wasn't a lot to take pictures of. Just mix up some cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, salt, Italian parsley, white pepper, sugar and cinnamon (or should that be Sinnamon?)

Then peel, core, and thinly slice some green apples. Make them really thin, even a quarter inch dice would work nice for this recipe. Mix them up with the cheeses, and throw in some golden raisins and toasted almonds. Place it in the fridge and wait until morning.

When you wake, saunter to the fridge and pull out the apple cream cheese. Split a couple of bagels, top with brown sugar and broil until the sugar melts. It won't take long.

Poor some champagne to celebrate your new found love (or whatever you'd like to celebrate) and you've got a delicious breakfast in bed.

P.S. If you pile on the apple cream cheese, I have no doubt that it will slip and slide off of the bagel. Could make for a tasty morning!