[FarmerShawn]

Take a good handful of dried tomatoes and freeze them solid. They get crispy, so when you take them out of the freezer and put your knife to them, they crumble finely. Chop to a fine dice, and also chop to a fine dice a shallot or two (depending on their size and your taste). Add a pinch of salt and pepper, and blend the mixture into softened cream cheese.
This is an awesome cracker or celery spread, dip, or stuffing for halved jalepenos to be smoked lightly. This year I dried lots of peppers and ground them to powder with a coffee grinder, and topping my crackers spread with this tomato stuff with some hot pepper powder rose it to a new level. Everyone I have shared it with has been amazed at the flavor.