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Appetizers


Onion Rings Last-Minute Sandwich Spread
Quick Chili Dip Jalapeno Poppers
Justin Wilson's Crawfish or Shrimp Cocktail Linda's Potato Skins
Artichoke Dip Miniature Potato Cakes
Pepperoni Pizza Dip Mix-'Em-Up Snack Mix 
Celery Stuffed with Peanut Butter and Raisins  Mix Trash 
Cucumber Dip  Ham Dip 
Ground Beef and Rotel  Dip Creamy Cheese Dip 
Chili-Cheese Dip  Shrimp Quesadillas
Tex Mex Mix  Peanut Butter Popcorn Squares
Hot and Spicy Popcorn  Caramel-Nut Popcorn Crunch
Beach Party Popcorn  Pizza Dip 
Miniature   Quesadilla Dallas Cowboy Tacos

Dallas Cowboy Tacos

1 med. roll sausage
1 c.  Velveeta cheese
1/2 c.  onion (chopped)
2 cans Crescent rolls

Cook sausage over medium heat until well browned; drain.  Stir in the onions and also brown.  When completed, open can of rolls and stretch the dough until thin without splitting or tearing.  In the wide part of  the dough, add the sausage and onion mixture put cheese on top. Roll the dough as you would a regular cresent roll.  Make sure you pinch all the open areas closed.  Bake in preheated oven at 375º for 10 to 12 minutes.


Miniature   Quesadilla

    1/4 t. chili powder
    1/4 t. ground cumin
    1/4 t. salt
    1/8 t. ground oregano
    4 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
    4 oz. shredded Momterey Jack cheese
    Crisco oil or veg. oil for frying
    4- six inch flour tortillas

Combine the chili powder, cumin, salt and oregano in a large plastic food  storage bag.  Add the cheeses and shake to coat, then set aside.  Heat 1/2-inch of Crisco Oil in a medium skillet.  Fry each tortilla, over medium-high heat, for 1 minute, or until golden brown, turning once. Place fried tortillas on a baking sheet and sprinkle with the cheese
mixture.  Broil 3" from the heat for 1- 1/2 to 2 -1/2 minutes or until the cheese melts.  Cut each quesadilla into 4 pieces and serve hot.


Pizza Dip

1 t. oregano
1- 8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 c. pepperoni slices
1/4 c. green onions, chopped
1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 c. pizza sauce
1/4 c. bell peppers, chopped
1/4 c. mozzarella, grated

Mix ingredients together. Bake at 350º for 10-15 minutes. Sprinkle mozzarella over and heat onions 5 minutes more to melt cheese.Serve with melba toast, crackers, chips and etc.


Beach Party Popcorn

1/3 c. melted butter
1 t. soy sauce
1-2 drops hotpepper sauce
2 qts. poppe popcorn
2 c.seasoned assorted snacks
1/2 pkg.  (0.56 oz.)bacon-onion dip mix

Add soy sauce and hot pepper sauce to 1/3 cup melted butter. Put popped popcorn and seasoned assorted snacks in a large bowl. Pour butter/soy mixture over popped popcorn and snacks; toss.
Sprinkle with bacon-onion dip mix; toss again. Spread mixture on a jelly roll pan and bake in a 350º  oven 8-10 minutes, stirring once.


Caramel-Nut Popcorn Crunch

2- 1/2 qts.popped popcorn
1 c. pecans
1/2 c. butter
1/2 t.baking soda
1 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. light corn syrup
1/2 t. salt

Spread popped popcorn and nuts in a large shallow pan and place in a preheated 250º oven. Combine butter, brown sugar, syrup and salt in a saucepan.Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.Wash sugar from sides of pan with a wet brush. Boil until mixture reaches 248º(firm ball stage on candy thermometer), about 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in soda. Pour mixture over corn and nuts, stirring gently to coat. Return glazed popcorn and nut mixture to oven and bake 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. When cooled, pack in airtight tins.


Hot and Spicy Popcorn

5 qts. popped popcorn
1 c. dried banana chips
1/2 c. peanut butter
2 t.vegetable oil
1 t. soy sauce
1/4 t.ground garlic
1/4 t.garlic powder
1/4 t.cayenne pepper

Combine popped popcorn and banana chips in a roasting pan. In a small saucepan, stir together peanut butter and oil until blended; add seasonings and heat. Pour peanut butter mixture over popped popcorn and toss to coat. Heat in 300º oven for 10 minutes,stirring several times.


Peanut Butter Popcorn Squares
       1 c. light corn syrup
       1 c. sugar
       1 c. peanut butter -- smooth or crunchy
       2 qts. popped popcorn
 

Combine corn syrup, sugar and peanut butter in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil whil stirring constantly. Over low heat, boil for three minutes. Remove from the heat and ad popcorn. Toss with wooden spoons (mixture will be hot) to coat well and press into a greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan. Cool and cut into squares.



 

Tex Mex Mix

       2 qts. popcorn  popped in oil
       2 t ground chili powder
       2 t.paprika
       2 t. ground cumin
       1 c. cubed Monterey Jack cheese (about 1/4 inch cubes)

Keep popped popcorn warm.Mix seasonings together and toss with popcorn. Add cheese and mix thoroughly.


Shrimp Quesadillas

1/2 c. ricotta cheese
1 medium green onion, sliced
2 T. TABASCO brand Green Sauce
4- 7-inch flour quesadillas
1/2 lb. medium shrimp,cooked,
peeled, deveined and chopped
1/2 c. shredded Muenster cheese
 

Preheat oven to 450°. In a small bowl, combine ricotta cheese, green onion and 1T. TABASCO brandGreen Sauce.Spread on 2 flour tortillas; sprinkle with half of chopped shrimp. Top with remaining tortillas.
Top tortillas with remaining shrimp, tomato and cheese; sprinkle with remaining 1 T.TABASCO brand Green Sauce. Bake 5 to 8 minutes or until cheese is melted.To serve cut into wedges.


Chili-Cheese Dip

1 lb. cream cheese, softened
2- 16-oz. cans chili (with beans)
1 lb. Monterey Jack cheese,  shredded

Spread cream cheese on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch pan. Pour chili onto cream cheese and spread shredded cheese on top. More or less cheese can be used to your taste. Heat in a 300º  oven for about 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese  melts. Serve with corn  chips.


Creamy Cheese Dip

1 c.  cheez whiz
3 T. butter or margarine
1/2 to 3/4 c. Miracle Whip

Melt the cheez whiz and butter over low heat, stirring constantly. After the mixture is completely melted, set it aside to cool. Add Miracle Whip to thicken.


Ground Beef and Rotel  Dip

1 lb. ground beef
1 can diced Rotel tomatoes
1 small pkg. Velveeta cheese

In a skillet, brown groun beef and drain the fat. Combine Rotel tomatoes and Velveeta cheese in saucepan.Stir while melting cheese.
Add browned beef to saucepan. Pour into bowl,serve with chips and enjoy



 

Ham Dip

4 pkgs. wafer-thin ham
3 bunches green onions
2 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 t.. Accent seasoning

Chop ham and green onions in tiny pieces. Mix in a bowl with cream cheese, sauce and seasonings, and serve. It can also be formed into a cheese ball.


Cucumber Dip

1 cucumber
3 oz. pkg. cream cheese(softened)
1/2 c. chopped nuts
Mayonnaise

Grate the cucumber and drain, add the cream cheese:Mix .Add  nuts and enough  mayonnaise  to moisten the  mix. Mix until blended.


Mix Trash

 1- lb. nuts
 12 oz.spoon siz shredded wheat
 10 -1/2 oz. cheerios
 6 oz. rice squares
 5- 3/4 oz. pretzel sticks
 1/2 lb. butter or  margarine
 2 T. Worchestershire

Melt butter at 250º in electric skillet or over medium low heat on stove. Add Worchestershire and all other ingredients and cook until browned slightly. Drain on paper towel.


Celery Stuffed with Peanut Butter and Raisins

1 bunch celery
1 jar (small) peanut butter
2 small pkgs. raisins

Wash celery and cut in half. Trim ends. Mix peanut butter and raisins.   Stuff celery with mixture.


Mix-'Em-Up Snack Mix

2 c. oven-toasted  corn cereal
2 c. oven-toasted  rice cereal
2 c. oven-toasted   wheat cereal
2 c. miniature  pretzel twists
1/4 c. Worcestershire sauce
3 T. vegetable oil
1 t. onion  powder
1 t. garlic powder
 1/2 t. ground   red pepper

Preheat the oven to 300º. In a large bowl, combine the cereals and
pretzels. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; mix well. Pour over the cereal mixture and toss until thoroughly coated. Spread the mixture on 2 rimmed baking sheets and bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely. Store in an airtight container until ready to use.


Pepperoni Pizza Dip

1 jar (28 ounces) spaghetti sauce
2 c. (8 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 lb. sliced pepperoni, chopped
1/2 t. garlic powder
1/2 t. dried  oregano
1 can (2- 1/4 ounces) sliced black olives, drained (optional)

 In a medium saucepan, combine all the ingredients over low heat. Cook
 for 25 to 30 minutes, or until smooth and creamy, stirring occasionally.
 Serve hot.



 

Miniature Potato Cakes
 

      2 c       Diced Raw Potato
      2 ea     Eggs, Beaten
  1 1/2 ts   Salt
      1          Black Pepper To Taste
      1 tb     Grated Yellow Onion
    1/4 c     Vegetable Oil

These are delicious and practical since they can be made weeks in advance and reheated.

Place the potato in a strainer and run under cold water to remove the starch.  Shake well.  Place in a food processor or blender and chop fine.  Add the eggs salt, pepper, and onion, blending well.

In a 10-inch skillet, heat vegetable oil until it crackles.  Drop the batter by tablespoonful into the hot oil and fryuntil golden brown (about 5 minutes per side).  Drain on paper towels.

Once cooled, the pancakes may be frozen.  Place in a freezer-safe container making sure that they don't overlap and put a double thickness of wax paper between each layer.  Reheat on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees F. until hot and crisp.

Makes about 50 pancakes or enough for about 2 cups of
 dip.
 


For a simple recipe,this is an elegant but wonderful dip.Even for you folks who like plain old food.

Artichoke Dip

1 cup Sour Cream (I use fat free)
1 Cup Parmesan Cheese grated
2 cans WATER PACKED artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1/2 tsp. garlic powder

Mix all ingredients, sprinkle with paprika and bake at 350 for
30 minutes (until bubbly).

I serve this w/ fresh veggies and melba toast.


Linda's Potato Skins
 

Serving Size  : 6
 

   6  md              Baking potatoes
   3/4   c            Cheddar cheese -- shredded
   1/3   c            Butter
   6       sl           Bacon -- fried and crumbled
   1/3   c             Green onion -- thinly sliced
                          Salt
                          Pepper

      MASHED POTATOES
     1/3   c            Milk
     1/4   c            Butter
                           Salt
                           Pepper

Scrub potatoes, dry, then pierce with fork several times. Arrange on a baking sheet and bake in 375 oven for about 1 hour or until tender. Let stand until cook enough to handle.

Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out center, leaving 1/8" potato in shell. Cover.Chill shells up to 2 days until ready to use for the skins.

(If desired, add the 1/3 cup milk, 1/4 cup butter, salt and pepper to potato centers to use for mashed potatoes.)

When ready to prepare skins, melt the 1/3 cup butter. Brush shells with the butter, inside and out.Place, cut side up, on baking sheet. Bake in a 500 oven for 10 minutes or until brown and crisp.

Distribute some bacon, onion and cheese in each shell. Bake just until cheese melts.  Serve hot.  If the potatoes are large, you may want to cut in half crosswise before serving.


Justin Wilson's Crawfish or Shrimp Cocktail
 6 servings

    1/2 c  Heinz chili sauce
    1/2 c  Catsup
    1/2 c  Horseradish
      1 tb Lea & Perrins Worcestershire
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 tb Lemon or lime juice
    1/2 c  Parsley, chopped fine
           Louisiana hot sauce
           Boiled crawfish or shrimp

Combine all ingredients to make sauce.  Pour over crawfish or shrimp, or dip the crawfish or shrimp in the sauce.

Justin Wilson's "Gourmet and Gourmand Cookbook"



Jalapeno Poppers
 24 servings
 

Cut jalapenos in half, seed and  remove vein.* Press cream cheese into each half. Dip into egg, then roll in bread crumbs. Freeze (to soften the
peppers). Back at 350 for about 20 minutes.

*this is where the fire of the peppers come from
 


Quick Chili Dip
 

         8 oz   package cream cheese (at room temperature)
         2 cans chili with beans
        12 oz   shredded Monterey Jack Cheese

Spread the cream cheese evenly on the bottom of a 13x9x2 baking dish.
Spread the chili on top of the cream cheese.  Top with the shredded
Monterey Jack cheese.  Bake at 350F until the cheese is melted and
bubbly.  Serve with tortilla chips .


Last-Minute Sandwich Spread

Yields: about 2 1/2 cups

2 cups mayonnaise
1/4 cup pickle relish
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard

In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients; mix well. Use immediately or cover and chill until ready to use.

Note: A perfect spread for any type of sandwich — and a quick-and-easy
veggie dip too.


Onion Rings

      8 ea     Large Onions
  1 1/2 c    All Purpose Flour
      4 tb    Corn Meal
      4 tb    Onion Powder
      2 ts    Salt
  1 1/2 c   Milk
      1 ea    Large Egg
    1/2 c   Water
      1 tb    Orange Food Color

Combine flour, corn meal, onion powder, salt, milk,egg and water in a large mixing bowl and stir well and there are no lumps.  Add food color if you prefer a nicer color to the finished batter. Slice the onions thick (about 1/2").  Use only the outer rings for best appearance and dip into batter.  Drop coated rings into deep fryer and cook until golden brown.
Drain on paper towels and serve.
 
 
 
 

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