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Post by grannyg on Dec 5, 2019 16:53:34 GMT
Appetizers
Jalapeno Ham Spread
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 can (5 oz.) canned chunk ham, drained
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 cup (4 oz.) grated Cheddar cheese
1 TBSP dried parsley flakes
1-2 TBSP finely chopped pickled jalapeno
2 TBSP minced onion
1TBSP spicy brown mustard
Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Blend smooth with electric
mixer. Serve with assorted crackers or breads.
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Chicken Cheese Ball
1 can (5 oz.) chunk chicken, drained
1 envelope (.4 oz.) original Ranch salad dressing mix
2 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
1 cup chopped pecans
Combine all ingredients in bowl except pecans and blend well
with electric mixer. Mix well. Shape into a ball and roll in pecans.
Cover and refrigerate. Serve with crackers or bread.
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Cheese Ball
12 0z. cream cheese
4 oz. grated cheddar cheese
4 1/2 oz. can of crushed pineapple
1/2 cup finely chopped bell pepper (mixed red and green is pretty)
1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 1/2 TBSP grated onion
Dash of Parsley and Dash of Paprika
Mix all together and form into a ball. Roll in chopped pecans and dried
Parsley flakes. Wrap in foil and refrigerate. Serve with crackers.
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Christmas Appetizers
Cube chicken breasts into small squares. Wrap with a piece of bacon and
secure with a toothpick. Roll in a mixture of 2/3 cup of brown sugar and
2 TBSP Chili Powder. Bake at 250 degrees on a cookie sheet until the
chicken is baked and the bacon crispy. YUMMY!
Also:
Tater tots wrapped with bacon, secure with toothpick, and bake in oven on
a cookie sheet till bacon is crisp at 250 degrees.
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Post by grannyg on Dec 10, 2019 16:18:35 GMT
Sugared Peanuts ....Wilma's recipe....and it is a winner.......... Sugared Peanuts 2 cups raw peanuts 1 cup water 1/2 cup sugar Mix peanuts,sugar and water together in heavy saucepan and boil over medium heat until liquid is almost gone (about 20 minutes). Spread the nuts on a greased cookie sheet and sprinkle lightly with salt if desired. Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes stirring every 15 minutes to separate. Cool on the cookie sheet. Store in an airtight container. These are soooooo gooooood ! She said she used a little more water as she likes to boil hers longer
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Post by Tim Horton on Dec 10, 2019 22:19:03 GMT
I like things like a cinnamon pull apart (monkey bread) bread with candied fruit and such.
A kind of flat bread garnished about the same with thin white icing. Stuff like that..
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Post by grannyg on Dec 14, 2019 20:51:33 GMT
Favorite Cookie Recipes
I think, of all my cookie recipes, this is my favorite. It is a Holiday Season favorite of ours, a Christmas Cookie made with dear memories of a precious patient.Her family would always bring us a big platter of these cookies during the Holiday Season. I always think of her, and it has been many years since her passing, as she would say,"My name was Carr and I married a Ford" and we would all laugh and eat cookies together.She was a special lady. Her daughter gave me the recipe many years ago as a gift, and I cherish it.This recipe was their grandmother's, so it is very, very old.
RAISIN FILLED COOKIES
Dough:
3 cups brown sugar
1 cup Crisco Shortening
2 eggs
1 cup milk
Cream together and add:
2 teaspoons baking soda
3 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
6 cups flour
Mix all together. This makes a lovely soft, brown dough. Refrigerate at least 30
minutes or more before rolling out. I roll out just small batches at a time.(This
also makes just wonderful, plain sugar cookies)
Filling:
1 box of raisins (I prefer the dark brown ones)
Cover with water and add sugar to taste, I like mine sweet. Simmer
till done, use flour to thicken. (Use a couple spoons of flour to make
a paste, drop in the hot raisins, and stir till nice and thick. Cool filling.
Cut out the rolled dough. I usually just use a glass, and dip the rim in
flour, then cut out my circles. Works great for a cookie pattern. Pinch
the edges of the cookie together after you put about a TBSP of filling
in it, use the amount you want, or use a fork and dip the tines in flour,
press all around the circle of the cookie if you want them to be fancy.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees
if the cookies seem too brown. I use Pam spray on my cookie sheets.
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Post by Use Less on Dec 14, 2019 20:56:58 GMT
grannyg, I have a raisin-filled cookie very like that one from my Welsh grandmother. Whether it goes back before her is a question unanswered. Maybe not? Her parents came from Wales around 1900, and both passed away when Nana was a teen.
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