Hot spinach dip is a new family party favorite! Spinach dip is one of those childhood memories to me. It was one of those favorite appetizers that were always at big family gatherings, birthdays and Christmas parties. I upgraded it this year – tons of flavor (without using a soup/dip mix), and it’s baked to […]
BACON! Who can resist the combination of bacon and cheese? Crispy bacon, blue and cheddar cheese make these little morsels a yummy start to any gathering. Save time and make them a day ahead and have them ready for the oven when guests arrive. Ingredients: 8 pieces of bacon, cooked and crumbled – save 2 pieces
Appetizer: Mozzarella Cheese Puffs These make a ton of puffy cheese cubes! They can be made ahead of a party, frozen, and popped onto a tray for hot appetizers in a jiffy. Ingredients: 2 loaves French Bread – cubed 2 sticks salted butter 12 green onions 2 Tbsp. minced garlic 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp.
Garden Salsa Our favorite recipe for salsa, and just in time for the last of the tomatoes and jalapenos from the garden! 6 Roma tomatoes, chopped in a food processor or finely chopped by hand 1 14.5 oz. can Rotel tomatoes 1 medium red onion, finely diced 1 finely jalapeno, finely diced 1/2 bunch green onions,
Glazed Gingerbread Nuts is a fun treat to have on hand while you’re working on ornaments! Glazed Gingerbread Nuts You need 5 cups of mixed nuts, salted or unsalted. You don’t have to use mixed nuts- you can use just pecans, walnuts or almonds. Bring 2 large eggs to room temperature. In a large bowl
A friend of mine just mentioned to me the other day that her family was getting lots of pecans. My absolute favorite nut! Besides baking with them, we like to mix raw pecans with egg whites, spices and sugar before roasting them for an extra yummy snack. We published one of our recipes for them
A very belated and Merry Christmas to all of our readers! Due to some sickness that made it’s way around our whole family (and that’s a lot of sick people), we disappeared for a while to get some rest and get well. We did get well and had a lovely Christmas, and we hope you
