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SALSA
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9 Firm Tomatoes
2 Green Bell Peppers
2 Small Jalapeño Peppers
4-5 Cloves Garlic
1 bunch Cilantro
Small purple onion
2 bunches green onion
Lime Juice
Salt to taste
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Clean all veggies.
REMOVE seeds from Jalapeño Peppers.
I throw everything into my food processor. Tomatoes are "pulsed"
and put in colander to drain juice.
Serve with tortilla chips. |
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Hanky-Panky
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Make ahead, freeze. Hot Snack |
1 lb Pork Sausage
1 lb Ground Beef
1 Medium Onion, minced |
Combine all; brown. Drain Grease. |
1 Can Tomato Sauce (small)
1 Teaspoon Oregano
Dash of Tabasco
1 lb Velveeta
Salt and Pepper to taste (optional)
2 Loaves Party Rye Bread (tiny slices) NOTE: This
recipe can also be made in a crock pot and served on rye (without baking) |
Combine with meat mixture.
Spread small amount of mixture on rye bread. At this point, you
can freeze the one-slice sandwiches on a cookie sheet. After solidly
freezing, they can be placed in a plastic freezer bad for future use.
When ready to use: Preheat oven to 425F. Bake, if frozen, for 10
minutes. Serve right from the oven. |
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Virginia Ham & Cheese
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8 oz. ground or finely chopped ham
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
3 dashes Tabasco
3 pinches dry mustard powder
8 oz. unsalted peanuts, finely chopped |
In a large bowl, combine ground ham, cream
cheese, hot sauce and mustard until well blended. Roll into a ball
and then roll in chopped peanuts.
Serve with assorted crackers. |
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Chipped Beef Cheese Ball |
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8 oz. cream cheese
4 oz. packaged sliced beef
1 tablespoon grated onion
1 teaspoon horseradish
dash Worcestershire sauce |
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Spinach Dip
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10 oz Chopped, Frozen Spinach (thaw)
1 1/2 Cups Sour Cream
1 Cup Mayonnaise
1 pkg. Knorr Vegetable Soup Mix (dry)
8 oz Can Water Chestnuts, diced
3 Green Onions with tops, diced
Large Box of Wheat Thins |
Squeeze as much water out of spinach as
possible.
Blend all ingredients together, mixing well. Cover; refrigerate
at least 2 hours. Stir before serving.
Serving Suggestion: Spoon
into large, round rye bread with center hollowed. Arrange Wheat
Thins around outside. |
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Beer Cheese and Rye Bread
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1 Cup Beer, set until uncarbonated
16 oz Cheese Whiz or 3 Nippy Cheese
1 Wedge Roquefort cheese (optional)
1/2 Onion, finely grated
1/4 Teaspoon Garlic, minced
2 Teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Large, Round Party Rye Bread
QUICK & EASY BEER CHEESE (thicker)
2 8 oz Philly Cheese
2 8 oz Shredded Cheddar Cheese
4 cloves garlic (minced)
2 small onions minced FINE
4 drops Tabasco sauce
2 cup beer Melt cheeses in microwave with garlic. Add beer and
onion. Serve in round rye bread. You can add more beer for a thinner
consistency. |
Combine all ingredients (except beer and
bread). Beat, adding beer a little at a time (can foam).
Cut top of round rye loaf. Remove bread from the well of loaf,
leaving only the sides and bottom to serve as a bowl for cheese.
Tear bread which you have removed into chunks and use to dip into cheese
mixture. When cheese mixture is gone, tear sides and bottom of bread
used as bowl and eat. (Cheese mixture has soaked into remaining
bread.)
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Drunken Wieners
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1 Package Wieners
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Small Onion, grated
1 Teaspoon Instant Onion
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire
1/3 Cup Whiskey |
Cut wieners to bite-size pieces.
Mix all ingredients. Bake in covered dish at 325F for 45
minutes.
Serve with fondue forks or toothpicks. |
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HOT BROCCOLI CHEESE DIP
Prep Time:
10 min
Total Time:
35 min
Makes:
32 servings, 2 Tbsp. each
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1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
1 env. GOOD SEASONS Italian Dressing Mix
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped broccoli, thawed, well
drained
1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided
Crackers for dipping.
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PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Mix cream cheese, sour cream and
salad dressing mix with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
Add broccoli and 1-1/2 cups of the Cheddar cheese; mix well.
SPOON into 9-inch pie plate.
BAKE 20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining Cheddar
cheese. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve as a
dip with NABISCO Crackers.
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Basic Cheese Ball
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8 oz Cream Cheese
2 Jars Old English Sharp Cheese
3 oz Roquefort Cheese (optional)
2 Teaspoons Onions, minced
Crushed Nuts |
Have cheese at room temperature. Blend
together with fork. Mix in onions. Form into ball. Roll
in nuts, coating ball.
Serve on top of your favorite crackers. |
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Lincoln Cheese Log
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8 oz Cream Cheese
1/4 Cup Swiss Cheese, grated
2 Teaspoons Horseradish
1/3 Cup Dried Beef, coarsely snipped |
A day ahead, blend cheeses with horseradish
adding a few drops of cream if mixture is still. Form into roll 1
1/2" in diameter. Coat outside of roll with dried
beef.
Refrigerate at least 24 hours. Serve with crisp rye wafers and
slices of party rye. |
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Quickie Cheese Ball
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Couldn't be faster or easier! |
8 oz Cream Cheese
1 pack Good Season's Salad Mix (dry) |
Press salad mix into cream cheese on all
sides. Cover tightly with plastic wrap until ready to use. The
longer it sits; the better the flavor!
Serve with your favorite crackers. |
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Amaretto Fruit Dip
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8 oz Cream Cheese, softened
1 Small Cool Whip, thawed
3 oz Amaretto Liqueur |
Beat softened cream cheese. Mix in
Amaretto; fold in the Cool Whip.
Serve with fresh fruit. |
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Artichoke Dip
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1 Can Artichoke Hearts, drained
1 Cup Mayonnaise
1 Cup Parmesan Cheese |
Slice artichoke hearts in very small
pieces. Mix with mayonnaise and cheese.
Bake until bubbly and serve hot with crackers. |
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RUEBEN DIP
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Polly's recipe |
1 large and 1 small Buddig's corned beef
1 can sauerkraut drained
Two 8 0z cream cheese
16 oz. shredded swiss
1/2 cup mayo
4 tbsp. mustard
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Mix together and bake at 350% for 30 minutes (It may take longer)
Serve with party rye, Pepperidge farm pumpernickel bread sticks or tostido
scoops.
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BUDDY BOY PIZZA
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Willy's recipe |
Rolled refrigerator pizza dough Hamburger
Dill Pickles
Frisch's Tartar Sauce
Shaved Ham
Grated Swiss Cheese |
Take a rolled refrigerator pizza dough and bake
according to directions. When done and cooled spread with Frisch’s tartar
sauce. Add hamburger dill pickles on top of sauce and add shaved ham on
top of pickles and a package of grated Swiss cheese on top
Bake till the cheese is melted.
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