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Party Time Cheesy Baked Artichoke Dip

August 10, 2011 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment

2 (8 oz) pkgs. cream cheese, softened at room temperature
1/3 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
1 garlic clove, grated
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
dash Tabasco
salt and pepper to taste
3 (6 oz) jars marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup grated Mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup green onions, chopped including tops
dash red pepper flakes
1 tsp jalapenos, minced (optional)
1 tsp pimentos, minced (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter baking dish.
In a large bowl, put cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon zest and juice, Dijon, garlic, Worchestershire, Tabasco, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix together with a hand beater at medium speed until well blended.
Gently fold in artichoke hearts, cheeses, green onions, red pepper flakes, and optional jalapenos and pimentos if using.
Turn into buttered baking dish and bake in preheated oven at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes, depending on depth of dish. Dip should be bubbling and browning around the edges.
Serve warm with tortilla chips, pita chips, bread, or crackers.

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Cheesy Almond Appetizers

June 4, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment

What You Need:

2 tbsp butter, softened
1 C of sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 C of flour
1 dash cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp celery seed
1 (3-oz.) pkg. hickory smoked almonds

How to Make It:

Place the butter and cheese into a bowl and stir until smooth.
Place the flour, cayenne pepper and celery seed into the mixture.
Knead the mixture with your hands until it forms a firm ball.
Form a spoonful of the cheese around each almond to complete cover the almond.
Place the appetizers on a microwave save plate in a circle of 9 appetizers.
Heat the appetizers on high for 2 minutes turning the plate 1/4 turn after 1 minute.
When done these appetizers should be puffy and dry.
Repeat the cooking process until all the appetizers have been used.
Cool slightly before serving.

Makes 3 dozen

Use any type of almonds you prefer such as regular, barbecued or even cheese flavored. It’s a sure bet these appetizers won’t be around long as they are quite tasty. Who could ask for a simpler fare to feed those hungry guests?

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Slow Cooked Kielbasa Bites

May 26, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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What You Need:

2 lbs. kielbasa sausage, fully cooked and cut into pieces
3/4 C of brown sugar
1 C chunky applesauce
2 garlic cloves, minced

How to Cook It:

Lay the sausages into the bottom of the crock pot.
Sprinkle the sausages with the brown sugar covering them well.
Stir in the applesauce and garlic until blended in well.
Cover the crock pot and cook on low for 6 hours or until heated through.

Makes 12 servings

The ideal slow cooker size is 3 quarts but they can be made in a 4 or 5 quart cooker just be sure to watch them carefully so they don’t over cook. These tasty little bites make a great get together appetizer. Even the kids will love them. The garlic is optional.

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 6 hours
Total Time: approximately 6 hours 15 minutes

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Vanilla Applesauce Dip

January 2, 2010 By The Recipe Mom 1 Comment
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applesaucedipWhat You Need:

2 C of applesauce
6 T of vanilla yogurt
1 t ground cinnamon

How to Make It:

In a serving bowl put the applesauce.
The yogurt is folded in until combined well.
Stir in the cinnamon and mix well.
Put in refrigerator covered tightly for at least 1/2 hour before serving.

Makes 8 servings

Serve this to the little ones who can’t handle the other snacks and appetizers. For the little ones use animal crackers, graham crackers or vanilla wafers for dipping.

Preparation Time: approximately 10 minutes
Chilling Time: approximately 30 minutes
Total Time: approximately 40 minutes

Nutritional Information per 1/4 C serving: (approximate values)
Calories 170; fat 4 g; sodium 115 mg; carbohydrates 33 g; sugar 21 g;
protein 2 g

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Hot and Spicy Lemon Shrimp

November 17, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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lemonshrimpWhat You Need:

1 lb. butter
3 lemons, sliced
3 T of pepper
1/2 t of salt
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 T of Worcestershire sauce
1/2 t of hot pepper sauce
2 1/2 lbs. shrimp, uncooked in shells

How to Make It:

The oven is set to preheat to 375 degrees.
Over medium heat in a large saucepan melt the butter.
To the melted butter add the lemon slices.
Gently stir in the pepper, salt and garlic.
Blend in the Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce.
Bring the mixture to a moderate boil.
Turn the heat to low, cover and simmered for 30 minutes, stirring often.
Place the shrimp in a single layer into the bottom of a roasting pan.
Pour the simmered sauce over the shrimp.
Place the roasting pan in the oven and bake 20 minutes or until the shrimp are cooked through and pink.

Makes 12 servings

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 50 minutes
Total Time: approximately 1 hour 05 minutes

Your buffet will be complete with these shrimp as the opening to your Christmas dinner. Serve warm, covered in sauce and add lemon slices on the side.

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Zesty Spiced Shrimp

October 17, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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spicyshrimpWhat You Need:

1 1/2 lbs large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 1/2 C of orange juice
1 t lime juice
1 t orange zest, grated
1 t lime zest, grated
1 t ground cumin
1 t of salt
1 t ground cinnamon
1/4 t cayenne pepper

How to Make It:

Lay the shrimp into the pressure cooker.
Pour the orange and lime juice over the shrimp then add the both zests.
Sprinkle the cumin, salt, cinnamon and pepper into the mixture.
Cook on high pressure 1 minute.
Take from the heat and let the pressure drop by itself.
Remove the cooker lid and let the shrimp cool at room temperature for 1/2 hour.
Replace the lid and chill the shrimp in the juice for 30 minutes.
Remove the shrimp from the liquid and place in a bowl over ice.
Discard the remaining liquid.

These are great as an appetizer for any dinner party. If you prefer you may use lemon juice and lemon zest instead of the lime.

Makes 4 servings

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Grilled Appetizer Quesadillas

August 5, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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pepper-varietyWhat You Need:

2 bell peppers, julienne
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and julienne
1 sweet onion, chopped fine
2 tbsp olive oil, divided
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
6 (10 in.) flour tortillas

How to Make It:

With a non-stick cooking spray lightly spray the grill grate.
Heat the grill to medium hot temperature.
In a mixing bowl place both types of peppers, the onion and 1 tbsp of the olive oil and mix well.
Grill 7 minutes or until tender, turning frequently.
Take the vegetables from the grill and reduce heat to low.
With the remaining oil coat one side of the tortillas.
Spread 1/3 of the vegetable mixture onto 3 of the prepared tortillas.
Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the tops.
With the oil side up place the remaining 3 tortillas over the top of the filled tortillas.
Firmly press the tortillas together and seal around the edges.
Grill the tortillas 4 minutes, flip and grill 2 minutes longer or until the cheese has melted.

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