Appetizers and Beverages

Stuffed Mushrooms by Paula TN

Stuffed Mushrooms

24 large fresh mushrooms, 1 1/2 to 2 in. in diameter
1/4 cup sliced green onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup margarine or butter
2/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs
1/2 cup shredded cheddar or crumbled blue cheese (2 oz.)

Wash and drain mushrooms. Remove stems. Set aside the caps for later. Chop enough stems to make 1 cup.

In a medium saucepan cook stems, onion, and garlic in margarine or butter until tender. Stir in bread crumbs and cheese. Spoon crumb mixture into mushroom caps. Arrange mushrooms in a 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Bake in a 425 oven 8 to 10 minutes or heated through. Makes 24.


Spinach-Stuffed -

Prepare as above, except omit cheese. Cook 1 cup fresh spinach with the stem mixture. Stir 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese and 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried marjoram into crumb mixture.

Fabulous and Easy Homemade Mocha Mix by Rene

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Cafe' Mocha Mix
3/4 C baking cocoa
2/3 C sugar
2/3 C brown sugar
1/2 C nonfat dry milk powder
1/3 C instant coffee granules
mix all ing. in a blender until it turns to a powder. Store in an airtight container. Yeilds about 2 1/4 cups of mix.

To use: Stir 3 Tablespoons mix with 1 cup of hot milk.

The original recipe is called Mexican Mocha Mix. It called for:
3/4 tsp cinnamon &
1/4 tsp allspice
to be added to the above recipe.

I made it just using the cinnamon but next time I'm going to leave that out too.

2 Cheeseball recipes by Char in OK

#1 Mix 1 small can bean with bacon soup, 1 lb. shredded cheddar cheese, & 1/2 c. finely chopped green onions. Stir in 2 Tablespoons worchestershire, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, and 1 teaspoon garlic. Chill. Divide in half. Roll each half in chopped nuts. Refrigerate.

This is my childhood favorite. My mom made this every year.

#2 Mix 1 package cream cheese (softened) with 1 package sliced ham (chopped) and 1 bunch of chopped green onions. Butter hands, shape into ball, and roll in chopped nuts or paprika or parsley.

This is my adulthood favorite. I've made it 2 x so far this season, and I'm making it 3 more times or more.

Charlene

BLT Dip by JustSherryC

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1 cup mayo
1 cup sourcream
1 small chopped tomato, dab with paper towel to remove excess water
1 bottle Hormel real bacon bits.

Mix together, let chill for a couple of hours so flavors will wed together.

Can serve with crackers or toast bread and cut into four triangles. Very good. --Sherry †

BLT Bites by Linderlou


Recipe By : Taste of Home 08-09/93
Serving Size : 20
Categories : Appetizers


20 cherry tomatoes
1 pound bacon; cooked -- crumbled
1/2 cup mayonnaise - or salad dressing
1/3 cup chopped green onions
3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons fresh, snipped parsley

Cut a thin slice off of each tomato top. Scoop out and discard pulp. Invert the tomatoes on a paper towel to drain. In a small bowl, combine all remaining ingredients; mix well. Spoon into tomatoes. Refrigerate for several hours.

Little Smokies / Taco Dip / Cheese & Crackers by Catherine J

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Little smokies w/ bbq sauce is a good one. Also, this sounds weird, but is good. Wrap little smokies w/ a slice of bacon (cut each bacon slice in half) then cook in the oven for a little bit to get the bacon cooked (btw, hold them together w/ a toothpick) then put them in a sauce made w/ brown sugar and good quality cooking vinegar. sounds crazy but they are good. Time consuming though. Another one that I like to make is:

(this one feeds a crowd). Layer from bottom to top. one can refried beans, 1 pound ground beef cooked w/ one envelope taco seasoning added to it. Two pkgs. (block size) cream cheese softened completely w/ one jar (16 oz.) salsa added to it (pace is really good in this). (mix it together and add it over the ground beef after the ground beef has had a few min. to cool down). One small can sliced olives. Chopped scallions. Chopped tomato. Shredded lettuce. Shredded cheese (don't use the kind w/ the taco seasonings in it...I learned that the hard way..yuck!) Then I chop another tomato into small pieces and make a red rim around the bowl. I use my trifle dish for this so that you can see all of the layers. You can add other things that you like or omit things that you don't like. You can use sour cream, chilis, whatever. I serve it w/ the white restaurant style tortilla chips. It serves quite a lot and is always a hit. Also...

One really easy thing that I like to do is to get the Cracker Barrell brand cheese (not the restaurant just that cheese that they sell in the grocery that is called Cracker Barrel). Anyway, it is in a long thin shape, so it is the perfect size for crackers. I put it in the center of a serving dish and slice it into slices that are thin enough for a cracker and then I put Triscuits around it on the platter. You can use two cheeses in the center of the plate if you will have more people. Each one usually makes at least 20 slices.

Have fun Catherine