Monthly Archives: January 2016

Appetizer, Holiday

Pineapple Cheese Ball (Grandma Stowell’s Holiday Cheese)

Serving Suggestion

Serve with crackers.

Time

Prep: 10 minutes              Ready In: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 8-ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 c chopped pecans
  • ¼ c finely chopped green pepper
  • 2 T chopped onion
  • 1 T seasoned salt
  • ¼ c chopped pecans

Prep/Equipment

  • Medium bowl

Directions

  1. In medium bowl, mix cream cheese with fork. Gradually stir in pineapple, 1 c pecans, green peppers, onion, and seasoned salt.  Roll into a ball.
  2. Roll in ½ c pecans, so that the outside of the ball is covered in pecans.
  3. Wrap in plastic film and refrigerate 1 hour prior to serving.
Appetizer

Old English Cheese Spread Log Roll

Serving Suggestion

Serve with wheat thins.

Time

Prep: 10 minutes              Ready In: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 jar cheese (Old English) spread, softened
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 c flour

Prep/Equipment

  • Electric mixer

Directions

  1. Using a mixer, mix all ingredients. Roll into logroll and freeze for 1 hour.
  2. Remove from freezer. Preheat oven to 350°.
  3. Slice ¼” thick and bake at 350° for 5 minutes.
Appetizer

Blue Cheese Ball (Overnight)

Serving Suggestion

Serve with wheat thins or thin table water crackers.  Goes great with wine!

Time

Prep: 10 minutes              Ready In: 8 hour 10 minutes (chills overnight)

Ingredients

  • 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 c crumbled blue cheese
  • 1 c shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (or 7 oz aged Kaukauna cheddar cheese spread or “Old English” cheese)
  • ¼ c minced onion
  • 1 T Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 c chopped walnuts (or pecans)

Prep/Equipment

  • Medium bowl
  • Medium bowl lined with plastic wrap
  • Dinner plate
  • Serving plate

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, blue cheese, Cheddar cheese, onion, and Worcestershire sauce. Transfer to a separate bowl that has been lined with plastic wrap.  Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  2. The next day, gather the cream cheese mixture into a ball. Spread the walnuts out on a dinner/serving plate.  Roll the cheese ball in nuts until coated.  Refrigerate or transfer to serving plate and serve immediately.

Notes/Suggestion

  1. Aged Kaukana cheddar cheese spread makes this fabulous!
  2. Optionally, roll in walnuts and wrap in plastic wrap, tied with a bow, before placing in the fridge overnight (step 1). Then, it’s ready to transport to anyone’s house the next day.
Appetizer, Cold Dips

Raw Vegetable Dip

Serving Suggestion

Serve with a variety of vegetables.

Time

Prep: 10 minutes              Ready In: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 pkg Good Seasons Italian dressing
  • ½ c tomato juice
  • Dash Worcestershire sauce

Prep/Equipment

  • Electric mixer

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients in blender until smooth.
Appetizer, Cold Dips

Knorr Spinach Dip with Bread Cubes

Serving Suggestions

This is served all by itself!  Use the bread cubes to scoop and eat the dip.

Time

Prep: 10 minutes              Ready In: 2 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, cooked, cooled, and squeezed dry (optionally, don’t cook the spinach, and just thaw and squeeze dry)
  • 2 c (16 ounces) sour cream
  • 1 c mayonnaise
  • 1 package Knorr dry soup, mixed vegetable
  • 3 green onions, chopped (optional)
  • 1 round loaf (1 lb) rye, sourdough, or Hawaiian bread, unsliced

Prep/Equipment

  • Large bowl

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients but the bread. Chill about 2 hours.
  2. For the bread, cut a thin slice off the top of the bread. Hollow out the bottom half, leaving a ½ inch shell.  Cut removed bread into 1” cubes.
  3. Scoop dip into shell.
Appetizer, Cold Dips

Beau Monde Seasoning Dip

Serving Suggestions

Serve with Ruffles potato chips for an easy snack.

Time

Prep: 10 minutes              Ready In: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 c sour cream
  • 1 c mayonnaise
  • 1 T minced onion
  • 1 T dried parsley
  • 1 t dried dill weed
  • 1 t Beau Monde seasoning
  • 1 dash Worcestershire sauce (optional

Directions

Mix all ingredients.  Chill for 1 hour before serving.

Appetizer, Hot Dips

Cheese Dip and Tortilla Chips

Serving Suggestions

Place in a serving bowl, surrounded by tortilla chips.

Time

Prep: 10 minutes              Ready In: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Velveeta American cheese
  • 1 small tomato, chopped
  • 1 can Ro-Tel, drained
  • 2 cans chopped green chilies, drained

Prep/Equipment

  • 1 large bowl

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, melt Velveeta cheese (instructions on the box).
  2. Mix the Ro-Tel, tomato, and chilies in with the melted cheese.

Cookies, Desserts

Quaker Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

  • ¾ cup shortening
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups oats, uncooked
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup raisins
  1. Place raisins in measuring cup, cover with water, microwave 3 minutes on high.  Let sit until needed, then drain.
  2. Beat together shortening and sugar.
  3. Beat in egg, water and vanilla until creamy.
  4. Add remaining ingredients; mix well.
  5. Stir in raisins.
  6. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto a GREASED cookie sheet (or use parchment paper).
  7. Bake at 350° 12-15 minutes.

Yield:  5 dozen