Recipes *Appetizers and Salads*

[StitchinGrandma]

Share your recipes please.

So those in other countries can share in the recipes being posted and they can also share some of theirs, below are a few sites to use for converting to metric and visa versa.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/convert/measurements.html

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Bulletins/measurement_equivalents.html

http://www.pastrywiz.com/conversion.htm

[ShirleyC]

Hawaiian Bread Dip

1 loaf Hawaiian bread (Found in any grocery store. Round loaf in a tin plate).
2 cups shredded sharp cheese
2 cups mayo
½ cup chopped onion
1 small can green chilies

Mix all these ingredients together.

Take loaf of Hawaiian Bread, cut the top half off and set aside.

Scoop out the middle of the bottom of the loaf around so you will have a tunnel like space to pour mixture.

Spoon mixture into the scooped out area of loaf. Replace top part of loaf. Wrap in foil.
Place on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.

Serve with wheat thins, sociables or any crackers of your choice.(I like Toasted Ritz)

If any leftover, refrigerate. You can eat leftovers cold or reheat in 350 oven.

Oh so yummy!

[StitchinGrandma]

OH yum! I LOVE Hawaiian bread all by itself. That stuff is so good.

[nanamcd]

Jalapeno appetizers

fresh jalapeno peppers
cream cheese
bacon

Split jalapenos lengthwise and scoop out the membranes and seeds with a teaspoon. (BE CAREFUL!! Wear gloves if you are sensitive, and make sure to keep your hands away from your face. Wash with warm soapy water when you're finished.)

Spread the cavity of the half pepper with cream cheese. Glob it right in there!

Take 1/2 slice of bacon and wrap it around the filled pepper, anchoring with a toothpick. I kind of spiral it from bottom to top and pick it at the stem end.

Place the whole bunch of them on a cookie sheet and bake at 375 until bacon is crispy. The longer you bake them, the less "hot" the peppers are.

Reeeeeeally good, and always the first to disappear. Enjoy!

[StitchinGrandma]

I LOVE jalapeno poppers and those are pretty close. YUM! My kids and I one year sat and made our own. I had them sitting with gloves at the table helping Mom clean them all out so we could make them. That was the agreement when they said they wanted me to "figure it out how to make them Mom, you can make anything" that they had to help. They turned out great but it is a lot of work making enough poppers for three teenaged boys and myself. lol

[hardworkfhe]

Spinach and Artichoke Dip

1 jar of Ragu Alfredo Sauce
1 can of artichokes in water (drained and chopped)
Parmesan cheese about 3/4 cup grated
Mozzarella Cheese about 1 cup grated
Salt about 2 pinches of salt
Pepper just a nice light sprinkling over all.
Garlic Pwd about 1 teaspoon
Cayenne Pepper to taste. This is just to give it the little something, but not make it hot. A pinch to 1/8 of a teaspoon. Sorry I just don't measure this as I made the recipe up.

Combine all except for 1/2 of mozzarella cheese. I use a round shallow corning ware dish to make this in. Top with mozzarella. Bake in 350 oven for about 20-30 minutes. Tops should bubble and will be lightly brown in some places.

Serve with tortilla chips or bagel chips. This will be hot and needs something that won't break or get mushy from the heat.

[craftmama]

Spinach and Artichoke Dip

1 jar of Ragu Alfredo Sauce
1 can of artichokes in water (drained and chopped)
Parmesan cheese about 3/4 cup grated
Mozzarella Cheese about 1 cup grated
Salt about 2 pinches of salt
Pepper just a nice light sprinkling over all.
Garlic Pwd about 1 teaspoon
Cayenne Pepper to taste. This is just to give it the little something, but not make it hot. A pinch to 1/8 of a teaspoon. Sorry I just don't measure this as I made the recipe up.

Combine all except for 1/2 of mozzarella cheese. I use a round shallow corning ware dish to make this in. Top with mozzarella. Bake in 350 oven for about 20-30 minutes. Tops should bubble and will be lightly brown in some places.

Serve with tortilla chips or bagel chips. This will be hot and needs something that won't break or get mushy from the heat.

this sounds great, but what about the spinach? Do you use the frozen?

[hardworkfhe]

Sorry, I have used fresh spinach it works. Chop up finely.

But I usually use frozen chopped spinach. One box, thawed and drained. I use a paper towel to squeeze extra water out.

[StitchinGrandma]

Found on the Pillsbury website.

Jalapeno Chicken Crescent Pinwheels

Smooth cream cheese blends with spicy chiles in these flaky chicken appetizers.
Prep Time: 20 Min
Total Time: 40 Min
Makes: 32 appetizers
Lupe Cortes Forest, VA Bake-Off® Contest 41, 2004


INGREDIENTS:
4 oz (half of 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
½ cup chopped cooked chicken
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 to 3 tablespoons finely chopped sliced jalapeño chiles (from 12-oz jar)
2 tablespoons finely chopped green onions (2 medium)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations™ refrigerated flaky dough sheet

DIRECTIONS:
Heat oven to 375°F. In small bowl, mix all ingredients except dough until well blended; set aside.

If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough; separate into 2 long rectangles. Place 1 rectangle on long cutting board; press perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough; cut into 2 long rectangles. Place 1 rectangle on long cutting board.

Spread half of cream cheese mixture on dough rectangle to within 1/2 inch of edges.

Starting with one long side, roll up rectangle; press seam to seal. Cut roll into 16 slices; place slices, cut side down, on ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough rectangle.

Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.
NUTRITION INFORMATION:
1 Appetizer: Calories 45 (Calories from Fat 25); Total Fat 3g (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 5mg; Sodium 80mg; Total Carbohydrate 3g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 0g); Protein 1g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0% Exchanges: 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

[ElaineR]

Thanks Vicki, and everyone for sharing your recipes! They all sound wonderful! I will put the ingredients on my grocery list! Have a safe and Happy New Year! We stay home too or only go to daughters.
Elaine

[StitchinGrandma]

You're welcome. I had to search for something yesterday to use up the crescent rolls I'd bought for Christmas dinner that we decided not to make. I thought they sounded good too. I'm actually changing that recipe tonight and not using chicken or cilantro. I'm using pickled jalapenos and cream cheese with parsley that I didn't use at Christmas too with some green onions mixed in. I make my own jalapeno cream cheese for bagels and it's very yummy so I'm pretty much making that and spreading it onto the rolls and then baking them. The pickled jalapenos are not a shot as a fresh one and they aren't sour like a pickle so this should be very good.

[ElaineR]

Sounds awesome! You must not only be able to sew and "moderate" but be an awesome cook too!!!
Elaine

[StitchinGrandma]

Well, I didn't get the nickname from an old neighbor of Little Susie Homemaker for nothing. :D And my kids have never complained and two of them begged me to please write down my chili recipe since I never used a recipe and they were afraid some day it would be gone. And they always ask for my brownies if I'm going to visit them. That's all they want is my brownies. Of course, everyone asks for those. HA

I actually always wanted to open my own coffee shop and bakery type place. My hubby tried to encourage me when we first got together because he knew after eating here that it would be a good place and popular. :D

[lizanne]

I made this for a party I went to yesterday, my Smocking Group were celebrating Christmas early and I took this, everyone raved, so I thought I'd post it here.

This recipe is for a very large wheel of Brie or Camembert ( about 6 lbs) but my country town only has the small variety so I divided the recipe by four. (eg ¼ Cup of Port Wine & ¼ Cup of Sugar)

1 Cup of Port Wine
1 Cup of Sugar
2 Cups of Cranberries
2 Teaspoons of Cornflour
10 oz of Soft Goat's Cheese
5 oz Gorgonzola Dolce (not available at my market so I used Blue Castello)
1 large wheel of Brie or Camembert (6lbs approx)
2 cups of toasted Walnuts, chopped
Watercress and toasted baguettes to serve.

Place sugar and Port Wine in a saucepan and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved, then simmer over medium heat for five minutes until thick and syrupy. Add cranberries and cook for a further minute or two until cranberries just start popping. Mix the cornflour with 2 tablespoons of water and add the the syrup, stirring for one minute until thickened. Remove from heat and cool. (The syrup will keep for four days in the refrigerator.)

Whiz goat's cheese and Gorgonzola until smooth.

Split the Brie in half horizontally and spread both "inside" sides with the cheese mixture. Place the Bottom half on a platter and sprinkle with half the walnuts and half the Cranberry suace. Place top on (rind side up) and add the remaing walnuts and cranberry sauce, garnish with watercress (I didn't have cress so I used rough chopped continental parsley).

Serve with toasted baguette slices.

Yum and very more-ish.