Use 9 cups of Chex brand cereals, mixed or all one kind. Place in a large bowl. Combine chocolate chips, peanut butter and margarine in a quart e safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 to 1-1/2 minutes or until smooth, stirring after 1 minute. Stir in vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture over cereal, stirring until […]
Snacks
Bengali-style Oven-fried Potatoes
Preheat oven to 400F. Remove oven racks & spray them with oil. Wash potatoes & slice them lengthwise into sticks 1/2″ thick or crosswise into rounds 1/3″ thivk. Trnasfer to a baking pan & spray well with oil. Add seasonings & toss to coat. Place the rounds in a single layer on the oven racks. […]
Bluegill Dip
Directions: Combine all ingredients for fish dip.
Sherried Cheddar Cheese Dip
Blend the cheddar cheese and the sherry well. Blend in the sour cream and then add all the rest of the ingredients. Serve at room temperature. Makes about 2 cups of dip. SUGGESTED DIPPERS: Celery, Carrots, Radishes, Tomatoes, Polish Sausage, Cantaloupe, Crenshaw or Casaba Melon
Pizza Flavored Popcorn
In blender, blend cheese, garlic powder, italian seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper about 3 minutes. Place popcorn in large bowl; sprinkle with cheese mixture. Toss to coat evenly. Makes 3 quarts
Longhorn Quick Chili Dip
Cream the cottage cheese in a blender or food processor or with an electric mixer. Blend the chili in, mixing well. Add the hot sauce, lemon juice and cumin. Pour into a bowl and blend in the cheddar cheese, reserving a little for a garnish. Cover and chill. Makes about 3 3/4 cups of dip. […]
Chocolate Popcorn Bars
Combine water, sugar, corn syrup, and chocolate in a saucepan, and cook, stirring, until chocolate melts. Bring to a boil gently until candy reaches 254 on a candy thermometer. Pour candy over candy over warm popped corn in a big bowl. Stir with a spoon to coat all the corn. Butter your hands and working […]
Peanut Butter Dip
Mix all ingredients, save the seeds, together until as smooth of a consistency possible is achieved. Add the seeds and stir in until well-blended. This recipe is best served with Bretton crackers, I find, but any dipable cracker/chip will suffice.
Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Bites
Preheat oven to 350F. In a large mixer bowl at low speed, beat butter and sugar until blended. Increase speed to medium-high, beat until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in flour and salt. Shape 1 ts of dough around each Macadamia nut. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 13 minutes […]
El Chico Salsa Verde
Toast pumpkin seeds until brown, or use pumpkin seeds called Pepitas (This Id prefer. I think you can get these at the spice rack in the store). Grind, with the chiles and parsley, very fine. In a skillet, with 1/4 C cooking oil, add a little of the chicken stock. Add the green chile mixture […]