Maple Sausage Apple Cheese balls

Ingredients 

1/4 cup chopped pecans 

1 pkg Maple Pork Sausage Roll 

2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

3/4 cup all-purpose baking mix

1/3 peeled and coarsely grated, Granny Smith apple

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375.

2. Cook pecans in a small skillet over medium-high heat 2-3 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring constantly. Place in a large bowl.

3. Add remaining ingredients, mix just until blended with wooden spoon or hands.

4. Shape into 36, 1-inch balls.; place in single layer on baking sheet.

5. Bake 12 - 14 minutes or until done (160*) and slightly browned. Serve with toothpicks

Cooking Tips: Cook, cool and crumble sausage for best results

Makes: 18 servings of 2 balls each

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Bake Time: 12 - 15 minutes 

Sue's Daffodil Dip

4 eggs

6 oz pkg cream cheese

1 cup of mayo or 1/2 mayo and 1/2 sour cream 

Blend in food processor ... add to taste onion powder, parsley, garlic powder, salt pepper or 1 T Onion and Herb or Original Mrs. Dash.

serve with veggies

Parmesan Cheese Crisps

8 oz Parmesan Cheese (preferably Parmigiano-Reggiano)

1/4 coarse grind Black Pepper (optional)

1 1/2 teaspoon all-purpose flour

Combined in a medium sized bowl, grated Parmesan cheese and a little black pepper or other spice that you like. On a sheet pan lined with parchment paper and sprayed with non-stick spray, place a heaping tablespoon in of shredded Parmesan cheese and flatten to about a 3 inch circle, leaving space for the cheese to melt and bake in the oven on 350 F, middle rack, for 5 to 6 minutes, or until golden brown. Once cooled, remove from the sheet pan with a spatula and set aside.  Makes 20 crisps.

Tips: 1. If you make them too thick they will be chewy rather than crispy, and if browned too much they will taste bitter.

          2.  Add other spices (sparingly) for color rosemary, thyme, paprika, parsley, garlic powder, chopped nuts, etc.

          3.  Crisps may be made 2 days in advance,kept between layers of wax paper in an airtight container at room temp.

          4. Moldable when still warm, drape them over an upturned glass, they will form a cup that can filled for appetizers.

Lemon Curd (Microwave)

Lemon Curd 

1 cup sugar
3 eggs, large
1 cup fresh lemon juice
zest of 3 large lemons
1 stick butter (do not substitute), melted

 1 Grab a medium sized, microwave safe bowl, melt butter ... cool, add sugar and eggs and whisk until very smooth
2 Stir in the lemon zest and lemon juice ... yummy
3 Pop in the microwave and cook, on high, for 2 minutes
4 Stir and cook for 1 minute, on high
5 Repeat step 4 until the curd is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. You can also us a candy thermometer to check the temp. Lemon Curd is the perfect consistency at 196F
6 When you’ve reached the perfect consistency, cover the mixture with cling wrap placed directly on the surface of the curd.
7 Refrigerate until set, a few hours.

 Wasn’t that simple ... makes about 2 1/4 Cups and is fabulous on toast, on top of ice cream, as a layer filling for cake, injected into cupcakes, or my favorite .... fresh berries, topped with lemon curd, topped with granola and whipped cream ...

Pumpkin Fluff

Ingredients

1 can pumpkin
1 tub cool whip
1 t. cinnamon (could use pumpkin pie spice)

Directions
Combine.

Serving suggestions
cinnamon graham crackers
nilla wafers
apple ?

White Cheddar Raspberry Spread

Ingredients:
1 block white cheddar, shredded
1/8 onion, finely chopped
3 T. mayo
raspberry jam

mix cheese, onion and mayo together.
spread into pie plate or similar dish
cover with desired layer of jam

Notes:
i use the pie plate to get a good cheese:jam ratio
i also don't have a grater and did this in my food processor
everybody has raved about this dip...its a party winner!

Vegetable Pizza

Ingredients:
2 cans crescent rolls
1 tub herb and garlic or chive cream cheese
Fresh veggies: (whatever you like)
Corn
Peppers
Broccoli
Carrots
Sugar snap peas
Cucumbers
Zucchini
Yellow Squash

Preheat oven to temp on crescent roll package (probably 350)

Roll out crescent rolls onto cookie sheet, making sure to seal the triangles together. Bake according to directions on package.

Let cool slightly. Spread cream cheese over crescent rolls.

Arrange veggies as desired.

Seven Layer Dip

1 can refried beans
1 can green chilies
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 cup sour cream
2 small tomatoes chopped
2 or 3 green onions sliced including some of the green
1 small can sliced black olives
1 to 1 1/2 cup grated cheddar or jack cheese
1/2 to 1 cup salsa (your favorite kind)

Mix can of green chilies with the refried beans and spread in a 9 or 10 inch pie plate. Spread salsa over the beans. Mix 1/2 pkg of taco seasoning with sour cream and spread on top. Then layer on the tomatoes, black olives, green onions and cheese. Serve with corn chips.