Posted by starwoodgal on December 30, 2008
Here’s an easy recipe for a homemade cheese roll or ball. Great for New Year’s Parties or Football Party or just snacking. Here’s to snacking!
Cheese Ball
8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
2 cups grated cheese, mixture of varieties (smoked cheddar, American, provolone – you decide)
4 Tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire’s Sauce
1/2 Tablespoon Tabasco Sauce
2/3 cup chopped pecans
Ground pecans or Paprika
Blend cream cheese, grated cheeses, and mayonnaise. Add seasonings and chopped pecans, and mix well. Refrigerate for several hours. Form into one large or two small balls (or rolls) and roll in ground pecans or paprika. Serve with variety of crackers. (Keep refrigerated).
Y’all Enjoy! 
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Posted by starwoodgal on December 29, 2008
Burned out on turkey and dressing? Tired of mashed potatoes and green bean casserole? I have the answer. Sweet and Sour Chicken or Pork. Stir fry your favorite veggies and meat and serve with this sauce over hot rice. Just the right twang of sweet and sour.
Sweet and Sour Sauce
1 cup sugar
1 cup white vinegar
6 tablespoons ketchup
4 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons water
1 cup pineapple juice
4 tablespoons corn starch
Mix first five ingredients and cook over medium heat in a saucepan until mixture simmers. Mix a little pineapple juice with the corn starch and then gradually stir in remaining juice. Add the cornstarch mixture to the saucepan and cook until thickened.
I use this sauce with stir fried chicken or pork with veggies over steamed rice.
Y’all Enjoy!
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Posted by starwoodgal on December 24, 2008
This is a simple, easy recipe for something chocolaty. Five little ingredients, quick prep and 20 minutes later – you have a treat! What more could you ask for? Well – someone else to make them for you, I guess.
Chocolate Crescent Bars
1 package 8 oz. crescent dinner rolls
2/3 cup (packed) brown sugar
2/3 cup butter
1 to 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts
6 oz. pkg. of chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cover bottom of jelly roll pan with crescent rolls. Press rolls together at edges to cover pan. Combine brown sugar and butter in a small saucepan and boil for one minute. Pour over crescent roll dough. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake 14 to 18 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. Spread chocolate as it melts. Cool and cut in small bars.
Y’all Enjoy! Merry Christmas Eve
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