Merilee's Cranberry Spread

INGREDIENTS

1  8 oz. pkg. cream cheese

2 Tbsp. orange juice concentrate

1/8 tsp. cinnamon

1 Tbsp. sugar

zest of 1 orange

1/4 cup finely chopped pecans

1/4 cup finely chopped dried cranberries

 

DIRECTIONS

Combine first 4 ingredients.  Mix well with an electric mixer. 

 Fold in remaining ingredients.  Refrigerate.  Serve with crackers.

 

-Merilee Prettyman

Annie's Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips

INGREDIENTS
2 kiwis, peeled and diced
2 Golden Delicious apples - peeled, cored and diced
8 oz raspberries
1 lb strawberries
2 T white sugar
1 T brown sugar
3 T fruit preserves, any flavor
10 (10 inch) flour tortillas
butter flavored cooking spray
2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar

DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, thoroughly mix fruits with sugars and preserves. Cover and chill at least 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°. Coat one side of each flour tortilla with butter flavored cooking spray. Cut into wedges and arrange in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle wedges with desired amount of cinnamon sugar. Spray again with cooking spray. Bake in the preheated oven 8 to 10 minutes. Repeat with any remaining tortilla wedges. Allow to cool. Serve with chilled fruit mixture. Note: You can use any kind of fruit and any flavor of preserves. Plums and blueberries work well with grape jelly.

-Starla Davis

Starla's Spicy Sausage Wonton Stars

INGREDIENTS  
1 pound bulk spicy pork sausage 
2 medium carrots, finely shredded 
1 medium onion, finely chopped 
1/2 cup finely chopped sweet red pepper 
1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper 
1 cup (4 ounces) finely shredded pepper jack cheese 
1/2 cup sour cream 
2 garlic cloves, minced 
1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning 
36 wonton wrappers 
1 tablespoon butter, melted 
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 
Sliced cherry tomatoes, optional
 
DIRECTIONS 
In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. In a large bowl, combine the sausage, carrots, onion, peppers, cheese, sour cream, garlic and lemon-pepper.  
Press wonton wrappers into miniature muffin cups coated with cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine butter and garlic powder; brush over edges. Bake at 350° for 8-9 minutes or until lightly browned.  
Spoon sausage mixture into cups. Bake 5-7 minutes longer or until heated through. Garnish with tomatoes if desired. Yield: 3 dozen.


-Starla Davis

Rachel's Bacon-wrapped Smokies

INGREDIENTS
1 lb. bacon
1pkg (16oz) lil' smokies sausages
1c brown sugar (or to taste)

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°. Cut bacon into thirds; wrap each smokie with bacon. Skewer onto wooden skewers, about 5 or 6 on each.
Place on cookie sheet, then rub brown sugar on each one. Bake until bacon is crisp and brown sugar is melted.

-Rachel Marsing

Lowe's Favorite Appetizer

mushrooms
1pkg cream cheese
1 lb. Jimmy Dean maple pork sausage

Clean mushrooms, remove stems. Brown sausage and mix with cream cheese. Stuff mushrooms. Bake at 350°.

Kim's Baked Zucchini Fries

INGREDIENTS

 About 1 pound of Zucchini

1/2 c Italian seasoned panko bread crumbs

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (not the shredded type, the crumbly type)

2 eggs

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.

Combine bread crumbs and Parmesan Cheese and set aside.

Whisk the 2 eggs together in a shallow pie plate and set aside.

Cut the Zucchini into strips. Thick strips will yeild meatier fries, thin strips will be more crispy and taste less like zucchini.

Blot the zucchini dry with a paper towel and then working with a small handful at a time dip them in the egg mixture and then into the bread crumbs. Be sure and shake off any excess egg, and only put 2-3 tablespoons of the crumbs in the dish at a time. If you put all the bread crumbs in at once, they soak up all the moisture from the egg and then they won't stick to the zucchini.

Place the coated zucchini strips on the baking dish and bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven, turn them over, and bake for another 10 -12 minutes. Serve with pizza sauce or ranch dressing.

**If you can't find the Italian seasoned Panko, you can make you own:

1/2 cup plain panko bread crumbs.

1/2 Tbls (1 1/2 tsp)  Italian seasoning

1/2 teas garlic powder

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1/4 tsp onion powder

–Kim Quinton

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