Jalapeno Popper Dip

I had this dip for the first time at an Independence Day party last year.  It was awesome and I ate so much of it that I had to ask Sarah for her recipe.

Jalapeno Popper Dip

7 slices bacon- diced
1 cup mayo
1 cup cheddar cheese
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup chopped green onion
5 jalapeno peppers, seeded & chopped
2 -8oz cream cheese blocks, softened

Topping:
1 cup crushed Ritz crackers
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350

Mix in a 9 inch round baking dish.  Mix topping ingredients - spread over top.  Bake 20-30 minutes.

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles

Source:  Pioneer Woman

These are a favorite Easter recipe, serve with ham, scalloped potatoes & deviled eggs.

1 bundle of asparagus, trimmed
bacon
olive oil
kosher salt
pepper
maple syrup

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Place a rack on a rimmed baking sheet.  Cut slices of bacon in half.  Wind bacon around a small bundle of asparagus.  Drizzle the asparagus with olive oil, make sure tips are well coated.  Season with salt and pepper.  Brush the bacon with maple syrup.

Bake about 30-35 minutes.

Nikki's Sugar Cookies

Nikki's Sugar Cookies - for cookie cutter cookies

Source: Nikki Jackson 

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp almond extract

Cream until fluffy.

Sift in:
3 1/2 cup flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt

Mix well.  Chill for 3-4 hours.  Use plenty of flour in rolling out cookie dough.  Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes.

Scalloped Potatoes

Scalloped Potatoes

3 pounds Yukon Gold Potatoes, washed and thinly sliced using mandolin
1 stick butter
1 whole yellow onion, diced
3 cups diced ham
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/4 cup flour
salt and pepper to taste
grated cheddar cheese
grated Monterey jack cheese

Spray a large casserole dish with pam cooking spray.  Add 1/3 of the taters.  Add pats of butter on top.  Salt and Pepper the taters.  Add a thin layer of onions and ham and cheese. 

Mix the half-and-half, heavy cream and flour.  Then pour 1/3 over the taters.  Repeat those layers 2 more times.  Bake 350 for about an hour, cover with foil if the top starts to get too brown.

Fruit Fluff

Fruit Fluff

1 large container of cool whip
1 can peaches, drained and diced
1 can pineapple chunks, drained
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
1 (10 oz) jar maraschino cherries, drained
2-3 cups mini marshmallows

Mix and put in the fridge. Let set overnight or several hours before serving.

Hamburgers

This is a recipe that I saw on America's Test Kitchen then altered just a tad.

Grilled Hamburgers

For each 1 pound of hamburger mix the following:

1 slice bread (I prefer sourdough) -- crumbled into tiny pieces
2-3 tbsp. milk
2 tbs A-1 steak sauce
garlic powder
salt and pepper

Crumble the bread and add the milk, mix it until it forms a squishy paste.  Then add in steak sauce, and seasonings.  With your hands mix this mixture into the hamburger making sure it's mixed really well.  Make patties.

Cook on grill and enjoy!

Grape Salad

Grape Salad

8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2-3 lbs seedless grapes (I like to do a mixture of green and red grapes)
3 tbsp. brown sugar (I don't measure, just sprinkle some on)

In a large bowl beat the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, and vanilla.

Place grapes in a cake pan.  Spread the cream cheese mixture over the grapes. Sprinkle brown sugar over the top. Cover and refrigerate a few hours before serving.

(you could add the grapes to the cream cheese mixture and toss to cover, place in bowl and sprinkle with brown sugar.)

Optional: top with 3 tbsp. chopped pecans.

Ground Turkey Soup

Ground Turkey Soup

2 1/2 (32 oz each) containers of ckn broth
Red potatoes -chunked
Baby Carrots ...
Sliced Onions
Celery chunks
1 can drained green beans
1 pkg white chicken chili seasoning
2 sprigs of rosemary

Put in large pot and bring to boil. Meanwhile in a skillet:
1-2 tbsp olive oil
Diced onion
Diced red pepper
Sliced mushrooms
Cook till soft. Season with salt and pepper.
Add 1 lb ground turkey and brown
Then dump that in the soup pot. Simmer till taters are done.