Category: Great for a Holiday

Potluck Bean Dip

1 can refried beans
1 CU salsa (mild or hot… personal preference)
1/2 CU grated Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 CU grated Cheddar cheese

OTHER OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS
Guacamole
Sour Cream
Black Olives
Jalapeno pepper slices

Decide if you want to create individual appetizers or one large “pot luck” style appetizer.

1. Mix two cheeses in one large mixing bowl and set aside
2. Spread refried beans on the bottom of the bowl(s)
3. Spread salsa over beans
4. Spread cheese over salsa
5. Sprinkle other optional ingredients on top of cheese

Serve with taco chips

For extra special chips, spread them on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 300 degrees

Lemon Party Punch

3 cans lemon juice (frozen or canned)
2 cups sugar
2 quarts strong tea
2 quarts water
4 cups orange juice
1 ½ quarts cranberry or grape juice
1 quart gingerale

1. Dissolve sugar in canned or frozen lemon juice.
2. Add tea, water and other juices and chill.
3. Just before serving add gingerale and pour over ice cubes in punch bowl.
4. Garnish with slices of banana, strawberries or other fresh fruit.

Makes about 2 gallons punch.

Spinach Dip

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 8 oz mayo
  • 1 pkg Knorr veg soup (or similar)
  • 1 can water chestnuts – chopped
  • 2 TBL chopped onion
  • 2 TBL chopped chives
  • 1 TBL chopped or grated carrot
  • 1 lemon – lemon zest and juice
  • 1 pkg (previously) frozen chopped spinach (wring out)

STEP BY STEP

  1. Mix all ingredients together
  2. OPTIONAL:  Serve in hollowed out loaf of bread or a “red cabbage bowl”

 

Shopping List Salsa

ADD MY VIDEO BACK IN LATER

This is perfect when you want about a quart of salsa.
Just buy the ingredients, process, and you are done!
The video above is Grandpa showing you just how easy this recipe is.

INGREDIENTS: Shopping List:

  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 1 Green chili pepper
  • 1 Jalapano pepper(optional)
  • 1 Serano chili pepper (optional)
  • 1 Sweet onion
  • 1 Orange bellpPepper
  • 1 Bunch cilantro
  • 2 Green onions
  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp salt

STEP BY STEP

  1. Remove skin from tomatoes (Optional) See below
  2. Pulse onion and garlic until chopped – about 5 x
  3. Add bell pepper pulse 3 x
  4. Add jalapeno and serrano peppers pulse 3 x
  5. Cut tomato into large pieces and ** process until blended but chunky
  6. Cut all other ingredients into pieces and *** pulse until chunky (not too small though)
  7. Add salt to taste
  8. Pour into mixing bowl, mix and store in refrigerator

NOTES

  • To remove skin from tomatoes, bring pot of water to boiling. Put a small X on the top of the tomato.  Put tomatoes in boiling water for about 60 seconds. Remove and put into cold water for another 60 seconds. The skin should easily peel off.
  • Process – means blender or food processor. If you have neither chop the heck out of it with a knife. Goodwill though, has blenders for just a couple of dollars.
  • Pulse – means run your processor in short bursts until the ingredients are “chopped” into small pieces.

Rowena’s Shoe Peg Salad

This recipe has been provided by Rowena Stallings – on the condition that it NEVER be brought to one of the First Church Potlucks by anyone other than her.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 can (No.2) Le Sueur Peas
  • 1 can Shoe Peg White Corn
  • 1 cup celery (cut fine)
  • 1 bunch green onions (cut fine)
  • 1 small jar Pimientos (chopped ones)

Dressing:

  • 1/3 cup Salad oil
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup Vinegar

STEP BY STEP

  1. Mix dressing together, Pour over Vegetables.
  2. I heat the Dressing just to dissolve the sugar.
  3. Marinate for several hours or over night.

Have fun eating !!!
See you at church.
Rowena

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