Laurie’s Famous Salsa

From the kitchen of: Laurie Pumphrey

Depends on how much you want to make.

  • 1 can of whole tomatoes crushed by hand
  • 1 can of diced tomatoes
  • handful of green onions chopped up
  • handful of fresh cilantro chopped
  • garlic and salt to taste
  • 1/2 a regular white onion
  • jalepeno sauce if you want to make it hot

Note from Steph: This is an amazing salsa, because the freshness of the tomatoes and cilantro make it taste very light.

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Mexican Cheese Ball

From the kitchen of: Elsie the Cow

  • 1 pound velveeta cheese, cut in cubes
  • 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions
  • 1 (2 oz.) jar chopped pimento, drained
  • 1/2 teaspoon chilit powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • bag tortilla chips

In large mixer bowl, combine all ingredients except chips, mix well. Shape into ball, roll in chips. Chill 3 hours.

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Pizza Snacks

From the kitchen of: Pat Mineart

  • 1 pound Jimmy Dean regular sausage
  • 1 pound Jimmy Dean hot sausage
  • 1 1/2 pounds hamburger
  • salt, pepper, garlic as desired
  • 2 pounds velveeta cheese, melted
  • 3 small loaves Party Rye slices

Mix sausage, hamburger, seasoning and cheese, spread on rye slices. Freeze on
cookie sheets, then place in tupperware and freeze.

When serving, bake in 350 degree oven 10-15 minutes until heated.

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Pumpkin Seeds

From the kitchen of: Pat Mineart

  • Seeds from 2 pumpkins
  • margarine
  • seasoned salt

Wash seeds well, spread on cookie sheets. Roast at 375 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes (stir every ten minutes). Dot with margarine and brown for 5 to ten minutes at 400 degrees. Watch carefully to make sure seeds don’t burn.

Sprinkle with salt, cool on paper towels.

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Puppy Chow (for humans, not dogs)

From the kitchen of: unknown

If you make this, DO NOT tell people what’s in it, because it’s incredibly yummy, but there’s so much fat in that no one will touch it.

  • largest box of Crispix cereal
  • smallest jar of creamy peanut butter
  • 1 bag of milk chocolate chips
  • 1 bag of peanut butter chips
  • 1 stick of butter
  • 1 bag of powdered sugar

Melt the stick of butter in a saucepan, add both bags of chips and let those melt halfway. Add the jar or creamy peanut butter, melt all together.

When it’s smooth, pour it over the crixpix cereal in the largest bowl you can find, and mix, Then add the bag of powdered sugar and hand mix or cover and shake.

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Shrimp Dip

From the kitchen of: Pat Mineart.

This is one of my favorite dips ever, and it’s really simple to make. It does make about twice as much as one would expect to set out at a party, so you could halve the recipe, or don’t make other dips.

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 8 oz. package cream cheese
  • 1 package dry Italian seasoning mix
  • 1 can tiny deveined shrimp

Crush shrimp and blend together other ingredients, then chill before serving.

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Taco Dip

From the kitchen of: unknown

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 package taco seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 green pepper
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 (12 oz.) can tomato sauce
  • 1 can refried beans

Brown beef and drain well. Add taco seasoning, dry mustard, chili powder, onion, green pepper, tomato, sauce and refried beans. Cook and mix well, until think, about 5 minutes on medium heat. Pour into 9×13 dish. Pour sour cream on top and add shredded cheese. Bake in 400 degree oven until cheese melts. Let stand 5-10 minutes, serve.

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Almond Pastry

From the kitchen of: Kelly Ackley.

  • 2 sticks of butter
  • 2 cups flour
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure almond extract
  • Betty Crocker Smooth & Creamy Vanilla frosting
  • Chopped walnuts (or almonds)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Add 1 stick of butter to 1 cup of flour & bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add 1 or one-and-a-half teaspoon almond extract. Quickly stir in 1 cup of flour & mix well until smooth & no lumps. One at a time (important) stir in 3 eggs.

Separately…

Mix 1 cup flour, 3 TBSP water, and 1 stick butter until smooth. Roll into a ball and divide in half. Pat out each half into two strips (onto a cookie sheet). Spread above mixture on each layer.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour–no more, no less!

Let cool and then frost and add nuts.

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