This is another appetizer that would go perfectly with toasted pita bread triangles. 2 tablespoons butter¼ cup chopped onion2 cloves garlic, minced1 tablespoon flour1 ¾ cup half-and-half2 packages (9 ounces each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained1 cup shredded cheddar cheese1 ounce package dried vegetable soup mix¼ cup shredded… Continue reading Hot Cheese and Spinach Dip
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Mexican Salsa
In honor of the upcoming New Year’s Eve, I am posting a bunch of recipes for home-cooked appetizers. This recipe – I have no idea where it came from. It makes a very liquid sort of salsa. And it is not subtle. It says “Raw onions! Raw garlic! Jalapenos!” But after having a few chips… Continue reading Mexican Salsa
Turkey-Cheddar Bake (Perdue)
This produces what is possibly the most cheerful-looking meatloaf ever. The turkey meat itself does not have much of a color, leaving this loaf to be the color of cheddar cheese and sweet red pepper. In the 1990s, Perdue began selling ground turkey in the supermarket. It was sort of a new thing then, so,… Continue reading Turkey-Cheddar Bake (Perdue)
Pork and Cider Stew — A Harmonious Marriage
I have a book of slow-cooker recipes. It’s not that this recipe comes from that book – it doesn’t. But the pages of that book are fairly stuffed with recipes clipped from other places that I haven’t tried yet. This is one of those recipes -I stuck it in the book for five years before… Continue reading Pork and Cider Stew — A Harmonious Marriage
Inyo Country Store Lentil Soup — Dry Sherry Is Not Optional!
Life is too short to drink instant coffee or bad wine. – Proverbs of Sparrow Hikers visiting Inyo National Forest in Inyo County, California stumbled upon the Inyo Country Store. They were coming in after a long hike and they were hungry, and ordered the lentil soup. It was so good, the hikers asked for… Continue reading Inyo Country Store Lentil Soup — Dry Sherry Is Not Optional!
Italian Style Cheese and Macaroni
Italian Style Cheese and Macaroni (16 Servings) Although I inherited this recipe from my mother’s recipe box, I really don’t know if she ever cooked it. I figure it comes from sometime in the 1960s, and sat in the recipe box, unremarked for many years. It was typeset and printed on yellow index card stock.… Continue reading Italian Style Cheese and Macaroni
Potato & Ham Steak Soup
This reminds me of the creamy potato soup that you used to get at the now-defunct Bennigan’s restaurant. We had eaten there quite a few times until the end, and really, the potato soup was the only thing we truly miss. That and the “Southwestern Egg Rolls”. Everyone in our household loves this soup. But… Continue reading Potato & Ham Steak Soup
Recipes out of the Blond Box 