New Year Treasures

Chili con Queso
2 cans chili
1 8 oz pkg Velveeta Cheese
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 8 oz bottle salsa

Cube velveeta and cream cheese. Stir into chili and salsa. Microwave on high in 1 minute bursts, stirring frequently, until smooth.

Holiday Punch
2 liters Lemon Lime soda
1 can Western Family Fruit Punch (original)

Combine ingredients and serve chilled.

Christmas with The Grinch

Who Pudding
2 small packages White Chocolate Pudding Mix
1 quart egg nog
food coloring

Whip all ingredients together until smooth. Refridgerate until ready to serve.

Rare Who Roast Beast
2-3 lbs Beef pot roast
1 package slow cooker pot roast seasoning
2 liters ginger ale

Slow cook for 2-3 hours, or until tender.

Grinchy Punch
1/2 gallon lime sherbet
2 liters lemon lime soda

Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl. Serve in mugs or goblets.

Wassail

Wassail
1 Gallon Apple Cider
1 quart orange juice
8-10 cloves
5-7 cinnamon sticks

Combine all ingredients in a large pot. Boil for 45 minutes to an hour, serve piping hot.

Christmas Pudding

1 box Spice Cake Mix (prepared according to directions- unbaked)
1 large box vanilla pudding mix
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup shredded apples
juice and zest of 1 orange.
Rum sauce of your choice

Add to prepared spice cake mix pudding, carrots, apples, zest and juice. Stir until combined. Add raisins, plums, figs, if desired.
grease and flour bundt or angel food cake pan. Fill with batter.
Bake in 300 degree oven for 45 minutes or until toothpick entered into the center comes out clean. Turn over onto center of serving plate. Pour hot rum sauce over the top.

STUFFED MUSHROOMS

STUFFED MUSHROOMS

1 PACKAGE HOT OR MILD SAUSAGE

1 PACKAGE CREAM CHEESE

24 -30 MUSHROOMS WASHED AND STEMMED

BROWN SAUSAGE, CHOPPING INTO SMALL BITS AS YOU GO. ONCE FULLY COOKED, COMBINE WITH CREAM CHEESE. FILL MUSHROOM CAPS WITH FILLING. PLACE IN BAKING DISH AND BAKE FOR 15-20 MINUTES IN PREHEATED 365° OVEN.

Holiday Pomegranate Fizz

Holiday Pomegranate Fizz
1 part orange juice
1 part pomegranate juice or 2 tablespoons Grenadine Syrup
2 parts lemon lime soda or ginger ale.

Combine ingredients in punch bowl or pitcher. To garnish, freeze pomegranate jewels and orange slices for 3 hours. Float on top of chilled punch. Enjoy.

Dirty Rice

Dirty Rice

Submitted by Dale Stancliff

Yields 6-8 servings

1 pkg. Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage

¼ cup chopped onion

¼ cup chopped bell peppers (optional)

Creole Seasoning

4 cups uncooked rice

Follow directions on package for preparation of rice. In large saucepan, combine chopped onions and Jimmy Dean sausage. Chop sausage into bite size pieces as it cooks with onion. If you choose to include bell peppers, add at this point. Add Creole seasoning to taste, a little for mild and a lot for spicy. When sausage is fully cooked, add the cooked rice to the mixture in saucepan, mix together and cook on medium low heat for 3-5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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