flowerseverywhere: your recipes

[Blackdog Lin]

.....and thank you for asking.

You mentioned an elderly group party - you MUST fix this one for them. The little old ladies will go wild for it (assuming the recipe hasn't made the rounds in your area yet, it's several years old) and they will all love it and ask you for the recipe. It makes a bunch.

Cornbread Salad

2 boxes Jiffy cornmuffin mix

2 cans (15 oz.) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
2 cans (15 oz.) whole kernal corn, drained
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
2 large tomatoes, chopped (I use 2 cans diced tomatoes, well-drained, off season)
3/4 c. diced red onion (about 1 small red onion)
1 c. (8 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese
(optional, I don't mess with them): 1 can (4 oz.) sliced black olives; and/or 1 jar (4 oz.?) bacon bits
1 bottle (16 oz.) favorite ranch salad dressing

Prepare and bake cornbread according to package directions. Cool. Set aside and reserve a largish 3"x3" corner of the cornbread. In bottom of 8x13, or 9x12 cakepan (it looks much better in your large glass casserole dish if you have one) layer bottom of dish with 1/2 of the remaining cornbread, in medium-ish crumbles, then sprinkle 1 can of beans over, 1 can of corn over, 1/2 the chopped bell pepper, 1 tomato (or can of tomatoes), 1/2 the red onions, and 1/2 the cheese (and any optional ingredients). Then drizzle 1/2 the ranch dressing over the whole layer. Repeat layers. Crumble reserved cornbread finely and sprinkle over top of salad. Seal well and refrigerate till serving.

Sorry.....tired tonight, stuff going on.....your other recipes tomorrow.....

[Tiam]

I read the Cornbread salad recipe once years ago. I had to try it. I did make it and it wasn't what I hoped. I'm hoping someday, someone will fix it for me and show me it is as good as it sounds.

[Blackdog Lin]

Buffalo Wings

2 1/2 lbs. chicken wings
1/3 - 1/2 c. hot pepper sauce (we swear by Tapatio brand for this; I don't know if that makes a difference or not)
1/3 c. melted butter or margarine

Fry, deep-fry, bake, broil or grill wings till done, and drain if necessary. In large bowl combine pepper sauce and butter (start with lesser amount of pepper sauce and add more to taste). Add wings and toss to coat. Arrange wings on lettuce-leaf lined platter along with a small bowl of blue cheese or ranch dressing, and some celery sticks.

Cheese Ball

2 pkgs. (8 oz. ea.) cream cheese, softened
1 bunch green onions, chopped fine, including some green
8 oz. ham lunchmeat (such as Oscar Mayer), cut into tiny dices
3/4 c. chopped pecans

Mix well the cream cheese, green onions and ham dices. Shape into round ball and roll ball in pecans. Wrap well and refrigerate for 24 hours to allow flavors to meld. Serve with snack crackers.

Garlic Spinach Dip

1 c. mayonnaise
1 c. sour cream
1 can (8 oz.) water chestnuts, chopped
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen spinach, thawed, drained/squeezed well, and chopped
1 pkg. (1 5/8 oz.) dry vegetable soup mix
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large round loaf of bread (sourdough or pumpernickel)
assorted raw veggies, plus extra bread for dipping

Mix first six ingredients together for dip and refrigerate 24 hours to allow flavors to meld. Just before serving hollow out middle of bread and fill with dip. Tear remaining bread into chunks. Arrange veggies and bread chunks around loaf to serve. (sometimes I'll buy one of those little "cocktail" loaves of bread to set out along with the veggies, for the extra bread.)

Hope you enjoy these.