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Super Guac for the Super Bowl, courtesy of Mitchell Miller. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Mitchell Miller鈥檚 Super Guacamole Note: Everything must be fresh. 6 to 8 avocados
1/3 cup of tomatoes; finely sliced
1/4 cup of chopped shallots
1 jalape帽o pepper; finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped cilantro 鈥 or to taste
1/4 tsp. ground cumin 鈥 or to taste
Juice from two ripe limes
Combine all of the fresh veggies together before adding the avocados. Here is Mitchell’s tip on how to . (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Colleen's vegetarian chili (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Colleen Kelleher鈥檚 Slow Cooker Turkey Chili Serves six to eight, maybe more if they鈥檙e not too hungry. 2 lbs. ground turkey, 93 percent lean
1 to 2 cups of chopped green peppers (1 or 2 medium peppers)
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 6 oz. canned tomato paste
1 8 oz. canned tomato sauce
2 14.5 oz. cans of diced tomatoes, do not drain
1 10 oz. can of Ro Tel mild diced tomatoes and green chilies, do not drain
1 40.5 oz. can of light red kidney beans, drained
1 package of McCormick鈥檚 chili seasoning for slow cookers The recipe is on the next slide. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Colleen's chili (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Colleen Kelleher鈥檚 Slow Cooker Turkey Chili This is a modified version of the recipe on the back of the McCormick鈥檚 seasoning package. Brown the turkey and drain off the fat. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Gently fold everything together so the seasoning covers everything. Line your slow cooker with those slow cooker liners, if you want your clean up to be easy. Transfer everything to the slow cooker. Set slow cooker to low for 8 hours (4 on high, if you are impatient.) Don鈥檛 lift the lid while it鈥檚 cooking. When it鈥檚 done, top with shredded cheese, sour cream and chives and enjoy. If you are watching your calories, this is a great time to make the cheese and sour cream either reduced fat or fat-free. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Jake's wings (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Jake Jakaitis’ Wings If you don’t think you’ll聽be able to whip up these wings, one tip Jake has is to pop on over to a store and ask for an order of wings. Only聽the best of wing experts may know the difference. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Dave Preston's pigs in a blanket (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Dave Preston’s Pigs in a Blanket聽 Dave’s signature classic each year, these little piggies don’t fly solo. Try one, and you’ll be back for more. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Jack Taylor's sandwich (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Jack Taylor’s Sandwich The recipe can be found on . (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Jason Fraley's guacamole with goal posts. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Jason Fraley’s Gridiron Guacamole with Goal Posts The key point of Jason’s dish is the goalpost decorating each end. Cut a Slim Jim to inch-long pieces, and use toothpicks to skewer into the shape of a goalpost. Stick a goalpost into each end of the guacamole field and enjoy! (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Brandon Millman鈥檚 鈥淐hili Con Brandon鈥 This recipe is best if you have a rather large slow cooker to maximize cooking time and flavor. Ingredients: 2 packages Morningstar Farms庐 Meal Starters鈩 Grillers鈩 Recipe Crumbles鈩
2 large cans tomato sauce
3 cans kidney beans (alternating both light and dark)
1 onion, chopped into tiny, tiny pieces
2 medium-sized green peppers, chopped into slightly larger pieces
Chili powder
Garlic
Oregano
Ground cumin
Salt and pepper
Crushed red pepper (comes in a bottle)
Basil leaves
4 Bay leaves
1 tasty alcoholic beverage of your choice Directions are on the next slide. (海角精品黑料/Brandon Millman)
Brandon Millman's chili (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Brandon Millman鈥檚 鈥淐hili Con Brandon鈥 Warm beef crumbles in pan on stove while plugging-in slow cooker. Add the kidney beans and tomato sauce to said slow cooker, mixing in the beef crumbles when sufficiently warm. Lightly season the mixture while adding onion and green pepper. Replace lid and let simmer on a low setting for approximately six-ish hours. Vigorously stir every 60 minutes, initially adding more and more of the seasoning the first two to three hours. Begin adding 1/2 of the tasty alcoholic beverage two hours into cooking, adding the last 1/2 in the fourth hour. Remove lid at six-ish hour mark to let cook open for a final 30 to 60 minutes, to allow for some thickening. Continue to vigorously stir at the appropriate intervals until the chili is, in your humble opinion, done. Serve with saltine crackers . (or whatever suits your eclectic taste buds)
Mike McMearty鈥檚 Cream Cheese Dip
Mike McMearty鈥檚 Cream Cheese Dip This cheese dip is a simple and tasty addition to any spread. One of those bricks of cream cheese
8 oz. bag of cheese of choice (I prefer a spicy cheese)
Small can of green chilies, chopped
8 oz. bottle of salsa
Mix chilies and cream cheese. (Let cream cheese get to room temperature for better mixing.) Then mix 4 oz. of cheese of choice and salsa with chilies and cream cheese. Add the extra 4 oz. of cheese on top and spread evenly. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Kelley Vlahos’ Artichoke Dip Cheesy goodness that looks almost deceptively healthy. Kelley’s dish will have you coming back for more. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Bacon mac and cheese (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Mike Moss’ Bacon Mac and Cheese Mike had a good dish of macaroni and cheese going on, and decided to fry up some bacon and sprinkle on top, taking it to the next level. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Joan Jones' spicy buffalo dip (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Joan Jones’ Spicy Buffalo Dip聽 Cheesy with a kick, Joan’s buffalo dip has got personality. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Judy Taub's guacamole (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Judy Taub’s Guacamole As popular as Judy’s guacamole was, her classic yellow Tupperware was also a hit. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Banana bread with frosting
Banana Bread with Frosting Just when the dips, spreads, chips and savory snacks almost got to be too much, this banana bread eased some sweetness back into the newsroom. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Cheesy corn dip
Cheesy Corn Dip with Bacon Again, anything with bacon can’t go wrong.   (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Wings smothered in sauce (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Wings Smothered in Sauce When it comes to sauce the more the better. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Costco dip 海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Costco’s Black Bean and Cojita Cheese Dip If you don’t have the time to whip up a dish, try a pre-made dip from Costco. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Costco’s Black Bean and Cojita Cheese Dip Here’s聽a sneak peak of the Costco dip after opening. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
If you can't cook, bring cake.
If you can’t cook, bring cake. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Cupcakes are a fun alternative to bring to a Super Bowl party, especially if they're decorated with fun toppers.
Cupcakes are a fun alternative to bring to a Super Bowl party, especially if they’re decorated with fun toppers. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
海角精品黑料 staffers feast the Friday before Superbowl 51. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
海角精品黑料 staffers feast the Friday before Superbowl 51. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
The spread (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Just another Friday morning before the 2017 Superbowl. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
海角精品黑料's Jack Taylor samples snacks from the table. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
海角精品黑料’s Jack Taylor samples snacks from the table. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
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Super Guac for the Super Bowl, courtesy of Mitchell Miller. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Colleen's vegetarian chili (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Colleen's chili (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Jake's wings (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Dave Preston's pigs in a blanket (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Jack Taylor's sandwich (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Jason Fraley's guacamole with goal posts. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Brandon Millman's chili (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Mike McMearty鈥檚 Cream Cheese Dip
Bacon mac and cheese (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Joan Jones' spicy buffalo dip (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Judy Taub's guacamole (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Banana bread with frosting
Cheesy corn dip
Wings smothered in sauce (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
Costco dip 海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
If you can't cook, bring cake.
Cupcakes are a fun alternative to bring to a Super Bowl party, especially if they're decorated with fun toppers.
海角精品黑料 staffers feast the Friday before Superbowl 51. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
The spread (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)
海角精品黑料's Jack Taylor samples snacks from the table. (海角精品黑料/Hanna Choi)

WASHINGTON 鈥 Here at the Glass Enclosed Nerve Center, we take our party food very seriously 鈥 especially when it comes to Super Bowl Sunday.

Here are some tried-and-true favorites we鈥檒l be cooking up for the big game.

Mitchell Miller鈥檚 Super Guacamole

Note: Everything must be fresh.

  • 6 to 8 avocados
  • 1/3 cup of tomatoes; finely sliced
  • 1/4 cup of chopped shallots
  • 1 jalape帽o pepper; finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro 鈥 or to taste
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cumin 鈥 or to taste
  • Juice from two ripe limes

Combine all of the fresh veggies together before adding the avocados.

Here is Mitchell’s tip on how to .


Debbie Feinstein鈥檚 Turkey and Spinach Enchiladas

Adapted from the by Aviva Goldfarb

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 lbs. ground turkey
  • 1 package of frozen chopped spinach
  • 1 tbsp. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • 1 1/4 cups mild salsa (I use peach)
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 8 soft taco flour tortillas

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350. Spray 9 x 13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
  • Brown the turkey
  • Thaw spinach in microwave and squeeze out all the extra water
  • Pour off excess liquid from the ground turkey
  • Add spinach to turkey
  • Add chili powder, cumin and salsa
  • Remove from heat and add shredded cheese
  • Divide mixture among tortillas, roll them up and put in baking dish
  • Sprinkle cheese across the top
  • Cover with foil and bake about 15 minutes
  • Remove foil for last five minutes and put under low broil to brown the cheese
  • Cut into bite-sized pieces for appetizers or keep whole for entree

Mike Jakaitis鈥 Pork Barbecue聽

Ingredients:

  • 6-8 lbs. pork shoulder or butt
  • Olive oil
  • Your favorite barbecue sauce
  • Maple syrup
  • 1 cup of your favorite BBQ rub, if you are without a rub:聽2 tbsp. garlic salt,聽2 tbsp. black pepper,聽2 tbsp. garlic powder,聽1 tsp. cayenne pepper,聽1 tsp. rosemary,聽2 tbsp. paprika,聽1/2 cup brown sugar

Directions:

Coat pork with olive oil. Massage your dry rub all over pork. Cover and refrigerate for at least four hours.听After refrigeration, bring pork back to room temperature. Massage brown sugar all over pork. Add drizzle of maple syrup to pork. Place pork in pan, skin side up.

Cook low and slow at聽225 degrees, plan on 1.5-2 hours per pound. (A 6-lbs. roast will take about 12 hours.) You can also cook it “low and kind of slow:”聽Cover pork with aluminum foil and cook at 300 degrees for four hours. Remove foil and cook for another 2-2.5 hours. Remove pork from the oven, cover with foil and let rest for about 10 minutes. Take two forks and start shredding the meat. The meat should easily pull apart. Add your favorite sauce and serve on rolls, or eat meat itself.


Hillary Howard鈥檚 Mexican Salad

  • Your favorite bagged salad
  • Your favorite tortilla chips
  • Your favorite salsa
  • Sliced avocado
  • Chopped onion
  • Black olives
  • Chick peas
  • Shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • Baby tomatoes
  • Limes

This couldn鈥檛 be easier. Empty lettuce in bowl. Add all ingredients. Crunch up tortilla chips and toss them in. Finish with lime juice and mix. Voil脿!


Mark Lewis鈥 Bacon-Wrapped Little Smokes

  • 1 lbs. center cut bacon
  • 1 package little smokes sausages (can use turkey, beef or combo)
  • 2 cups brown sugar (or more to taste)

Set oven at 375. Slice bacon into thirds (or pull it apart) and wrap around sausages. Dredge in brown sugar. Cover and refrigerate (for several hours, if not overnight to allow brown sugar to coat).

Arrange bacon-wrapped sausages on baking sheet with a rack or a broiling pan so that the bacon can drip while it cooks. May want to consider lining pan bottom with foil to make cleanup easier.

Bake until bacon is crisp and brown sugar has melted. It should take about 30 to 35 minutes. Cooking time will vary depending on thickness of bacon used and whether you line the pan with foil.

Side Sauce For Little Smokes

  • 1/3 cup barbecue sauce
  • 1/3 cup reduced fat mayo
  • 3 tbsp. brown sugar
  • Several dashes of Mexican hot sauce

Combine all ingredients until brown sugar is blended well. Chill.


Reada Kessler鈥檚 Yummy Spinach Dip

In full disclosure, Reada Kessler snagged this recipe from the back of the Knorr Vegetable Soup package and then modified it.

  • 1 package (10 oz.) baby spinach, chopped or 1 package (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
  • 16 oz. sour cream
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 package Knorrs Vegetable soup/dip mix (or any veggie dip mix)
  • 1 can (8 oz.) water chestnuts, drained and chopped (This is optional. It tastes great without them.)
  • 3 scallions, chopped (optional)

Combine all ingredients and chill about two hours or overnight. Serve in a hollowed out bread bowl with bread and crackers for dipping.

Recipe modified from .


Mike McMearty鈥檚 Cream Cheese Dip

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This cheese dip is a simple and tasty addition to any spread.

 

  • One of those bricks of cream cheese
  • 8 oz. bag of cheese of choice (I聽prefer a spicy cheese)
  • Small can of green chilies, chopped
  • 8 oz. bottle of salsa

Mix chilies and cream cheese. (Let cream cheese get to room temperature for better mixing.) Then mix 4 oz. of cheese of choice and salsa with chilies and cream cheese. Add the extra 4 oz. of cheese on top and spread evenly.


Molly Welton鈥檚 White Pizza Dip

This is the recipe off the Lipton鈥檚 soup mix box.

Ingredients:

  • 1 envelope Herb With Garlic Soup Mix. (I used Lipton Recipe Secrets.)
  • 1 container (16 ounces) sour cream
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 cup chopped pepperoni (optional 鈥 I used Turkey pepperoni.)

*Similar recipes add 4 ounces of cream cheese or they call for 8 ounces of sour cream.

Preheat oven to 350.听In a 1-quart casserole, combine soup mix, sour cream, ricotta cheese, 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.听Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.

Bake uncovered 30 minutes or until heated through.听Instead of baking, you can put it in the crock pot for about two hours.听Serve with sliced Italian or French bread, tortilla chips, crackers, etc.


Jack Taylor鈥檚 Shrimp Dip

  • 1 lb. of cooked shrimp
  • 1 block of Philadelphia Cream Cheese
  • 4 scallions
  • Cayenne Pepper
  • 1 tbsp. butter

In a frying pan, melt a tablespoon of butter; while it is melting, chop up peeled, un-tailed shrimp to texture 鈥 cook for four or five minutes, then add cream cheese and chopped scallions.

Let all ingredients combine, then add cayenne pepper to taste. Serve immediately or refrigerate and serve cold later.听If consistency is 鈥渨atery,鈥 you can add more cream cheese and unmelted butter to 鈥渇irm up.”


Mike Jakaitis鈥 Football Meatloaf

Ingredients:

  • 4 lbs. of meatloaf mix (sold in stores) OR 2 lbs. ground beef, 1 lb. ground pork, 1 lb. ground veal OR 4 lbs. of ground turkey
  • 1 packet of onion soup mix
  • 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
  • 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup of your favorite barbecue聽sauce
  • Spices: 1 tbsp. of salt, 1 tbsp. pepper, 1 tbsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup of oregano, 1/4 cup parsley, 1/4 cup sage.
  • 1 to 2 eggs to bind everything together
  • 1 or 2 pieces of string cheese (to make the laces)

To make the meatloaf:

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients EXCEPT the string cheese.听Mix well with your hands. Don鈥檛 be shy. Get in there!聽Shape like a football best you can.听Put loaf in a pan with aluminum foil underneath to make cleanup easy.

To make the laces for the football:

Split one piece of the string cheese in half. Place on top of the loaf, press slightly to make a little dent in the loaf. After making the dent, put the cheese aside for later.

Baking directions:

Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour 20 minutes.听Insert a thermometer at the top of the loaf. Make sure the temperature reaches at least 155 degrees. If it doesn鈥檛 bake a little longer.听Place the string cheese back on top of the meatloaf for the laces. Take another piece of string cheese, peel of small piece to finish the laces.


Bruce Alan鈥檚 Artichoke Dip 鈥斅爃/t Michelle Dolge

  • 2 jars marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
  • 8 oz. shredded mozzarella
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced

Mix ingredients together. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve with hot French bread.


Colleen Kelleher鈥檚 Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

Serves six to eight, maybe more if they鈥檙e not too hungry.

  • 2 lbs. ground turkey, 93 percent lean
  • 1 to 2 cups of chopped green peppers (1 or 2 medium peppers)
  • 1 cup chopped mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 6 oz.听canned tomato paste
  • 1 8 oz. canned tomato sauce
  • 2 14.5 oz. cans of diced tomatoes, do not drain
  • 1 10 oz. can of Ro Tel mild diced tomatoes and green chilies, do not drain
  • 1 40.5 oz. can of light red kidney beans, drained
  • 1 package of McCormick鈥檚 chili seasoning for slow cookers

This is a modified version of the recipe on the back of the McCormick鈥檚 seasoning package.

Brown the turkey and drain off the fat. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Gently fold everything together so the seasoning covers everything.

Line your slow cooker with those slow cooker liners, if you want your clean up to be easy. Transfer everything to the slow cooker. Set slow cooker to low for 8 hours (4 on high, if you are impatient.) Don鈥檛 lift the lid while it鈥檚 cooking.

When it鈥檚 done, top with shredded cheese, sour cream and chives and enjoy. If you are watching your calories, this is a great time to make the cheese and sour cream either reduced fat or fat-free.


Mike McMearty鈥檚 Weenies and Beanies

Hot dogs and baked beans work for more than cookouts. (海角精品黑料/Mike McMearty)
Hot dogs and baked beans work for more than cookouts. (海角精品黑料/Mike McMearty)

(Serves eight to ten)

  • Handful of brown sugar (about half cup)
  • 3/4 cup of Ketchup
  • 2 large yellow onions, peeled and diced
  • 1 lb. of Oscar Meyer bacon聽(Do not substitute)
  • 2 large cans of Campbell鈥檚 baked beans (approx. 20 oz.)
  • 1 package of Hebrew National kosher beef hot dogs (I sometimes use half of a second package)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.听Cook the Oscar Meyer bacon slow over low heat. You want it crisp 鈥 well-done, but not burned. Place cooked bacon on paper towel.听Cooked diced onions in bacon grease until brown.

While cooking the bacon and onion, empty both cans of beans into large casserole dish (you want something rectangular).

This is also a good opportunity to cut the hot dogs. The dogs are to be cut in diagonal crisscross fashion. The cute should be about halfway through the dogs, do not cut all the way through the dogs.

Line up five dogs at a time on a cutting board and make a long incision, diagonally across all the dogs at the same time, then switch directions. End result 鈥 you should have a crisscross pattern on the top of the dogs.

Add the ketchup and brown sugar to beans and stir.听Crush bacon into small bits. You want little bite-size pieces that will fit on a spoon and that you鈥檒l be able to taste. This is best done by hand.

Drain grease from onions.听Add bacon bits and onions to beans and stir thoroughly until well-mixed.

Place the serrated hot dogs on top of the beans, submerging them 1/4 inch into the mixture. Cover entire casserole dish with tin foil and slide into the middle rack of the oven.

Peel back tin foil and check at 30 minutes. Beans should be boiling around the edges; dogs should be beginning to curl up. At this point, remove foil and turn on broiler. Broil entire casserole for about five minutes until dogs start to get golden brown singe. Check frequently during broiling!

On a dinner plate, squirt a large puddle of ketchup (about the size of a half dollar) and mustard (I recommend Grey Poupon or English鈥檚 Hot Mustard). The proper eating technique involves cutting off a bite-size piece of hot dog and dipping one end in the ketchup and the other in the mustard.

Careful, though: weens and beanies are so聽good. You鈥檙e likely to eat too much at one sitting.


Taylor鈥檚 Spicy Boneless Chicken Balls (also know as Jack鈥檚 Spicy Balls)聽

  • 1 package of ground chicken
  • 2 large clove of garlic
  • 1 cup of breadcrumbs (to texture 鈥 not exceptionally runny)
  • Frank鈥檚 RedHot Sauce (Wing or Hot Buffalo)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.听Combine chicken, pressed garlic, breadcrumbs and cup of Frank鈥檚 sauce. Form mixture into balls on greased (Pam) baking sheet. Drizzle with Franks sauce.

Cook for 10 to 15 minutes and then drain grease. Drizzle again with Frank鈥檚 sauce and cook again for 10 to 15 minutes. Recipe 鈥渋nvented by鈥 Stacey Taylor, better half of Jack Taylor.


聽Samantha Loss’ Super-Easy, Super-Yummy Cheese Dip

Ingredients:

  • 1 package cream cheese
  • 1 jar salsa
  • 1 package shredded cheddar cheese

Spread cream cheese into a microwave-safe pie plate. Pour salsa over the layer of cream cheese.听Top entire dish with shredded cheddar cheese.听Microwave on high for five minutes.听Use favorite chips or veggies to dip 鈥 and enjoy!


Michelle Basch’s Hankie-Pankies

Mom used to make these, and they would be gone in a snap (even though they look ugly). My family nicknamed them “cat chow sandwiches.” Don’t let that stop you!

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. ground round
  • 1 lb. hot sausage
  • 1 lb. Velveeta
  • Garlic salt
  • Oregano
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • Pepper
  • Small, party size slices of rye bread

Brown beef and drain well.听Add 1/4 tsp. garlic salt, 1/2 tsp. oregano, 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce and a dash of pepper and mix well.听Cube cheese, add to mixture, mix well and heat to melt.听Spoon mixture onto bread and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

If you make them ahead and freeze them, you’ll get crispier bottoms.


聽Dana Gooley’s Cuban Chickpea Chili

This always goes over really well no matter who I make it for.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cans of chickpeas
  • 2 cups of ham, cubed
  • 1 large Spanish onion, diced
  • 1 red pepper, cut in strips or diced
  • 1 tsp.听olive oil
  • 1/4 cup vegetable broth
  • 1/2 cup plain tomato sauce, add as needed
  • 1/2 cup Goya Sofrito
  • 1 cup crumbled chorizo (or finely ground beef)
  • Pinch of cumin
  • Pinch (or big pinch) of cayenne pepper

In a large pot, add the broth, tomato sauce and Sofrito. Mix well. Add the chickpeas and simmer on low heat.

In a frying pan, heat the oil, cumin and cayenne, then add the onion, pepper, ham and chorizo. Cook until the onion is soft, then add everything into the sauce pot. Stir, simmer a little more, and serve.

Note: This can be made vegetarian without ham and chorizo 鈥 substitute other hearty vegetables for the meat.


Julia Ziegler’s Rotel Sausage Dip

Try this recipe for a quick and easy dip.听

Ingredients:

  • 1 tube breakfast sausage 鈥 saute until it鈥檚 cooked
  • 1 8 oz package of cream cheese
  • 1 can Rotel tomatoes
  • Chop up 1 to 2 jalape帽os

Mix the ingredients together and bake until it’s warm.听Serve with crackers or tortilla chips.


Brandon Millman’s “Chili Con Brandon”聽

This recipe is best if you have a rather large slow cooker to maximize cooking time and flavor.

Ingredients:

  • 2 packages Morningstar Farms庐 Meal Starters鈩 Grillers鈩 Recipe Crumbles鈩
  • 2 large cans tomato sauce
  • 3 cans kidney beans (alternating both light and dark)
  • 1 onion, chopped into tiny, tiny pieces
  • 2 medium-sized green peppers, chopped into slightly larger pieces
  • Chili powder
  • Garlic
  • Oregano
  • Ground cumin
  • Salt and pepper
  • Crushed red pepper (comes in a bottle)
  • Basil leaves
  • 4 Bay leaves
  • 1 tasty alcoholic beverage of your choice

Warm beef crumbles in pan on stove while plugging-in slow cooker. Add the kidney beans and tomato sauce to said slow cooker, mixing in the beef crumbles when sufficiently warm.

Brandons Chili Ingredients
Ingredients for Brandon Millman’s chili recipe. (海角精品黑料/Brandon Millman)

Lightly season the mixture while adding onion and green pepper. Replace lid and let simmer on a low setting for approximately six-ish hours.

Vigorously stir every 60 minutes, initially adding more and more of the seasoning the first two to three hours. Begin adding 1/2 of the tasty alcoholic beverage two hours into cooking, adding the last 1/2 in the fourth hour.

Remove lid at six-ish hour mark to let cook open for a final 30 to 60 minutes, to allow for some thickening. Continue to vigorously stir at the appropriate intervals until the chili is, in your humble opinion, done.

Serve with saltine crackers (or whatever suits your eclectic taste buds).


Reada Kessler’s Neiman Marcus Dip

This recipe was all over Pinterest under that name, and some blogs seemed to think it was served in their cafes in early years and was in a cookbook they used to sell as well.

Ingredients:

  • 5-6 green onions
  • 8 oz. cheddar cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
  • 1 jar Hormel Real Bacon Bits
  • 1 package of slivered almonds

Chop the green onions. Mix all ingredients together. Chill for a few hours and serve with your favorite dippers.


Rachel Nania’s Oreo Cookie Dip聽

Chocolate Chip Football
A sweet treat for your Super Bowl spread. (海角精品黑料/Rachel Nania)

This recipe stood out on Pinterest for a few reasons: It’s easy to make, requires just a few ingredients and it’s filled with ‘Double Stuf’ Oreos.

Plus, it’s cute. I followed/modified the recipe from the blog .听

Ingredients:

  • 1 package of cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup of butter, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 18 Double Stuf Oreos
  • Mini chocolate morsels

In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar. (Stop at this point and save a few spoonfuls of this mixture to decorate the laces of the football.)

Crush the Oreos in a plastic bag and add them to the cream cheese mixture. Blend completely and refrigerate for at least an hour.

Take out the chilled mixture and shape it into a football shape. Cover it completely with the mini morsels and use the saved cream cheese, butter and powered sugar mixture to decorate the football with laces. Serve with graham crackers, pretzels or your dipper of choice.


Mike Jakaitis’ Pizza Biscuit Bread聽

This recipe is a modified version of .听

Ingredients:

  • Squeeze butter
  • Italian seasoning to taste
  • Garlic powder to taste
  • 2 big cans of biscuits
  • 1 lb. pepperoni
  • 1 lb. grated mozzarella cheese
  • Your favorite pizza sauce
  • 1 bundt cake pan
  • 1 defibrillator

Slice biscuits in half, fill with cheese and at least 6 pepperoni slices. Dip them in the melted butter, then cut into quarters.听Place biscuit pieces in a large bowl with more pepperoni鈥攁t least 25 pieces and 8 oz of cheese. Season and mix.

Take a bundt pan, spray with nonstick spray or grease with melted butter.听Make one layer in the pan, top with pepperoni and cheese, smother it, repeat.

Bake in over for about 30 minutes at 350.听Take out of bundt pan, slice and serve. (And keep defibrillator nearby.)


Rick Massimo’s Red Lentils with Shallots聽

This dish is imperfectly remembered from “Vegetarian India,” by Madhur Jaffrey.听

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup red lentils (The whole ones are probably better, but harder to find, and the split ones cook faster)
  • Turmeric
  • Asafetida
  • Whole cumin seeds 鈥 about a teaspoon or two
  • A shallot, cut up in rings, which are then halved
  • 2-3 dried arbol peppers (or red pepper flakes)
  • Butter

Cook the lentils in about 4 cups of water. Bring them to a boil, skim off the foam with a spoon, then stir in maybe a 1/2 tsp聽of salt and 1 tsp聽of turmeric and turn the heat to low. Cook them until they鈥檙e mushy 鈥 probably 30-45 minutes if they鈥檙e split, and hour or more if they鈥檙e whole. (When they鈥檙e done, you might decide you want more salt; up to you.)

Heat up some oil in a separate pan over medium heat. If you鈥檙e using the asafetida (also known as hing), put it in now: a pinch if it鈥檚 powdered, a piece a little smaller than a fennel seed if it鈥檚 the pure stuff. When it鈥檚 sizzling, pour in the cumin seeds. Give them about 10 seconds, then throw in the shallot and keep cooking until it鈥檚 pretty brown, and the peppers until they鈥檙e almost black on one side.

Then throw the oil, spices and all, into the pot with the lentils, throw in a pat or two of butter, and put the lid back on right away 鈥- you want to keep all the aromas inside. Let it sit 10-15 minutes; stir it up and take out the peppers.

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