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Kickin’ Queso Dip Recipe – Football Gameday Appetizers

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published date: December 29, 2013
modified datt: January 04,2014

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Gameday Kickin’ Queso Dip Recipe
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“Are you ready for some football?” Because I sure am! If you are gearing up for the big game and perhaps hosting your own party you will want to check back everyday this week for some awesome recipes. Every day for the next 7 days I will be posting a recipe to help you with planning your menu, tasty party favorites with a flavor twist. You will find dips, appetizers, and even a couple of dessert items for the sweet tooth to include in your big spread.

Today check out a dip that makes an appearance at every party we have – birthdays, holidays, and yes of course football parties. It is simple to make and is usually half gone before I can even get it out of the pan into a serving bowl. It is thick, and hearty, and a bit spicy but even the kids love it. I guarantee once you make it, it will be requested at every party and you forever be know as “The Queso Lady” and be required to show that you have made it before you are allowed to enter the party.

Be sure and serve this with a big bowl of thick chips, this isn’t a sissy dip and may break a lesser chip with its brute strength. If by some odd chance you have any leftover or if you want to make it in advance it reheats beautifully.

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 1 pkg. Mild roll sausage ( I use Jimmy Dean)
  • 1-16 oz. package Velveeta
  • ¾ can Rotel with Green Chiles
  • 1-15 oz. Salsa Con Queso
  • 1 tsp. ground black pepper

Directions:

  1. In a large saucepan over medium heat brown sausage and ground beef until thoroughly cooked.
  2. Drain off excess oil.
  3. Chop Velveeta into squares about 2×2” and add to meat in pan.
  4. Stir in Rotel, Salsa Con Queso, and pepper.
  5. Reduce heat to low, and stir frequently until all cheeses have melted and until warmed throughout.
  6. Serve with a hearty tortilla chip.

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Coffee-Cocoa Rice Krispies Treats Recipe – Bowl Gameday Appetizers and Desserts

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published date: January 04, 2014
modified datt: January 04,2014

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Gameday Coffee-Cocoa Rice Krispies Treats Recipe
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Another sweet treat for your Superbowl spread – delicious, traditional Rice Krispie treats with a definite grown up twist. Go ahead and make a plain batch for the kid’s and non-coffee lovers… The rest of us will love the unique flavor that the combination of coffee and cocoa create. Make them as small or as large as you like to serve, I usually make a range of sizes for little hands as well as big. If any make it to the end of your party you can wrap in foil and send one home with your guests. They would also make a great party favor if you didn’t want to put them out. You could press them into a pan or form a different shape for other parties-showers, birthdays, or potlucks.

Ingredients:

  • 3 Tbsp. butter
  • 1-10 oz. bag mini marshmallows
  • 6 cups cocoa flavored rice cereal
  • 1 ½ tsp. Coffee extract

Directions:

  1. Melt butter in a large pan over low heat, add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat and stir in coffee extract.
  2. Immediately mix in rice cereal until thoroughly coated.
  3. Pour mixture onto a piece of waxed paper and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
  4. Butter your hands well.
  5. Scoop up a handful of krispie mixture to your desired size.
  6. Form an oval first, squeezing to compact into the shape and to bind krispies together well.
  7. Pinch the ends, forming into football shape.
  8. You can purchase white writing icing in a tube or place white frosting or even melted white chocolate in a baggie, snip off small corner and use it to create the white laces on your football.

Football Turf Tip: Shake a few drops of green food coloring and shredded coconut in a plastic Ziploc bag. Shake to make green grass or turf and lay your Krispies on top.

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Filet Mignon Bites with Bernaise Sauce Recipe – Perfect Appetizer

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published date: December 24, 2013
modified datt: December 24,2013

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Filet Mignon Bites with Bernaise Sauce Recipe
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Delicious appetizer to share with friends, or a yummy finger-food entree to share with the family (serve dinner with a toothpick!) Good Filet Mignon wrapped in bacon and add with a delicious Bernaise Sauce Recipe – mixed butter,  egg,white wine vinegar and flavored with herbs.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 Onion finely diced
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 2 tsp Lemon juice
  • 2 sticks Butter
  • 1 tsp Tarragon
  • 1 tsp Chervil
  • 3 tbsp White Wine
  • 3 lb Beef Tenderloin
  • 1 lb Bacon

Directions:

  1. Finely chop the onion so that the taste doesn’t overpower the sauce.
  2. Cook the chopped onion for 1 minute in the microwave to soften.
  3. Place the egg yolks in a saucepan and add lemon juice. Stir until the mixture is blended.
  4. Add the first stick of butter sliced into pats and cook over very low heat stirring constantly until melted.
  5. Add the second stick in the same fashion continuing to stir constantly.
  6. This process will take awhile because we want the egg butter mixture to cook together.
  7. If the heat is too high or you don’t stir enough, the eggs will begin to cook on their own and the sauce will “break”. You’ll know if/when this happens because you’ll see lumps or curdles forming in your sauce.
  8. Slowly your sauce will begin to thicken and reach the point where it begins to look like a thin pudding. You’ll see the line the spoon left after you drag it across the bottom.
  9. Take the sauce off the heat, add the onions, tarragon and chervil. Mix well.
  10. Add the wine (if you don’t have wine, you can substitute 2 tsp lemon juice and 2 tbsp water) and blend well.
  11. Cut the tenderloin into 1″ cubes.
  12. Take the bacon slices and cut each piece in thirds.
  13. Wrap each filet bite in a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
  14. Heat a heavy skillet on high and sear each bite on all sides.
  15. Transfer seared pieces to broiler pan and place in 350 oven for 15 minutes.
  16. Serve filet bites with Bearnaise sauce.

Enjoy!

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ROLO Pretzel Pecan Turtle Recipe – Easy 5 Minute Dessert

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published date: December 21, 2013
modified datt: December 21,2013

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ROLO Pretzel Pecan Turtle Recipe
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This yummy recipe is PERFECT when heading to a special occasion or party. It is incredibly easy to do, pretty frugal on the wallet, and everyone (young and old) absolutely LOVE the treats. Nothing like the classic Hershey’s combination of chewy caramel and milk chocolate, spruce it up with the salted crunch of a Pretzel.

Ingredients:

  • 12 Square or Round Pretzels
  • 12 Rolo Candies (unwrapped)
  • 12 Pecan Halves

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Place pretzels on sheet.
  4. Top each pretzel with a Rolo.
  5. Bake 4 minutes or until Rolo begins to soften.
  6. Remove from oven and top each with a pecan half.
  7. Allow to cool.

*This recipe yields about 12 but can be multiplied or split accordingly.

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IBC Root Beer Reindeer – Rudolph Bottle Tutorial

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published date: December 14, 2013
modified datt: December 16,2013

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IBC Root Beer Reindeer – Rudolph Glass Bottle Tutorial
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You know dasher and dancer and prancer and vixen… But do you know the greatest IBC Reindeer of them all – Rudolph the Red Nosed Root Beer Reindeer!

Fun Glass Bottle Reindeer tutorial – have fun making all of Santa’s friends and gift to a hostess or friend for the holiday season.

Ingredients:

  • 6 Pack Bottled Root Beer
  • 12 Wiggly Eyes
  • 6 Red Pom Poms (1/4″)
  • 9 Brown Pipe Cleaners
  • Ribbon for Scarves (optional)
  • Glue (either E6000 or Hot Glue)

Directions:

  1. Glue eyes on bottle neck.
  2. Glue red pom pom nose just below eyes.
  3. Take 3 pipe cleaners and cut them in half, then cut each of these halves in half.
  4. Wrap a pipe cleaner just below the bottle cap and twist in the back and bring ends up to make main antlers.
  5. Take one of the quarter pipe cleaners and twist it about 1 1/4″ from end each main antler.
  6. Repeat this process for each bottle.
  7. If you would like, cut a piece of ribbon and wrap like a scarf around the bottle. Use a dab of glue to hold together.

NOTE: If you use the E6000, it needs to set for awhile before it will be tacky enough to stick to bottle.

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Marshmallow Rice Krispie Treat Snowmen Recipe – Kids Food Craft

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published date: December 11, 2013
modified datt: December 11,2013

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Marshmallow Rice Krispie Treat Snowmen Recipe
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Looking for fun craft for the kids this Holiday or Christmas Season?  Be sure to PIN this fun Winter Snowmen Activity for the kiddos. It is great food craft for the children and their friends – perhaps something you want to add to a Ginger Bread House or use for a School Party. They would be great company for these Gingerbread Men!

Marshmallow Treat Snowman – Yields about 6 snowmen

Ingredients:

  • 3 tbsp Butter
  • 6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal
  • 10 oz Marshmallows
  • 6 additional Marshmallows
  • 6 Oreo Fudge Creme Cookies
  • 12 Pretzel sticks
  • 3 Airheads candies
  • 1 Orange Starburst
  • 1/4 cup Black Candy Melting Chips

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Directions:

  1. Cut Orange Starburst Chews into thirds. Then cut each of these diagonally and roll with fingers to form carrot noses.
  2. Cut Airheads in half lengthwise to pre-make make scarves.
  3. Place parchment paper in a cookie sheet to hold molded treats.
  4. In a medium to large saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
  5. Add the marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
  6. Remove from heat.
  7. Add the Rice Crispies cereal and stir until cereal is well coated.
  8. Butter a your hands or use wax paper to press the mixture into six 2 1/2″ balls (bodies).
  9. Stick a pretzel stick in each side to make arms.
  10. Butter a your hands or use wax paper to press the mixture into six 1 1/2″ balls (heads).
  11. Stick your Starburst “carrot” nose in center of each head.
  12. Place in refrigerator and allow to set.
  13. Heat Black Candy Chips in small Bowl by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
  14. Lay OREOs on parchment paper flat side down.
  15. Push toothpicks into 6 marshmallows to allow for dipping.
  16. Dip Marshmallow in melted dark candy and roll to coat completely. Shake off excess.
  17. Carefully set each dipped marshmallow in center of each OREO.
  18. Lay on wax paper and place in refrigerator to set.
  19. Use a toothpick dipped in melted candy to “paint” dots for coal eyes and mouth.
  20. Fold the pre-made Airhead scarf around top of each body and then press head on top of that to form snowman.
  21. Get Hats from refrigerator and carefully remove toothpicks.
  22. Put a small amount of melted candy on bottom of hat to act as glue and place on each snowman.
  23. Allow to set.

Happy eating and displaying! Enjoy.

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Peppermint Snowmen Pops Recipe – Kids Food Craft in Under 15 Minutes

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published date: December 03, 2013
modified datt: December 11,2013

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Peppermint Snowmen
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Looking for fun craft for the kids this Holiday, Winter or Christmas Season?  Be sure to PIN this fun Peppermint Snowmen Pops Recipe. It is great food craft for the children and their friends.

Ingredients:

  • 3 Peppermint Candies
  • 1 Popsicle Stick
  • Black Glitter Gel Frosting
  • Orange frosting
  • Red or Green Sprinkles

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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
  2. On a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, place your Popsicle stick.
  3. Align your peppermint candies on your Popsicle stick so that they are touching.
  4. Place in preheated oven for 3-4 minutes, watching carefully that the candies do not melt too much.
  5. Allow peppermints to cool, and use the Black Glitter Gel to make small dots for the eyes, and mouth.
  6. Using the orange frosting, dot a small dot in the center of the head to make a carrot nose.
  7. Place your sprinkles on the 2 bottom portions of the body for the “buttons”.
  8. Place the snowmen in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to allow the frosting to set.

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Easy Homemade Salted Caramel Recipe with 5 Ingredients with FREE Tag

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published date: December 07, 2013
modified datt: December 08,2013

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Salted Caramel Recipe
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Need a topping for that ice cream, something to go on the side of that pie or how about a sweet treat in your dull coffee? Check out this homemade Salted Caramel Recipe – Easy Homemade Treat with 5 Simple Ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup light Corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Butter
  • 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
  • 1/2 tsp Sea Salt

Directions

  1. Place corn syrup in a medium pan and heat over medium heat.
  2. When corn syrup is heated (starting to bubble) add sugar and stir until well mixed.
  3. Let syrup cook without stirring until it turns a golden color.
  4. Remove from heat add butter and stir until blended.
  5. Slowly add cream while stirring constantly to blend.
  6. Add salt and stir until dissolved.

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