Recipes on this page:
- Pumpkin Seeds
- Port Wine Cheese Spread
- Honey Butter
- Pickled Mushrooms and Onions
- Chex Party Mix
PUMPKIN SEEDS
2 cups pumpkin seeds
1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter or oil
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
Remove the fiber from unwashed seeds. Add melted butter or oil and salt. Spread seeds in shallow pan. Toast in very slow oven (250 degrees) until brown and crisp, stirring often.
PORT WINE CHEESE SPREAD
1/2 cup port wine
1/4 cup butter melted
1 pound cheddar cheese, grated
1 cup sour cream
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
In small bowl combine wine and butter. In food processor or blender combine cheese, sour cream, salt and cayenne; process until smooth. With motor running gradually, add wine mixture, blending until smooth. Store in refigerator in airtight container 24 hours to allow flavors to blend. Serve with crackers.
HONEY BUTTER
1/4 cup honey
1 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup confectioners sugar
In small bowl combine all ingredients blending well. Store in airtight container in refigerator.
SUGGESTIONS: Place in cute or pretty jar for a great gift.
PICKLED MUSHROOMS AND ONIONS
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/3 cup salad oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced and separated in rings
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 - 6 oz cans mushroom crowns, drained (about 2 cups)
In small soucepan, combine all ingredients except mushrooms. Bring to boiling. Add musrooms and simmer 5 to 6 minutes. Pour into a bowl and cover. Chill several hours or overnight, stirring occasionally. Drain and serve with cocktail picks. Makes 2 cups. (Mother)
CHEX PARTY MIX
1/2 cup margarine
1-1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
4-1/2 teaspoon Worchestershire sauce
2-2/3 cup Corn Chex
2-2/3 cup Rice Chex
2-2/3 cup Wheat Chex
1 cup mixed nuts
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Heat margarine in large shallow roasting pan in oven until melted. Stir in salt and Worchestershire sauce. Add chex and nuts. Mix until coated and heat in oven for 1 hr. Stir every 15 minutes. Spread on absorbant paper to cool. Eat and Enjoy!
You can use your imagination and add other stuff to this - I like to add pretzel sticks and even raisins are good. Whatever!
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