Jalapeno Poppers Dip

This dip actually tastes like jalapeno poppers.

Ingredients

• 2 - 8 oz packages of cream cheese at room temperature
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup shredded Mexican Blend cheese (Monterrey Jack / Cheddar)
• 1/2 Parmesan cheese
• 1 or 2 - 4 oz can chopped Green Chiles - do not drain
• 1 or 2 - 4 oz can diced Jalapenos - do not drain

• 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
• 1/4 - 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 stick melted butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 deg F
2. Combine the first 6 ingredients in a mixer or food processor and blend until smooth.
3. Spread dip into a greased casserole dish or pie pan.
4. In a separate bowl, combine Panko, Parmesan cheese and melted butter.
5. Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over the dip.
6. Bake for 20 minutes until heated through and gently bubbling on the edges. Don't over cook.

Artichoke Dip

Ingredients

• 1 can non-marinated Artichoke Hearts, drained and diced
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup shredded Mozzarella Cheese
• 1 cup Parmesan Cheese
• Lemon juice
• Garlic powder to taste
• 1/2 package cream cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 deg F
2. Mix all ingredients together and spread evenly in a baking dish
3. Bake for 20-30 minutes

Serve with cut up toast squares or crackers.

Ed's Hot Wings

Ingredients

• 4 lbs bag of chicken wings (about 25 wings)
• 1 cup flour
• 2-3 eggs beaten - add about 1 Tablespoon water
• 1/4 cup Chile Powder
• 2 Tablespoons Garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons Mrs Dash Extra Spicy seasoning
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon jalapeno powder (optional)

     Wing Sauce

• 1 bottle of Texas Pete's or Franks Hot Wing Sauce
• 1/4 cup butter

• oil for frying

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 deg F.
2. (Optional) Remove chicken skin.
3. Thoroughly mix all powdered ingredients in a bowl.
4. Spray cookie sheet with non-stick oil.
5. Roll chicken wing in egg mixture and roll until coated in the flour mixture.
6. Place on cookie sheet.
7. Repeat until all wings are coated and on cookie sheet. Beat more eggs, if needed.
8. Allow coated wings to sit for 15-20 minutes before putting into oven.
9. In the meantime... Start heating the cooking oil on low.
10. Mix the butter and Wing Sauce in a pan and simmer until butter is melted.
11. Cook wings in oven 15 minutes, turn wings over and cook another 15 minutes.
12. Use a meat thermometer and measure thickest part of a couple of chicken wings and make sure temperature is at least 160 deg F.
13. About 5 minutes before taking the wings out of oven, put the cooking oil on high.
14. Remove wings from oven and when oil is hot, place wings in a single layer in the oil. Keep oil hot. Rotate the wings after about 1 minutes. Repeat that until wings are crispy. (May need to do multiple steps of frying in oil depending on your pot size.)
15. Place wings on paper towel to remove excess oil and put on to a large bowl or platter.
16. Finish frying the remainder of the wings, remove excess oil, put on platter.
17. Pour the Wing sauce over the wings and serve while hot.

Server with beer and lots of friends.

Cinnamon Baked Apples

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon butter or spray on cooking spray
• 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 teaspoons raw sugar or just add another 2 Tablespoons of brown sugar.
• 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 6-8 large apples peeled, cored and sliced
• 3 Tablespoons water

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a large baking dish with butter or spray on cooking spray.
• Mix sugars, nutmeg, cinnamon in a small bowl.
• Layer the baking dish with 1/3rd of slices apples and sprinkle mixture on top.
• Layer the next 1/3rd and sprinkle.
• Yep, guess what? Use the remaining apples for the final layer and sprinkle the remaining mixture on top.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• SLOWLY add the water over the top of the apples and continue baking 15 additional minutes, or until apples are tender.

Slow Cooker Apple Butter

Ingredients

• 12 lbs of apples,peeled, cored and finely chopped
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice

Directions

• Place apples in a large slow cooker and cover. Set on High and cook 4-8 hours depending on your slow cooker. Our slow cooker cranks and we only had to cook the apples on High for 4 hours before they were soft.
• Stir in remaining ingredients and cook on LOW for an additional 2-4 hours, until apples mush easily with a potato masher. Taste and adjust seasoning while cooking.
• Mush until the texture is smooth. Bare feet mushing is not recommended since it is hot!

Canning instructions

Follow normal canning instruction found in cookbooks or online. Basically, pasteurize the glass canning containers and lids. Spoon in mixture until about 1/2" from top of jar. Close jars loosely so air can escape and place in to a boiling bath or canner for 10 minutes (above 6000' - 20 minutes). Remove HOT jars carefully and tighten lids. Allow to cool. The lid seal should be sucked in and concave indication that there is a good seal.