Monday, December 30, 2013

Shrimp Ball

Easiest recipe in the world. I'm serious. This took all of 5 minutes to make. I think it took longer for the cream cheese to soften then to do this recipe.

I've made this recipe before but never posted it. The DadUnit made it for Christmas in 2001 and it's been on a rotation for Sunday dinners.

Shrimp Ball
Serves a lot

12 ounces small shrimp, rinsed
8 oz cream cheese, softened
6 oz crab meat (If you use the canned crab meat drain it first)
2 c ketchup
2 tsp Horseradish sauce (or more if you like it spicier)
juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Mix the shrimp, cream cheese, and crab meat together.  Form into a ball. I often put plastic wrap in a round bowl and put the mixture in the bowl.  Chill it so it's firm.

Mix the ketchup, horseradish, lemon and W sauce together.  Spread over the ball.

Serve with wheat thins or other crackers.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Jalapeno Popper Dip

This past Sunday was Sunday dinner.  Being the December dinner I figured an excessive amount of food was the only right thing to do for the holiday season. I made my famous Bolognese and as an appetizer I made this Jalapeno Popper dip recipe found on My Baking Addiction blog.

I decided to NOT bake it though.  I do think having it baked would be delicious, but I decided to just serve it cold.  It was fantastic.  Because I served it cold, I did not do the Panko breadcrumb topping.  Either hot or cold I think this recipe is fantastic.

I've copied it from her site, but all the credit for this amazing recipe goes to the My Baking Addiction blog.

Jalapeno Popper Dip

Recipe from MyBakingAddiction Blog


2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup mayonnaise
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, drained
4 ounces canned diced jalapeno peppers, drained ( so I misread this and actually bought a jalapeno pepper and chopped it up. )
1/2 cup shredded Mexican style cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 cup Panko bread crumbs
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray an oven safe serving dish with non-stick cooking spray.

Using an electric mixer, blend the cream cheese and mayonnaise until smooth.

Stir in green chilies, jalapeno peppers, and Mexican and mozzarella cheeses. Spoon this mixture into the prepared baking dish.

Mix together the Panko and parmesan cheese and sprinkle it over the cream cheese mixture.

Spray the Panko and parmesan with a quick spray of non-stick cooking spray.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the mixture is hot and the topping is lightly browned.