Baby Shower Appetizers

Jen's Cheese ball ~submitted by Jennifer W. of Deland, Florida~NEW

Combine all ingredients until mixed together, then round the mixture with your hands until you form a ball. Place the "ball" on a platter & chill until you are ready to use. You can serve it will any type of crackers. I use Triscuts, Wheat thins, Ritz, etc.. Serve on a nice platter with the white part of the scallions left whole (like a stick) for garnish.

I promise this cheese ball will not be something left over at the end of the day!

Place all ingredients in mixer. Blend well. Divide in half. Place nuts on wax paper. Mound first half into nuts and roll, coating ball. Repeat with the other half. Serve with assorted crackers.

Cheese Fondue

Combine all into bowl and microwave on high for 3 to 4 min. Stir occasionally until cheese is melted and mixture is smooth. Serve fondue immediately with assorted dippers such as: French bread cubes, bite sized vegetables or cubed cooked ham.

Tasty Meatballs

Place everything in a crockpot and place on high until cooked. Turn to low until time to serve. This is so yummy!!

Combine chocolate and cream in medium saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Add sugar and peanut butter. Continue cooking until slightly thickened. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour into fondue pot or chafing dish. Serve warm with fondue dippers.

Fondue Dipper: Angel food cake; cubed, Strawberries, grapes, pineapple chunks, mandarin orange segments, cherries, apples, etc. Brush sliced fruit with lemon juice.

Wrapped Wieners (also known as "pigs in a blanket")

Unwrap crescent roll triangles. Cut each triangle into 3 even sections lengthwise. Wrap each sausage starting at the wide end and roll, ending with the small end on top. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Mix butter with mustard for dipping sauce.

Hot Artichoke Dip

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine all ingredients and place in small baking dish. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through and cheese melted. Serve with corn chips or fresh vegetables.

Party Pinwheels

Set out Cream Cheese several hours to soften. Mix in dry Ranch dressing mix. Add Olives, Pimentos, and Jalapenos. Mix well. Spread evenly over tortilla. Roll tightly. Cover and chill for about an hour. Slice into pinwheels.

Spinach Dip

Combine all ingredients in a mixer. Serve with fresh vegetables (carrots, celery, broccoli, cauliflower).

Guacamole

Halve the avocados and remove the pits. Scoop out flesh. Place avocados, mayonnaise, sour cream, garlic salt and lime juice in food processor. Process until smooth and creamy. Optional: Add diced onions&/or diced tomatoes & /or cilantro.

Salsa

Place onion, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro, cumin and garlic salt in food processor. Process until finely chopped. Add tomatoes. Pulse until chunky chopped. Don’t process too much or it will turn frothy pink. Stir in lime juice. (If salsa it too hot, add chopped cucumber.)

Chili Con Queso

Place first 4 ingredients in large saucepan and bring to boil. Place Velveeta cubes in pan and use wire whisk to help dissolve cheese. Stir constantly until cheese is dissolved. Dissolve corn starch in cold water. Pour into hot cheese mixture. Stir constantly until mixture thickens.

Optional: add salsa. Serve with tortilla chips, with Nachos, or over burritos.

Sausage Balls

Combine all ingredients. Roll into small balls. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. You may add more cheese, if desired.

Creamy Spinach Dip~ submitted by Le'esa W. Of Houston, Texas~

Combine all ingredients except the crab meat. Chill 2 hours. Add the crab meat and stir again. Chill another hour. Everyone goes nuts over this recipe. Enjoy!

Stuffed Mushrooms~submitted by Amber S. of Salt Lake City, Utah~

Clean mushrooms. Remove stems and chop up. Combine the rest of the ingredients with the stems and stuff back into mushrooms. Back at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Buffalo Chicken Wings

Cut off and discard wingtips. Cut wings in half at the joint. Spread wings in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until no longer pink in the middle. Melt butter in sauce pan. Add the rest of the ingredients. Cook until reduced to a thicker sauce. Dip chicken wings into sauce pan and coat well. Serve with ranch dressing.

Pico de Gallo~submitted by Nisha W. of Las Vegas, Nevada

This recipe is designed to be made to your specific tastes. Add more or less of an ingredient to get your final flavor.

Chop tomatoes a little smaller than bite size. Chop onions into very small pieces. You will not want to use too many onions in your pico de gallo. It can take over the salsa very easily. Add chopped cilantro to mixture.

Use chopped jalapeno to add the amount of spiciness you desire. The jalapeno will get hotter the closer to the stem that you cut. Add lemon and lime juice to flavor. Add garlic salt for final taste.

Serve with chips.

Seven Layer Bean Dip~submitted by Shirley W. of Summit, Utah

You will need:

Layer the following ingredients in a 9x9 pan.

1st layer- refried beans
2nd layer- 1 tub of guacamole
3rd layer-combine 1 cup of sour cream, 1/2 cup of mayonnaise and packet of taco seasoning
4th layer-shredded cheddar cheese
5th layer-diced olives
6th layer-diced tomatoes
7th layer-diced green onions