Hot Crab Dip

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 1/4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 pinch garlic salt
1 tablespoon milk
1/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 lb. crabmeat
paprika

Remove cartilage from crab meat. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, sour
cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and garlic
salt until smooth. Add enough milk to make mixture creamy. Stir in 2
tablespoons of the grated cheese. Fold crab meat into cream cheese mixture.
Pour into greased 1−quart casserole. Top with remaining cheese and dust with
paprika. Bake at 325F until mixture is bubbly and browned on top, about 30

minutes. Serve with tortilla chips and/or crackers.

Garlic Cheese Bread

Spread:
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash ground black pepper
dash paprika
Bread:

12 slices Texas toast or 1 large French bread loaf,
sliced through the middle
Preheat oven to 400F. Combine all ingredients for the spread in a small
bowl. Smear spread generously on one side of each slice of Texas toast or on
the face of each half of French bread loaf. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or
until cheese begins to brown and bubble. Makes about 12 slices toast or two

large halves of French bread.

Fruit Salsa And Cinnamon Chips

2 kiwis, peeled and diced
2 Golden Delicious apples − peeled, cored, and diced
1 (8 ounce) package raspberries
1 pound strawberries
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 tablespoons fruit preserves, any flavor
2 cups cinnamon sugar


In a large bowl, thoroughly mix kiwis, Golden Delicious apples, raspberries,
strawberries, white sugar, brown sugar and fruit preserves. Cover and chill
in the refrigerator at least 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 350F. Coat one side
of each flour tortilla with butter flavored cooking spray. Cut into wedges
and arrange in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle wedges with
desired amount of cinnamon sugar. Spray again with cooking spray. Bake in
the preheated oven 8 to 10 minutes. Repeat with any remaining tortilla
wedges. Allow to cool approximately 15 minutes. Serve with chilled fruit and

spice mixture.

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

1 pound large mushrooms
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons prepared Dijon−style mustard
6 1/2 ounces crabmeat
1/4 cup chopped water chestnuts
2 tablespoons chopped pimento peppers
4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 400F. Remove stems from the mushrooms, retaining the caps.

Chop the stems. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Brush the mushroom
caps with melted butter. In the remaining butter, cook and stir the chopped
mushroom stems and onions until tender. Gradually mix the cream cheese and
mustard into the saucepan. Continue stirring until smooth. Stir in the
crabmeat, water chestnuts and pimentos. Heat until warm. Stuff the mushroom
caps with the crabmeat mixture. Sprinkle the stuffed caps with Parmesan
cheese. In a shallow pan, bake the caps at 400F for 10 to 15 minutes or

until hot.

Cocktail Meatballs

1 pound lean ground beef
1 egg
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup bread crumbs
3 tablespoons minced onion
1 (8 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
3/4 cup chili sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, egg, water, bread crumbs, and



minced onion. Roll into small meatballs. Bake at 350F for 20 to 25 minutes,
turning once. In a slow cooker or large saucepan over low heat, blend the
cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice. Add meatballs,

and simmer for 1 hour before serving.

Chicken Pate

3 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
1/2 cup onions, finely chopped
1 (8 oz.) whipped cream cheese
1/4 cup mayonaise
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 cup sherry
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
juice of 1 lemon


Cook chicken breasts in boiling water for 30 − 45 minutes. When cooled cut
up chicken into cubes. In medium bowl combine all ingredients. Place mixture
into small jello mold or small loaf pan. Make sure to coat pan with oil so
mixture will come out smoothly. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours. Serve with

crackers.

Cheese And Artichoke Fondue

1−1/2 cups diced processed American cheese
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon all−purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1−1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1/4 cup roasted red peppers, drained and diced
Mix American cheese, milk, Worcestershire sauce, flour and mustard in a
3−quart saucepan. Cook over medium−low heat, stirring occasionally, until
cheese is melted. Stir in Cheddar cheese until melted. Stir in artichoke
hearts and bell peppers. Transfer cheese mixture to fondue pot. Keep warm

over low flame. Serve with dippers.