Party Snacks

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I love snack food at parties. About a year ago I went to a superbowl party at a neighbors house and one of her friends brought the most amazing dip. I wanted to ask the recipe, but I may have indicated that: 1. I am a republican. 2. I don't recycle. Two things that don't make me very popular at parties! Anyway the dip was amazing, and I found this recipe on Rachel Ray's website.

1 8-ounce package cream cheese
2 cups cooked chicken (a store-bought rotisserie chicken works best), shredded
1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce, recommended brand Texas Pete
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup blue cheese dressing (eyeball it)
1/4 to 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (eyeball it)

Preheat oven to 300°F.
Cover the bottom of an 8x8" dish or pie plate with cream cheese.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the shredded chicken, wing sauce and butter, and pour over the cream cheese-filled dish or pie plate.
Top with just enough blue cheese dressing and mozzarella cheese to cover (adding too much cheese will cause a thick skin to form that will make eating the dip difficult once the cheese cools).
Heat the dip in the oven for 20 minutes. Serve with Scoops (Tortillas or Fritos) alongside for dipping

Also, my neighbor made these snacks that taste a lot better than they sound. I also found these on Rachel's website.

1/2 bag frozen tater tots, about 40 pieces
1 pound sliced, lean bacon, about 20 slices

Preheat oven to 425°F.

Cut bacon strips in half making 2 equal size pieces, about 4 inches each. Place a tater tot on the end of the half-strip of bacon and roll it around the tot, slightly overlapping by 1/2 inch. Cut off any excess bacon. Pierce with a toothpick and place bacon wrapped tot on a baking sheet. Bake until the bacon is crispy, about 15-20 minutes.

What's for dinner y'all?

I love recipes! The fewer ingredients,the better. First of all I am a big cheapwad..so I try to spend about 80-85 dollars a week on groceries. Some recipes I have found call for $20-$25 in ingredients alone. Those are recipes that I will never try. I am not a gourmet kind of cook. The recipes that I treasure are more..old grandma recipes from a church cookbook kind of cooking. I remember going to family reunions and being so excited for the good looking casseroles, to me that was more tempting than the desserts. Here are some tips I have picked up along the way. 1. If it doesn't taste just right, add a little oil. If you want it to taste better add butter, if you want it taste even better than that add bacon grease. 2. Don't be afraid of the salt shaker. Some of the best food I have ever had only had salt/pepper. 3. Always use real potatoes. Potato flakes will do in a pinch, especially with a little mayonaise or sour cream but potatoes make everything better. 4. If you need help, ask your mama! My mama makes the best fried chicken I have ever had. I really don't think there is anything she can't cook. I never realized the privilege of sitting at her table until I moved away. 5. If you have tried everything and it just didn't turn out right, put some gravy on it and feed it to my Daddy. I could make a pan of gravy with biscuits or toast and he would eat it like a last meal of a man condemned. I am working on posting recipes. It is hard for me because I never measure anything..just a little bit of this and that. If you have any simple recipes you would like to share feel free to send them!