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Recipes
Baked Spinach-Parmesan Dip
1 clove garlic, minced | ||
chopped spinach, thawed | 1 cup grated Parmesan | |
1 cup mayonnaise |
| cheese |
1⁄8 | teaspoon pepper | |
cheese, room temperature | 1⁄2 | teaspoon paprika |
1⁄2 cup onion, minced | 1 baguette, thinly sliced | |
Squeeze spinach to remove liquid. In a medium bowl combine spinach, mayonnaise, cream cheese, onion, garlic, cheese, and pepper. With hand mixer, beat ingredients at MEDIUM speed until well blended, about one minute. Spoon the mixture into a three or four cup baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle evenly with paprika. Bake at 350°F until hot in center and lightly browned on top, about 25 to 30 minutes. Serve hot to spread on baguette slices.
Makes appetizers for 10.
Zesty Mashed Potatoes
8 large baking potatoes | 1⁄2 | cup butter, room temperature |
(peeled, cubed, cooked, and drained) | 1⁄2 | cup milk |
1⁄2 cup sour cream | 1⁄2 | to 1 teaspoon minced garlic |
Salt and pepper to taste | ||
room temperature |
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Place hot potatoes into a large bowl. Start mixing the potatoes at MEDIUM speed until they are smooth. Add sour cream, cream cheese, butter, milk, garlic, salt, and pepper and continue beating until thoroughly mixed. Pour into a greased
Wedding Cookies
1 cup butter, room temperature | 11⁄2 | cups flour |
4 tablespoons sugar | 2 cups finely chopped pecans* | |
2 teaspoons vanilla | 11⁄2 | cups confectioners sugar |
In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar on MEDIUM speed with hand mixer. Add vanilla and continue mixing on MEDIUM. Add flour and mix on LOW until blended. Pour in pecans and continue mixing on LOW until completely blended. Roll dough into
Continue until all cookies have been coated with confectioners sugar. Before storing cookies, shake cookies in bag of confectioners sugar one more time.
Makes 41⁄2 dozen.
*2 cups pecan halves or pieces is equivalent to 2 cups finely chopped.
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