What's Cookin' Wednesday

I should really call this one "What I Cooked Last Friday."

I had a girl get-together at my house.

It was Lisa-licious!

My mom was impressed with my spread.

I love it when my mom is impressed.

She is a food guru.

How about some of the recipes?

Chocolate Chip Cheeseball

1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

2 T brown sugar

1.4 t vanilla extract

3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

3/4 cup finely chopped pecans

In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Mix in conf. sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in choco chips. Cover and chill for 2 hours.

Shape chilled cream cheese mixture into a ball. Wrap with plastic and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Roll the cheeseball in finely chopped pecans before serving.

Serve with graham crackers for dipping.

Russian Rye Dip

2 lb. Russian Rye Bread

2 cups sour cream

2 cups mayo

1 T dill

2 T parsley

2 t chopped onion

dash Worchestershire

Cut a round hole in the bread and hollow out a space for the dip. (Save the bread and cut into chunks to serve with the dip.)

Mix together all ingredients to make the dip. Serve with veggies.

Spinach-Artichoke Dip

1 cup thawed, chopped frozen spinach

1 1/2 cups chopped artichoke hearts

6 oz. cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup sour cream

1/4 cup mayo

1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

1/4 t salt

1/4 t garlic powder

Bring spinach and artichoke hearts in water in a medium saucepan and bring just to boil. Remove from heat, drain, and mix with remaining ingredients. Serve warm with tortilla chips.

Cream Puffs

Don't you wish I had the recipe for these??? My mom brought them. Sorry

Cherry Limeade Punch
1 can frozen limeade concentrate
1 bottle Sprite
1 jar marachino cherries
1 lime

Put the limeade and then add the sprite. Pour in the juice from the cherries. Then add the cherries and sliced up lime for looks and taste. Add ice.
(I doubled this recipe for my punch bowl)

Sorry, no music today for your cooking pleasure :(

Too tired. I have a sore throat and I'm achy.

(And no, I'm not entertaining the idea that I have the swine flu so don't try to tell me that.)