Touchdown Buffalo Dip

This quick dip is a winner for game day, company or anytime.

1 - 2 c. chopped cooked chicken

6 oz. each: shredded cheddar cheese cream cheese, softened

1/8 - 1/4 cup ranch dressing (optional)

1/4 c. unsalted butter

2 T. Tabasco sauce

1/4 tsp. each: salt, pepper, granulated garlic

Place butter in microwave safe bowl and microwave for 10 -15 sec.

 Remove bowl from microwave very carefully, add Tabasco sauce, red pepper flakes, stir and set aside.

With clean hands, shred chicken into a clean microwave safe bowl.

Add cream cheese, dressing, salt, pepper, butter mixture, granulated garlic and shredded cheddar cheese to bowl, stir to mix.

Place bowl in microwave and cook chicken mixture for 2 min. 

Halfway through cooking, open microwave & stir chicken mixture. 

Close microwave door and cook until the cheese is melted.

Remove bowl from microwave carefully and let stand for a few minutes to cool. 

Serve with crackers, chips or cut up veggies.

Serves 4.

Buttered Crackers

This is perfect with soup, as a snack or anytime.

I used saltines, but you can use what crackers you like.

1 sleeve saltine crackers

1 stick unsalted butter

1/4 tsp. each: granulated garlic, dried minced onion, salt, pepper
Pinch: red pepper flakes

Remove butter from refrigerator. 

Let stand for a few minutes.

Remove butter from wrapper and place in bowl. 

Cut butter into chunks and let it soften to room temperature. 

Add spices to butter. Mash butter with a clean fork to mix well.

With clean hands place butter on wax paper. You can also use parchment paper as well. 

Roll butter in wrap to form a log. Secure the ends of butter log and place in refrigerator to set for a few hrs.

To serve: remove butter from refrigerator, unwrap butter,  put on a butter dish and slather desired amount on crackers.

Serves 8.

Hot Honey

This is perfect to add a little kick to game day, breakfast on bread or anytime.

1 jar pasteurized honey

1 - 2 tsp. red pepper flakes

In a jar combine ingredients, stir to mix. Put lid jar and place in cupboard until ready to use.

Serves 6 - 8.

Holiday Roast

 This is a great recipe for the holidays or anytime.

5 lb. beef roast
1/4 tsp. each: salt, pepper
1 - 2 cloves fresh garlic crushed, chopped
1/3 c. each: dry red wine, cold water
1/8 c. olive oil
1 onion peeled and quartered

10 pepperoncini peppers

Preheat oven to 350 F'.

Peel, rinse, cut onions. 

Peel, crush and chop garlic.

Remove roast from refrigerator and place in a roasting pan. 

Pour some of the wine and oil over roast. 

Make some tiny slits all over roast. Stuff slits garlic.

Sprinkle half of the seasonings over roast.

Turn roast over. 

Pour some of the wine, oil over other side of roast. Repeat prior process with garlic and seasonings.

Pour rest of wine and water in bottom of pan.

Add peppers and onions to pan. 

Place pan in oven and cook for 2  1/2 hrs . approx or until done.

Remove roast from oven and cover with the foil to keep warm. 

Let rest for a few minutes before carving.

Serves 6.

Recipe To Help Flooding Victims

 Once again, we’re reminded that when natural disasters strike, it affects us all.

Prayers, thoughts for residents of the US. Northeast and California who are dealing with record flooding.

On this website there are links to some organizations that are helping in relief efforts. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Recipe To Help Tennessee

 Once again, we’re reminded that when disasters strike, it affects us all.

Prayers, thoughts for the residents of Tennessee as they continue to clean up from a tornado that struck the state earlier this month. 

The tornado devastated many and 6 lives were lost.

On this website there are links to organizations that are helping in the relief efforts. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

End of Fall Fried Apples

This is perfect for fall or anytime.

2 apples sliced 
2 - 3 T. butter 
1 - 2  T. sugar, adjust to taste
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Cut apple in half, remove core, cut apple into slices.

Heat saute pan to medium high heat.

Reduce heat to medium, add butter. 

Add apples to pan and brown on one side for 3 - 5 min. approx.  

Sprinkle some of cinnamon and sugar over fruit. 

Turn over apples, repeat cooking process with remaining sugar and cinnamon.

Serves 4.