Pumpkin Dip 8 oz. whipped cream cheese 1/2-1 jar Pumpkin Butter (depends how pumpkiny you want it) In a bowl combine cream cheese & Pumpkin Butter until well blended, add more Pumpkin Butter if you like a stronger pumpkin taste. Store in refrigerator. Serve with Ginger snaps, Pumpkin Bread or graham crackers.
Perfect Potato Salad
3 tbsp Wicked Good Relish 4 potatoes (about 2 1/2 lbs) 3 eggs 1 cucumber, chopped 1/2 medium onion, chopped 1/3 cup Dijon Mustard 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Spike Seasoning or curry powder 1 tablespoon dried dill weed 1 stalk celery 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 tablespoon onion powder
Place eggs in saucepan covered with about 1-2" cold water. (starting them in cold water gets the shells off easier!) Once they reach the boiling point, boil for 10 minutes. Run under cold water & peel when cool. Use leftover baked potatoes (make extra for dinner the night before) or cook potatoes in microwave just until done. Cut potatoes in 1" cubes, chop cucumber, celery & onion & put in large bowl. Add mustard, relish, mayonnaise & spices. Mix together & chill for about an hour. Note: add more or less spices & mayo to your taste
Easy Hors d'oeuvres
1 lb sliced Smoked Turkey or Ham 1 tub spreadable cream cheese 1 jar Sweet Heat, Blueberry Heat, Raspberry-Jalapeno Jam, or Apple-Horseradish Pepper Jelly Spread a layer of cream cheese, than a layer of Sweet Heat Jam on each piece of meat. Roll up & slice the roll in 2” pieces. Place toothpick through each piece & arrange on a platter
Chris’ Spread
8 oz sharp regular or low fat Cheddar cubed or grated 1/4 c. regular or light mayonnaise 1 garlic clove, crushed Several turns of the pepper mill, Whirl cheese and all the above in the food processor until smooth 1 jar any Pickles-N-Things Jam or Sweet Pineapple Chili Sauce
Line a 2-cup mold or bowl or cake pan with plastic wrap. Pack in the cheese mixture and refrigerate. Turn out onto a pretty plate, pour the jam or sauce over it and serve
Chris’ Famous Macaroni Salad
1/4 cup Wicked Good Relish 1 box pasta (whatever shape you prefer) 1 can tuna in water, drained 1 cucumber, chopped 2 medium onion, chopped olive oil mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Spike Seasoning or curry powder 1 small can black olives 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder Cook pasta & drain. Pour just enough olive oil to coat pasta by mixing around in colander, transfer to large bowl. Add relish, tuna, cucumber, onion, spices, black olives, stir together. Add desired amount of mayonnaise, mix together & chill for about an hour. Note: add more or less spices to your taste.
Delicious Deviled Eggs (these disappear fast at every gathering!)
6 large eggs 1 tablespoon dill weed 1 teaspoon curry powder 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 cup mayonnaise Paprika 1/8 cup Wicked Good Relish Place eggs in saucepan covered with about 1-2" cold water. (starting them in cold water gets the shells off easier!) Once they reach the boiling point, boil for 10 minutes. Run under cold water & peel when cool. Slice each egg in half the long way & place all yolks in a bowl. Add everything but the paprika & mix well. Add more spices to your liking if desired. Divide mixture evenly in each egg & place in plate, sprinkle with paprika. Note: Double or triple recipe if serving more guests.
Courtni's Sandwich
Any bread of your choice Cheddar Cheese Slices Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip Really Dilly Beans Spread Mayo on bread, add a slice of cheese & a few dilly beans, sounds weird, but it does taste good!
The Pilgrim Stuffing Cranberry Salsa or Cranberry Relish leftover turkey
mayonnaise
bread of your choice
Lightly toast bread, spread desired amount mayo on each slice. Layer turkey, stuffing, then Cranberry Salsa or Cranberry Relish, top with 2nd piece bread, now that's a kicked up sandwich!
Hot or BBQ Wings
2 lbs chicken wings 1 jar Chef Richard's Wicked Hot Sauce or 1/2 jar Sweet-N-Smokey BBQ sauce or Honey Cajun BBQ sauce
Boil wings in a large pot of water for about 15 minutes.
Broil wings in oven for about 5-10 minutes per side depending on how your oven works) until nicely browned and crisp.
I put the bbq sauce in the bottom of a big metal bowl and keep it on the stove near the oven vent so that is warms up a bit.
Remove the wings from the oven and pat with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
Toss wings in bowl with sauce
Easy Sticky Wings
1 jar of Blueberry Heat 2 lbs of wings
Put your oven on the broil setting. Grease large baking pan.
Boil wings in a large pot of water for about 15 minutes.
Remove the wings from the oven and pat with paper towels to remove excess moisture
Broil wings in oven for about 5-10 minutes per side depending on how your oven works) until nicely browned and crisp.
Toss wings & Blueberry Heat coating wings well. Place wings with sauce in single layer in prepared baking pan.
Broil for about 2-5 more m minutes per side to brown them to your liking
