Mini Chimi's (guest post!)

Mini Chimi's (guest post by Diane Holyoak)

Beef chunks, shredded
1 jar pace picante sauce (medium hot)
Diced green chilies (as many for your taste)
Grated cheese (pepper jack or mexiblend or just regular cheddar)
"Baca" red chili sauce

Mix ingredients all together.

Cut large flour tortilla in pie shaped wedges and put small amount of mixture, roll up (sort of tricky) and secure with a tooth pick.
Can be frozen at this point and cooked later - or fry in hot oil now - remove toothpick and turn til brown all the way around - enjoy!

stuffed baguette (guest post!)

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Stuffed Baguette (guest post by Amy Barberio!)

Makes one 12-inch long baguette; about 24 slices

Ingredients:

• Baguette about 14-inch long

• 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
• 4 oz fresh goat cheese
• 1 large garlic clove, minced (I used 2)
• ½ cup finely chopped red bell pepper (about 1 medium)
• 2 oz finely chopped spicy salami  (I used pepperoni)
• Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:

Slice off both ends of the baguette and cut the loaf in half. Using a long thin knife and working from the both ends, hollow the baguette out leaving about ½-inch thick crust all around.

Using an electric mixer beat the cream cheese until smooth and lump-free. Beat in the goat cheese and garlic. Stir in the rest of the ingredients.

Working again from the both ends, fill the baguette with the cheese mixture. Pack the filling tight.  Wrap the stuffed baguette very well in plastic and refrigerate for at least two hours and up to two days. Right before serving, slice the baguette into ½-inch thick slices and serve. For the most neat looking slices, treat it as a cheesecake – each time slice it with a hot dry knife.

buffalo chicken cheeseball

buffalo chicken cheeseball
1 c. chopped, cooked chicken
1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese
1/4 c. crumbled blue cheese
1/4 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
3-4 T. buffalo wing sauce (frank's red hot)
1 med. jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely diced

mix ingredients until well blended.
shape into ball.
roll in shredded monterrey jack cheese, if desired.
serve with celery, crackers or tortilla chips.

afterschool snack on a dime. literally.

we all grow up eating our favorite foods and thinking they are totally normal and mainstream.
as i got older, i realized all of the things i loved weren't the same things my friends grew up loving.
still, they are my favorite.
an all-time favorite: cheese bread
here's how it's done...
one slice white, cheap bread (now that i'm a grown-up i like it on cheap wheat bread better.)
+
a handful of grated cheese spread over the entire piece
+
microwave-d for 30 seconds
=
happiness