I love the shrimp cocktail dip where you evenly spread about 1/4 inch or less cream cheese over the bottom of a large serving platter or 7x11 pyrex dish. Over that generously spread your favorite shrimp cocktail sauce. Sprinkle tiny cooked shrimp over that, and over the shrimp sprinkle some thinly sliced scallions maybe with a very thinly sliced celery rib. Serve with a bowl of Triscut crackers. You eat it by scraping the Triscut across the bottom of the platter and getting a little of everything on it.

Marinated cheese has been a favorite around here.
ham,and cream cheese pickles.
summer sausage cut up

Here is a link that might be useful: marinated cheese

Rollups (tortillas with cream cheese and other fillings in them, rolled up and sliced).
The pickle things (Frog Eyes is what some people call them) with cream cheese and Buddig.
There are some good recipes for Rueben Dip at allrecipes.com.
I'm having a craving for the cheesy bread in the link.

Here is a link that might be useful: Savory Party Bread

I love the spinach dip made with Knorr's vegetable soup mix.

From Sam's Frozen Food Section:
Jalape Poppers with Ranch Dressing
Fried Cheese w/Marinara Sauce
Mini Quiche
Pizza Bites

Spinach Artichoke Dip
Relish Tray & Veggie Tray

I keep it simple. LOL!

The Rueben dip is good. I've had it before.
Lydia, those are dog ears! LOL and SO good, (Buddig cream cheese and pickles)
What about the bacon wrapped potatoes Laurel posted awhile ago. I've made them several times and the hot/sour cream mix is wonderful! Or Paula Deen's Bacon wrapped CHicken?

luckygardnr (My Page) on
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Bacon wrapped Potato Bites with Spicy Sour Cream Dipping Sauce

1 pound small or medium red potatoes
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped, fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
freshly ground pepper
12 ounces-to-1 pound thick-cut bacon
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
1 teaspoon hot sauce
salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Wash and dry the potatoes. Chop them into 1-inch pieces, keeping the
chunks roughly the same size, even if they aren't the exact same shape. Put
the potatoes in a medium pot, cover with cold water, and bring to a boil.
Season the water with salt. Once the water begins to boil, cook the potatoes
for about 3 to 4 minutes, until you can stick a fork into them without too
much resistance. You want the potatoes to be almost, but not fully, cooked
through (so they won't fall apart during the next steps).

Drain the potatoes and put them in a large bowl. Add the rosemary,
olive oil, salt, and a few grinds of pepper, and toss until the potatoes are
evenly coated.

Cut the strips of bacon in half (with a short, vertical slice). Wrap
each piece of potato in a half-strip of bacon, securing it with a toothpick.
Put the potatoes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or aluminum
foil. You may need to cook the potatoes in two batches.

Cook the potatoes for 15 minutes, then flip each piece.

Cook for another 10 to 15 minutes, until the bacon is cooked through
and crisp. Mix the sour cream and hot sauce in a small bowl. Season with
salt and pepper. Pile the potato bites on a plate and serve alongside the
dip.

Sweet CHicken Bacon Wraps

1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless, chicken breasts (about 4 breasts)
1 (1-pound) package sliced bacon
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons chili powder
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cut chicken breasts into 1-inch cubes. Cut each bacon slice into thirds.
Wrap each chicken cube with bacon and secure with a wooden pick. Stir
together brown sugar and chili powder. Dredge wrapped chicken in mixture.
Coat a rack and broiler pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place chicken wrap
on rack in broiler pan. Bake 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until bacon is
crisp.

Carmel Apple Dip
8 oz cream cheese
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
4 teaspoons vanilla
Blend together with a mixer.Chill for 1 hour. Serve with apple slices.

Bacon Cheddar Dip
Ingredients:
2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
1 cup (4 ounces) finely shredded cheddar cheese
1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix
2 to 4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
Crackers and/or assorted fresh vegetables
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine the sour cream, cheddar cheese, salad dressing mix
and bacon. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve with crackers
and/or vegetables. Yield: 2-1/2 cups.

Spicy Bean Salsa
Allrecipes.com

This twist on traditional salsa is enlivened with black beans, corn,
and black-eyed peas. It's very addicting!
. Prep Time: 10 Minutes
. Ready In: 8 Hours 10 Minutes
. Yields: 12 servings

INGREDIENTS
. 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas
. 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
. 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
. 1/2 cup chopped onion
. 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
. 1 (4 ounce) can diced jalapeno peppers
. 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
. 1 cup Italian-style salad dressing
. 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

DIRECTIONS

1. In a medium bowl, combine black-eyed peas, black beans, corn,
   onion, green bell pepper, jalapeno peppers and tomatoes. Season with
   Italian-style salad dressing and garlic salt; mix well. Cover, and
   refrigerate overnight to blend flavors.

Don't forget Glenda_AL's Bloody Bites. I made them for a gathering after Christmas & they were a HUGE hit.

Bloody Mary Bites
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes (I figure 4 - 5 per person)
2 Tbsp Tabasco sauce
vodka to cover
For dipping, combine:
2 Tbsp lemon pepper
2 Tbsp celery salt
Can peel tomatoes by placing in boiling water for ten seconds, plunging into ice water & then peeling, OR pierce each tomato 2-3 times with a toothpick.
Remove stems from tomatoes & place in a shallow bowl.
Pour enough vodka over the tomatoes to cover.
Stir in the Tabasco sauce. Cover & refrigerate overnight.
To serve, mix together the lemon pepper & celery salt in a small dish. Serve the tomatoes alongside, floating in the vodka & Tabasco.

Have you tried the caramel cheese puffs yet? I love them. You can use cheetoes or the puffs I like the softer ones myself.

Caramel Cheetos® -

2 cups light brown sugar
1 cup margarine - yes, for this one you must use margarine
1/2 cup light corn syrup

1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 - 21 oz. pkg. Cheetos® or similar brand - crunchy or puffs

Mix sugar, margarine and corn syrup in pan. Bring to a boil. Boil 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat and add soda. Stir until light in color and foamy.

Spray a roasting pan (deep 10 x 14) with Pam. Put Cheetos® in pan. Pour the mixture over Cheetos® and stir, coating each piece.

Place in oven at 250 degrees. Bake for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes. Immediately, pour onto wax paper, or cookie sheets, sprayed with Pam.

(This is the hard part.) VERY QUICKLY spread out as thin as possible. If not quick and spread out as thin as possible, you will get a big hard glob. After about 5 minutes, pull/break these apart even more and loosen them from the wax paper. If you don't, you'll have wax paper stuck to them when you go to eat them.

You will regret it if you don't double the batch as guests are going to demand MORE! You can bake batches together and add an extra 20 minutes to bake time. I do them separately because of having to work so quickly to keep them apart at the end. The one batch can almost get too hard while working with the other batch.

How about wings w/celery and dip? Or chili or sloppy joes? You can buy wings ready to just bake and serve--I can't remember the brand we like but it wasn't Banquet. Maybe Perdu. They were good--not too not and you just toss them on a cookie sheet and bake. Voila, happpy men!

Our daughter and husband make chicken wings and potato skins for special events. I don't have recipes but they are good.

Sue

I fix the Spicy Bean Salsa that Nodakgal posted quite often. It is one of our favorites! Hmmm.. the pickle things are called Dog Ears???? Really? They look more like Frog Eyes to me! Neither makes them sound very appetizing though. haha...

The Caramel Cheetos (aka Coyote Droppings) were pretty good according to most peeps that ate them, but what a PITA to make. I burned my fingers separating the darn things. Won't make them again.

How about make your own tacos? You could have hard shells and/or soft tortillas, beef, pork, fish, beans - whatever you like plus cheese, lettuce tomato, salsa.

This is all ways good. Serve with Tostito's Scoops.

Black Bean & Corn Salsa

1 can Black Beans, rinsed and drained

2 cans Shoepeg Corn, drained

3 Roma Tomatoes, chopped

1 small Red Onion, chopped

3 Green Onions

1/2 cup Red Pepper

Fresh Cilantro to taste

Combine ingredients.

Mix 1 pkg Good Seasons Italian Dressing with

1/4 cup vinegar and 1/2 cup olive oil. Pour over vegetables and chill 2 hours.

Kathy G in MI

mmmmm mmmmm mmmm!

Thanks for the ideas. Some of them, like the rollups, pickle things and cheese ball caramels, I've made and my guys just didn't care for them.

So I'm going to save these and give some a try!! Thanks!

I go to an annual Super Bowl party where everyone (about 40 guests) brings their favorites. Every year I make the same thing. I roast a 10-12lb.turkey. It's fairly cheap to make & the hostess supplies burger size rolls for sandwiches. I place it on a platter-whole and place a carving knife & fork on the side. The men LOVE it-in fact-all I get to bring home is the carcass to make soup with! I also take a dish of cranberry jelly for their 'sammys'.

My favorite TV snack is those frozen cream-cheese poppers. The cream cheese kind, not the cheddar.

I found a candy bar from Harry & Davids its to die for,moose munch.oh my word get rid of them.....not good for me.

Pulled pork
BBQ beef
Little Smokies in bbq sauce
Guacamole
Salsas
Onion dip
Mexican Pizza - On a large flat platter or pizza pan layer 1 large can refried beans, 3 or 4 mashed avocados, chopped green onions, small can of green chilies, some taco sauce or salsa, chopped olives, chopped tomatoes and cover the whole thing with 8 oz. of shredded cheddar. Serve with tortilla chips.

Most guys like foods that familiar and simple. Sweet mixed with salt and too many veggie ingredients are snack killers.

Ed's Dip - a favorite of ours.. a variation on the Velveeta & Rotel.
2 lb package of HOT sausage
2 Tablespoons minced garlic
2 pounds block of Velveeta Cheese
24 ounces of Picante Sauce -mild

Cook & crumble sausage and garlic. Melt cheese in large microwave bowl [cut into small pieces]. Add in sausage, garlic and Picante sauce. Mix well. Serve warm -- I use a crock pot when serving at a party.
lydia's savory bread sounds good... not that I need another excuse to eat bread...