Laura's Jalapeno Poppers

Ingredients

-18 jalapeños
-one tub whipped cream cheese (for best results use a flavored variety like chives!)
-one pack bacon

Directions

-Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

-Wearing kitchen or medical gloves, deseed and slice jalapeños in half lengthwise (so it creates a little canoe!). After washed and cut, put 1 tsp- 1 tbls of cream cheese into the inside of each jalapeño. Take bacon, cut each strip in half and wrap around jalapeño. Secure with toothpick if needed.

-Bake for 20-35 minutes until jalapeños have lost their bright green coloring and bacon is cooked through. The brighter the jalapeño, the spicier it will be!

Quick Queso & Lori's Margarita

Quick Queso
Mix 1 cup of salsa with 1/2 of Velveta package. Cook in microwave for 3-5 minutes. Stir well and serve! Enjoy. ~Ali

Margarita
1/2 cup tequila
1/2 cup Triple Sec
3/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup sugar

Put all ingredients together in a shaker. Shake really well with 2 cups ice. Makes about 2 1/2 margaritas.

Applesauce

I made applesauce with my class last week! The kids were very excited that I brought my crock-pot to school. This is a perfect idea if you have extra apples from apple picking. Enjoy! ~Ali

Ingredients

8-10 apples
cinnamon
sugar
1 cup water

Directions

1. Chop up apples into small bits.
2. Place apples and 1 cup of water in crock-pot.
3. Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar to taste.
4. Cook on l0w for 3 hours.

Pigs in a Blanket

These are perfect for football games and little kids! The "wrapped up" dog was an attempt of a mummy! Enjoy. ~Ali

Ingredients: 8 hot dogs, 4 slices American cheese, each cut into 6 strips and 1can (8 oz) Pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls.

Directions

-Heat oven to 375°F. Slit hot dogs to within 1/2 inch of ends; insert 3 strips of cheese into each slit. -Separate dough into triangles.
-Wrap dough triangle around each hot dog. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, cheese side up.
-Bake at 375°F for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Perry's Chicken Divan

You will need...

3 cups cooked chicken

1/2 box fettucini noodles cooked

1 box frozen/fresh broccoli cooked

6 strips bacon cooked; break into small pieces

1 jar alfredo sauce

18 oz. bag of American cheese

Directions

Cook everything separate. Layer a casserole dish starting with half the noodles.

Add half the chicken, broccoli and bacon pieces. Pour about half the alfredo sauce over dish and sprinkle with half the cheese. Layer again starting from the beginning. Put a cover on the dish and cook for about 30 minutes (or until hot) at 350 degrees.

Enjoy! ~Perry

Perry's Steak & Cheese

You will need...

Steak Ums steak (meat chopped)
onion
provolone cheese
lettuce
mayo
fresh french bread

Directions

Cook steak (according to package) only a couple minutes. Cook onion separate, once cooked add the two together. Fill your roll with steak and onion mixture. Put 1 slice of provolone cheese on top of steak mixture and cook in toaster oven for 2 minutes. Add mayo, lettuce, whatever else you want!!

Enjoy! ~Perry

Lisa's Pesto Chicken Rolls

Ingredients:
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 cup pesto sauce
4 thick deli slices of mozzarella cheese
Olive Oil
Italian Seasoning

Directions
1.) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2.) Pound each chicken breast half to 1/4 inch thickness
3.) Spread Olive Oil on chicken breast halves then lightly cover in Italian seasoning.
4.) Spread 2-3 tablespoons of pesto sauce on each flattened chicken breast. Place a whole slice of cheese over pesto sauce. Roll up chicken wrap and secure tightly with toothpicks.
5.) Place rolls in a lightly greased baking dish and cook uncovered for 30 minutes.

Enjoy! ~Lisa