Hot Sausage Dip

1 Pound Sausage
2 Small Onions, Chopped
2 Green Peppers, Chopped (I never add this. Yuck!)
3 Tomatoes, Chopped
8 Ounce Can Diced Green Chilies
1 Pint Sour Cream
8 Ounces Cream Cheese
Tortilla Chips

Brown sausage,onions and green peppers. Drain off excess grease. Right before serving, add the tomatoes to the mixture. Don't cook too long. You want the tomatoes to be a little firm. Add green chilies. Stir in sour cream and cream cheese. Keep warm in a crock pot. Serve with tortilla chips.

Cheese Fondue

This recipe is a fond memory for me growing up. I remember my mom having a fondue pot and I remember her getting it out and us having this fondue, occasionally. It has now become one of our family traditions to have this fondue for New Year's Eve or on New Year's Day.

1 Pound Swiss Cheese, Grated
1 Pound Mild Cheddar Cheese, Grated
6 Teaspoons Flour
1/2 Clove Garlic Cut in Half
2 Cups White Grape Juice
2 Pinches Nutmeg and Pepper
Wooden Spoon
Breadsticks (We always use the kind in the can)
Vegetables (carrots, cauliflower, celery, broccoli), cut in bite-size pieces
Raw Hot Dogs Cut in bite-size pieces

Grate cheese and place in a bowl. Toss the grated cheese with the flour. Rob the fondue pot and wooden spoon with cut garlic. Pour the white grape juice in the fondue pot. Heat, but do not boil. Add cheese. Stir until melted. Add seasonings and serve. Eat by spearing bread or vegetables on forks and dipping into mixture. YUM!

Cranberry Pomegranate Salad

I found this recipe in a ward cookbook. I love pomegranates so I loved this recipe. Seeding the pomegranate is an act of love but it is well worth it. This salad is nice and festive for this time of year.

1 Bag Fresh Cranberries
1 Cup Sugar
1 Pint Whipping Cream
1 Apple
Seeds of 1 Pomegranate

Place cranberries in a blender or food processor. Turn the blender on and off just enough to chop the cranberries. Place the cranberries in a bowl. Mix with the sugar. Let set 2 hours. Whip 1 pint whipping cream. Add vanilla and powdered sugar to flavor. Combine with cranberry mixture. Let set overnight. Just before serving, add grated apple and pomegranate seeds.

Stroganoff Sandwiches

We had this at our dinner group in October. It was delicious! She served it on individual buns so everyone could fix their own as they wanted. She also substituted sliced sirloin instead of the ground beef and that is what I do when I make this.

1 Loaf French Bread
1 Pound Ground Beef
1/4 Cup Onion, Chopped
1 Tablespoon Milk
1 Cup Sour Cream
1 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1/8 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
Butter or Margarine to spread on the bread
Toppings of Your Choice: Tomatoes, Green Peppers, Red Peppers, Sauteed Mushrooms, Cheese

Cut bread in half lengthwise. Wrap in foil and put in the oven at 350 for 7-10 minutes.

Brown the hamburger with the onion. Drain off the grease. Stir in the sour cream, milk, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic powder. At this point, add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Heat.

Butter bread. Spread the mixture on each half of loaf. Arrange toppings. Bake at 350 for 5 minutes or until cheese is warm.

Hot Caramel Apple Cider

One of my favorite blogs to follow is: www.realmomkitchen.com. I look at her blog at least weekly. She had this posted and I couldn't wait to try it out. It was delicious. It was like a caramel apple in a cup!

8 Cups Apple Cider (not the kind on the juice isle but the kind in the refrigerated section)
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Caramel Ice Creaming Topping
Whipped Cream, Optional
Extra Caramel Ice Cream Topping, Optional

In a saucepan, combine apple cider, brown sugar, and caramel topping. Cook over medium low heat until simmering. Stir frequently. Simmer until heated and well blended. It will look a little separated. Serve in a mug. Put whipping cream on the top. Drizzle with additional caramel ice cream topping. Serve. YUM!

Crockpot Beef Tips & Rice

Another recipe from my favorite crockpot website. I made this one for dinner and it was a huge hit. The meat was super tender. It is super easy to make. Good and easy, it doesn't get much better than that!

2 Packages of Stew Meat
2 Family Size Cans Cream of Mushroom Soup
2 Packages Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix

Add all together and place in a crockpot. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve over rice. Yum!

Ovrenight Crockpot Oatmeal

I found this recipe on my favorite crockpot site. We had this for breakfast this morning. It looked a little runny. However, I gave it a good stir in the crockpot. Then once I dished it up in individual dishes, and let it sit for a few minutes to cool off, I think it sat up quite nicely. This would be super easy to make on those mornings where everyone is going a million different directions and you want something a little more filling than cold cereal.

1 Cup Regular Oats
4 Cups Water
1/2 Cup Half and Half or Milk
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Tablespoon Butter
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon

Combine in a crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours. Serve with cinnamon sugar. I doubled this recipe for our family of six.

Additional Ideas
You could add a fresh chopped apple before cooking.
You could add 1 cup raisins or dry fruit before cooking.