Holy Gobshite We Have Company! recipes

This is the stuff for pupus when you have company and need to whip some stuff up as fast as you can so you have munchies to share. Standard fare at our house when we have company.

Peanut Butter Dip

Mix well with food processor, blender. Serve with sliced apples.

8 oz cream cheese softened
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk

5 cup Ambrosia Salad

1 cup each sour cream, mini marshmallows, coconut
1 can each drained mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks
1 large chopped apple

Mix well. Chill.

Bacon Pupus

Preheat oven 400. Line cookie sheet with foil. If not, you've ruined a good pan.

1 pkg bacon, sliced into thirds
1 pkg little smokies sausages
wrap bacon around sausage, secure with toothpick place on cookie sheet. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
at this point my friend Benjamin likes to sprinkle a little bit of fresh pepper on them. Your choice.

Bake for 20 minutes or until bacon is how you like it.

Artichoke Dip

1 can artichoke hearts (drained)
1 cup each mayonnaise, grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp granulated garlic (or 1 TBS garlic chopped)

Process in blender or food processor. Pour into oven proof bowl and bake @400 for 20 minutes. Serve with sliced baguettes, crackers, sourdough bread or INSIDE a hollowed out sourdough round loaf. Use bread chunks for dipping.

Asiago Dip

1 cup each mayonnaise, sour gream
1/2 cup asiago cheese, shredded
1/4 cup soaked julienned sun dried tomatos (drain after soaking)
1/4 cup sliced mushrooms, green onions

Mix all together, put into oven proof dish and bake @350 for 15-20 minutes. Serve with sliced baguettes, crackers or in a hollowed round loaf bread.

Bruschetta Pomodoro

2 cups minced roma tomatos
1 1/2 tsp capers
2 TBS chopped kalamata olives
1 TBS each: red onion, basil, olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar
sprinkle of fresh pepper

Mix all together well. Let sit for 30 minutes, drain and serve over sliced toasted baguette slices. (Got this one from Karen A. The best bruschetta recipe)

Bruschetta easy

2 minced garlic cloves
1/4 c. olive oil
1 cup finely chopped roma tomatos
1/3 cup finely chopped basil
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
sprinkle of salt, pepper

Mix well.

Moms homemade dip

1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp garlic
1 tsp dry onion
1 tsp italian herbs
sprinkle of salt, pepper

Mix well, season more to taste. Chill for an hour or two. Taste again. If flavors are too strong add little more sour cream and mayo by the spoonful. Serve with sliced celery, carrots.

Dill Dip

1 tub sour cream
2 cups mayonnaise
1 tsp each of garlic, garlic salt, dill
1/2 tsp each of oregano, basil
1 TBS dried onion

Mix well. Chill for 2-3 hours.