187062 christmas cheese tree appetizer Recipes

refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, cream cheese, softened, sour cream, dried dill weed, garlic powder, chopped assorted fresh vegetables (bell peppers, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, green onion, black olives, etc.)

grated zucchini, biscuit baking mix, grated parmesan cheese, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, eggs, beaten, vegetable oil, chopped onion, chopped garlic, dried parsley, salt, dried oregano

unsliced white bread or 1/2 loaf rye bread or 1/2 loaf pumpernickel bread, cream cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, butter, worcestershire sauce, onion salt, garlic powder, paprika, dill weed, tabasco sauce, egg whites , beaten stiff

shelled pecans, shelled pistachios, shelled walnuts, reduced-fat cream cheese, at room temp (neufchatel), blue cheese, seedless grapes, stemmed, rinsed and dried, grape leaves or mint sprig, rinsed and dried

cream cheese, pickapeppa sauce, cracker (triscuits are good with this)

refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, bacon, diced and fried crisp, sour cream, cream cheese, softened, green onions, chopped, sugar, garlic powder, salt

cream cheese (with chive & onion optional), frozen spinach, thawed and drained well, roasted red pepper, drained and chopped (fresh red pepper works nicely too), pepper, frozen phyllo pastry sheets, thawed, margarine, melted

cream cheese, softened, chutney or spiced peach jam, sliced green onions, snack crackers of choice

beet greens, process american cheese, cooked medium shrimp with tails intact, baby corn, drained, whole black olives, drained, pimiento-stuffed green olives, drained, jalapeno pepper slices

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

crackers , barrel brand extra sharp cheddar cold pack cheese food, philadelphia cream cheese, softened, chopped green pepper, grated onion, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, chopped parsley, chopped nuts

quartered cherry tomatoes, sliced shallots, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, balsamic vinegar, ricotta cheese, crumbled blue cheese , loosely measured, prepared basil pesto, salt, divided, fresh lemon juice, grated lemon peel , loosely measured, french or artisan type baguette , cut 1/4-inch thick on the diagonal, grinds black peppercorns (using handheld grinder), chopped fresh basil leaves, shredded fresh pecorino romano cheese , loosely measured

log plain good quality goat cheese, chutney (any kind ), cracker , for serving

flakey biscuits or 6 wonton wrappers, bacon, cooked and crumbled, tomato, chopped, basil, dried or fresh, swiss cheese, white onion, chopped, mayonnaise

goat cheese, olive oil, oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and diced, black olives, chopped, chopped fresh basil, chopped fresh rosemary, garlic, halved

appetizer bread, grated cheddar cheese or an italian mix, mayonnaise, italian herb seasoning, green onions, finely chopped, french bread , halved lengthwise or i always use a fresh deli garlic-spread bread instead, parmesan cheese