Whole Goat Care

Spicy Dip For Vegetables
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> 1/4 cup seedless raisins
> 1 cup cottage cheese, cream style
> 2 tablespoons vinegar
> 1/2 onion, small, cut up
> 1 teaspoon chile powder
> 1/2 teaspoon curry powder to taste
> 3/4 teaspoon salt
> 1/8 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
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> Place raisins in small bowl and cover with hot tap water. Let stand 10
> minutes. Meanwhile, in blender container, combine cottage cheese,
> vinegar, onion, chile powder, curry, salt and pepper. Add drained,
> soaked raisins. Cover and blend at high speed until smooth and creamy.
> If necessary, add 1 T water in which raisins were soaked (or plain
> water) to make good dipping consistency.
> Serve well chilled with a selection of vegetables, such as cauliflower
> pieces, carrot sticks, blanched green beans, radish roses. broccoli,
> celery stick, zucchini sticks, or cooked artichokes.

Creamy Hot Reuben Dip
Serves 6 to 8

4 tablespoons Butter Flavor CRISCO all-vegetable shortening or 4 tablespoons Butter Flavor Crisco Stick
1 large onion, finely diced
1/2 pound corned beef, sliced and shredded
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese
1 -1/2 cups sauerkraut, drained and chopped fine
2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
2 tablespoons dill pickle relish
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 cups grated Swiss cheese

Melt Butter Flavor Crisco in a heavy 4-quart sauce pot.
Add diced onion and cook until golden brown.
Add corned beef and cook for 3 minutes, stirring often over medium heat. Drain excess fat.
Add cream cheese in chunks, stirring after each addition.
Add sauerkraut and pickle relish. Add ketchup, mayonnaise and Swiss cheese.
Stir until well blended and melted. Serve in fondue pot or chafing dish with toasted mini rye triangles.

HERBED FETA DIP

1 cup cottage cheese, drained
1/2 cup sour cream
1 (8 oz. package) cream cheese, softened
3 green onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic
1 cucumber, halved and seeded, coarsely chopped and patted dry (do not peel)
3 tbsp. chopped fresh dill
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
Salt (taste dip first) and freshly ground pepper

In a food processor, combine cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, green
onions and garlic. Process until fairly smooth. Remove to a medium bowl and
stir in the cucumber, dill, Worcestershire, feta and pepper to taste. Cover
and chill. Will keep a week in the refrigerator. Serve with raw vegetables.
For a special treat, sub plain Chevre for the cream cheese.

Dutch Oven Cooking

This delicious dip recipe comes to us courtesy of Marsha in Eau Claire, WI.
Combine ¼ cup coarsely chopped, dried cranberries; ¼ cup coarsely chopped pecans; 8 oz. softened low-fat (Neufchâtel) cream cheese; ½ tsp.
dried ORANGE PEEL; 3 TB fresh orange juice; 1/8 tsp. Vietnamese cinnamon; and 1/8 tsp. SINGLE STRENGTH Vanilla Extract (or 1 TB. VANILLA SUGAR). Mix all ingredients well and chill for at least one hour. Serve with apple wedges, bagel chips, or butter crackers.

DRIED BEEF ROTEL DIP
2 (8 oz.) cream cheese
1 can diced Rotel
1 jar of dried beef

Soften cream cheese so that it will stir smooth. Chop dried beef and add to cream cheese. Stir in Rotel tomatoes. Serve with crackers.

PIGS IN BLANKETS
I PACK LITTLE SMOKIES
10 FLAKY BISCUITS

USE THREE OR FOUR LAYERS OF BISCUIT FLAKES AND WRAP AROUND
EACH WEENIE.
BAKE AT 400 FOR 20 MIN. Makes a lot of grease.

BEEF CHEESE BALL
2 (8oz) pkgs. Cream cheese
1 (8oz)shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 med onion, finely chopped or 3 green onions
1 med green pepper, finely chopped
1 (5oz) jar sliced dried beef, chopped in food processor.

Mix all ingredients together except beef. Form into a ball. Chop beef in food processor.
Roll ball in beef.
Chill.

COCKTAIL MEATBALLS

FROZEN MEATBALLS (can also use Little Smokies)
12 OZ CHILI SAUCE
10 OZ GRAPE JELLY

HEAT IN CROCKPOT 2HRS ON HIGH

BACON WRAPPED SMOKIES

1 pound sliced bacon, cut into thirds
1 (14 ounce) package beef cocktail wieners
3/4 cup brown sugar, or to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Refrigerate 2/3 of the bacon until needed. It is easier to wrap the wieners
with cold bacon. Wrap each cocktail wiener with a piece of bacon and secure
with a toothpick. Place on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle brown sugar generously over all.
3. Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sugar is bubbly.
To serve, place the wieners in a slow cooker and keep on the low setting.

SAUSAGE BALLS

1 lb. hot sausage
2 c. grated sharp Cheddar cheese
3 c. Bisquick (biscuit mix)

Allow cheese to come to room temperature. Combine all ingredients
(easier done by hand). Shape into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased
cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
Serve immediately or may be frozen for future use.
Makes 40-50 balls.