Dip it good…

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I’m not sure if my mom is weird (well actually I know she is) but growing up every holiday came with the full meal but she always made appetizers as well. I am learning that most people don’t do this. I think it started because us kids would get hungry smelling the food cooking and then annoy the crap out of my mom asking when we would be eating…enter appetizers. It’s smart if you think about it…the food smells really good if you are cooking it right. :) So everyone is hungry and sometimes you aren’t moving quickly as the hungry peeps would like (my mom always tells us 20 minutes…that turns into 2 hours). It’s a tradition that has just carried over to me and so I am always on the lookout for new appetizers and dips to serve. The first time I served this I came back to check on it after 15 minutes and it was completely gone. It gets requested A LOT around these parts. It’s a shrimp dip but I have tried it with crab as well and have had equal success. And the one … [Read more...]

Stuff it….

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Yes those are mashed potatoes. Yes in shrimp. Yep they are rolled in potato chips. Yes these are also the most requested appetizer that I make. An unusual combo for sure but then again consider the source of who’s making it. :P Yes this is another recipe brought over from my other blog. The recipe was originally written for the folks at Tillamook as an ode to their cheddar cheese (which I do so enjoy). It might work well with pepper jack cheese as well but I like the flavor profile that the sharp cheddar provides. Despite the fact that this does take quite a few steps you can do most of it ahead of time (you can stuff the shrimp they night before). So that when party time starts you just have the deep frying to do. Which if you have a little deep fryer you could totally bust these out quickly. Sadly I don’t own one of those…so a large pot it was. So if you are wanting to do a little something different this year for a party this may be the way to go. Or just fry up a … [Read more...]

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