Thursday, December 31, 2009

Ultimate Recipe Swap Janet's Cheeseball and Ann's Open House Meatballs

Hi! Jessica aka Fishmama of http://www.lifeasmom.com/ asked us to share our favorite appetizer recipes. As soon as I think of appetizers I think of two recipes, my mother's meatballs and my cousin's cheese ball.

Janet is my cousin. She is my first cousin but because of the age gap in my family she has children my age. She is a wonderful wife, mother and woman and I am so happy to have her as part of my family and not just because she makes a darn good cheese ball that takes 3 minutes to throw together.

Janet's Cheese ball

1 package cream cheese (you can use reduced fat or fat free)
1 envelope Italian dressing mix
2 Tablespoons garlic pepper blend (example McCormick's or Jane's Crazy Mixed up Pepper)

Soften cream cheese. Place in a small bowl. Mix with dry Italian dressing mix. (I usually use a fork for this).

Put a layer of the garlic pepper blend on a small salad plate. Dump the cream cheese mixture on the plate and roll around to form a ball and coat outside with the garlic pepper blend.

Allow to sit for several hours for flavors to blend. I usually put it back in the refrigerator and then pull it out an hour before serving.

Serve with crackers and for goodness sakes don't tell your guests how easy it was!

Ann's Open House Meatballs

1 package frozen meatballs (or you can make your own- I usually make my own and freeze them and then use those)
1 small bottle ketchup
1 can beer (use anything or you can use root beer if you would prefer)

Mix beer and ketchup in a non-stick skillet over medium heat until boiling. Add in frozen meatballs, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes or until sauce thickens and meatballs are heated through.

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1 comment:

Bugaboo said...

I'm groovin' on the meatball recipe since it uses something other than grape jelly. I'm excited to try now --- thanks for the idea!