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I have tried soooooo many recipes for Queso Dip but I think I have FINALLY found one that's perfect - all thanks to Trader Joe's Chili Pepper Sauce!! Eddie Seriously puts this stuff on everything :) Queso Dip Ingredients 1) Package Velveeta Cheese 2) 1/4 cup Milk 3) 1/4 cup Trader Joe's Chili Pepper Sauce 4) Ground Beef (cooked and crumbled) Microwave Directions 1) Cut Velveeta into bite sized squares 2) Microwave Velveeta - Milk - and Chili Pepper Sauce for 5 minutes 3) Stir Until Smooth then Top with Ground Beef and Microwave for 1 more Minute 4) Serve with your favorite chips Oven Directions 1) Pre Heat Oven to 350 2) Cut Velveeta into bite sized squares 3) Bake Velveeta - Milk - and Chili Pepper Sauce in a Cast Iron Skillet or other baking Dish for 10 minutes 4) Stir Until Smooth then Top with Ground Beef and Bake for 5 more Minutes 5) Serve with your favorite chips

These came about the other day when I had a ton of left over taco meat and biscuits in the fridge - super simple, easy, and who doesn't like finger food? They aren't the prettiest things but sure are tasty Taco Bites Ingredients Can of Biscuits Taco Meat Shredded Cheese Hot Sauce Directions 1) Pre Heat oven to 425 Degrees 2) Place 1/2 a biscuit into each hole of a mini muffin tin 3) Top with Meat - Cheese - and Hot Sauce 4) Bake for 10 minutes

Some People Like Thin and Crispy Cookies - others like them thick and chewy - Eddie and his brother Luke are just happy when I make cookies lol The other day I went to make up a batch when I noticed I didn't have any eggs - I had already beaten the butter and sugar together so I just went for it substituting the egg for milk and baking soda and they surprising turned out pretty good - without the eggs the cookies really spread thin but still had a nice flavor and bite to them Thin and Crispy Cookies Ingredients: 1 stick of butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 2 tbsp milk 2 tbsp vanilla 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 1/2 cups flour Mix Ins (I used Andes mints) Directions: 1) Pre Heat Oven to 350 degrees 2) Cream together butter and sugars 3) Add Milk - Vanilla - and Baking Soda and mix until smooth 4) Add Flour 1/2 cup at a time 5) Stir In Mix Ins 6) Spoon out cookies onto a baking sheet 7) Bake for 12 minutes

Football seems to equal Dips and Appetizers in My Mind so for Football Sunday I cooked up a dip I've been thinking about since I pinned it Sausage and Cheese Dip Ingredients: 1/2 Pound Sausage 1 Cup Sour Cream 1 Cup Velveeta Cheese Shreds (or cut a block into cubes) 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese 1 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce 1 tbsp Parsley Directions: 1) Pre Heat Oven to 350 Degrees 2) Cook Sausage then drain on a paper towel 3) Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl 4) Put into Baking Dish and Bake for 30 minutes (Top with extra cheese in the last few minutes if you want it extra cheesy) Adapted from Plain Chicken's Hissy Fit Dip

I've been craving Hummus Lately so I decided to whip up a batch - I've also had a can of Chipotle Peppers in the Cabinet I needed an excuse to use so. . . Spicy Hummus it is #yum!! I love eating this with Pretzel Thins but really anything from Bread to Veggies tastes great with it Spicy White Bean Hummus Ingredients 1 can of Chipotle Peppers in Adobo 1 can of Cannellini or white beans (drained Juice of 1/2 a lemon (1 1/2 tbsp) 1 clove of garlic 2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 tsp salt Directions: 1) In a food Processor Empty 1 can of Chipotle Peppers in Adobo and blend until smooth 2) Empty this mixture into a container and save for later 3) Rinse out Container and then add the rest of the ingredients to the Food Processor 4) Blend Until Smooth 5) Empty into your serving dish and top with a few spoonfuls of the Chipotle Pepper Mix

Found a few new things at Trader Joe's to try today . . . have you tried any of them yet? PUMPKIN JOE JOE'S Everyone is raving about these . . . time to see what the fuss is all about Harvest Blend Herbal Tea Is supposed to be like Fall in a Mug Kettle Popped Popcorn Chips In this house we like popcorn everything! Bacon Cheddar   say what? I think this will be awesome on Cheeseburgers  Gourmet Pepperoni Not sure what makes it Gourmet but I'm sure it will be awesome on Pizza

Lately it seems like I am finding more recipes that I want to make on Facebook than any where else. Recently Tasty Posted this video recipe for  One Pot Butternut Squash Alfredo  that looks pretty good so I decided to try it Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce Ingredients: - 4 Tbsp. Butter - 1 Tbsp Rosemary - 1 Tbsp Sage - 3 cups diced butternut squash (about half a squash) - Salt and pepper - 1 cup of stock (I used chicken) - 1 cup of Milk - 1 cup of Parmesan Cheese - 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar - 1/4 tsp Nutmeg Directions: 1) Melt butter in a pot over medium heat 2) Add Rosemary, Sage, Butternut Squash, Salt and Pepper, and Stock to the pot and cover for 15 minutes 3) Uncover and smash up the Squash 4) Add Milk, Parm, brown sugar, nutmeg and mix until well blended 5) Let sit on low until sauce thickens up a bit (about 10 minutes) 6) Adjust seasoning and serve over your favorite pasta NOTE: --This sauce still had some chunks of the butternut squash in it - for...