Sidedishes and snacks and desserts for our DU holiday party. I'll bring potato salad.

[debm55]

[USAF Brat]

1. 7 Layer Dip

And chips.

[debm55]

4. Thank you.USAF Brat

[happybird]

2. Hummus and Veggies

[debm55]

5. Thank you happybird. Very good. Would you like to donate to our sub?

[EYESORE 9001]

3. I don't have a name for them

It’s slices of dried beef spread with cream cheese and rolled up around a small gherkin- type pickle, then sliced into little pinwheels. I’ve been craving them lately.
🤤

[debm55]

7. Thank you EYESORE 9001,

[EYESORE 9001]

10. Indeed I would

I’ll bring corned beef piled so high on brioche that it’ll make people dizzy!

[LisaM]

9. My friend has a name for those.

She calls them pickle butts.

[EYESORE 9001]

12. Seems appropriate

I’ll see how my grandkids react when I call them by that name

[LisaM]

14. Let us know how that goes.

Probably pretty funny.

[Freddie]

21. Sounds like "Pennsylvania Dutch Sushi"

Which is a pickle and cream cheese wrapped in a slice of Lebanon balogna. Yum. 😋

[EYESORE 9001]

24. I'd hit that!

🤤

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Southern sausage balls.

[debm55]

8. Sounds great. thank you sinkingfeeling.

[LisaM]

11. Pigs in a blanket.

And, for our vegetarian friends, also figs in a blanket made with goat cheese and puff pastry.

[debm55]

15. Thank you. That sounds wonderful.

[BOSSHOG]

13. Cranberry Salsa

Outstanding with just about anything. With a lil taste of jalapeño.

[debm55]

17. wonderful BOSSHOG. Sounds delicious.

[Jilly_in_VA]

16. No desserts?

I was gonna bring my time-tested "sinful pie" which is a chocolate chip pecan pie.
But I'll bring a corn casserole for which I got the recipe from Pat Summitt.

[debm55]

18. I will add to the OP, Love corn casserole.

[cloudbase]

19. Deviled eggs.

[debm55]

27. Thank you very much cloudbase.

[Shellback Squid]

22. Schweddy Balls!, home made too!

[Lunabell]

45. We were howling at this when it first played!!

Sometimes SNL is a miss, but this one was a hit!!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

23. I make an amazing pasta salad.

Alas, it requires a sweet Italian dressing I cannot get in NM.

Here's the recipe if you have the joy of living where you can get the dressing. This is the only sweet Italian dressing I know of. All other Italian dressings out there are sharp/tangy.

Pasta Salad
1 jar Mazaretti Sweet Italian Dressing. This is the most important part, and if you can’t buy this where you are, you’re totally screwed. I have never been able to find any other sweet Italian dressing out there.

1 box tri-colored Rotini. Cook according to box directions.

1 red bell pepper, 1 green bell pepper, 1 orange or yellow bell pepper. Chop.

1 cucumber, peeled, internal seeds scooped out, and diced.

1 green zucchini, diced. Don’t peel.

A stalk or two of celery, diced.

About a quarter cup of chopped RED onion. I know, they are really purple but they’re called red onions.

The volume of veggies should be the same as the volume of cooked pasta.

You can do all the veggie chopping while the pasta is cooking. When done, rinse very well with cold water, then pat dry. Do several good twists of a pepper grinder. If you don’t have a pepper grinder, go out and buy one. It’s well worth the investment. Sprinkle with Kosher salt. I hope you already have Kosher salt, if not go out and buy that.

Now dump in all the veggies. Now dump the jar of sweet Italian dressing over everything and mix well.

Best, best pasta salad ever.

[debm55]

29. Wonderful and thank you very much for the recipe.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

43. You are very welcome.

Hope you live where you can get that dressing.

[Attilatheblond]

25. I'll bring leek & gruyere cheese tart in puff pastery

Made it for the un-traditional 'Snacksgiving' my daughter & I had.

[debm55]

32. thank you very much Attilatheblond. It sounds wounderful.

[mwmisses4289]

26. Death by chocolate

Basically, homemade sweetened whip cream with liquor (bailey's or kahlua,) and melted dark chocolate, whipped until stiff.

[debm55]

33. Wow that sounds good. thank you mwmisses4289

[Luciferous]

28. Mini cheesecakes

[debm55]

34. Thank you Luciferous , I really like them

[WheelWalker]

30. I'll bring the gummies

[debm55]

35. HAHAHAHAHAH. thank you WheelWalker.

[Attilatheblond]

37. I nomnate WheelWalker as Refreshement Chair!

[debm55]

40. Agree

[WheelWalker]

49. Spiritual condiments made available to all!

[Ziggysmom]

31. Plenty of sardines, diced cooked chicken breast and tuna for the fur kids! You KNOW they

will have their paws out!

[debm55]

36. Yes, forgot about them, Thank you Ziggysmom.

[Solly Mack]

38. Tiramisu

[debm55]

41. Solly Mack. You hit the mark there.

[get the red out]

39. Cheeseball

My Dad's recipe, and fresh-baked bread to go with it.

[debm55]

42. thank you get the red out.

[Lunabell]

44. A very old fashioned dessert, Jello Salad!

3 oz strawberry flavored gelatin 
2 cups cottage cheese, small curd 
20 oz canned crushed pineapple in juice (drained & juice reserved)* 
1/2 lb fresh strawberries 
1 cup cold heavy whipping cream* 
1 tsp vanilla extract 
2 Tbsp granulated sugar 

Instructions
• Wash, remove the stems, and quarter the strawberries. Feel free to cut any large pieces in half again. Set the strawberries to the side.
• With a strainer and a small bowl, drain the crushed pineapples really well and reserve the pineapple juice.
• In a blender*, add the strawberry gelatin, cottage cheese, and ⅓ cup of the reserved pineapple juice. Blend until smooth then add the mixture to a large bowl.
• Next make the whipped cream. In a separate metal or glass bowl, preferably a bowl that has been chilled in the refrigerator, add heavy cream, vanilla extract, and granulated sugar. Use a hand mixer or stand mixer to whip the cream on high until stiff peaks form. Stop the mixer occasionally to test the stiffness of the peaks and to avoid over whipping.
• Now carefully fold the whipped cream into the strawberry gelatin mixture.
• Add the crushed pineapples and chopped strawberries to the bowl and carefully fold them into the whipped cream mixture until everything is evenly distributed.
• Refrigerate jello salad for at least 2 hours so the ingredients have a chance to set and chill before serving. Enjoy!

Delicious and a staple in the south for Christmas dinner.

[debm55]

46. Thank you very much, Lunabell

[sorcrow]

47. Biscuits and gravy

Biscuits and gravy for the day-after breakfast.

Best regards,
Sorghum Crow

[debm55]

48. Thank you very much sorcrow.

[Wicked Blue]

50. Estonian sauerkraut

[debm55]

53. Thank you Wicked Blue. Sounds great.

[elleng]

51. LATKES!!!!

with apple sauce AND sour cream!!!

[debm55]

54. I had them again tonight . With both is the only way to go.

[Diamond_Dog]

52. Homemade potato cheese pierogi

topped with sour cream and diced green onions

[debm55]

57. Diamond_Dog thank you , I was just going to add---don't forget the sour cream. I have had the potato. Did you ever

have the latkav--think they are prunes. Did not like. Spelling is more then likely wrong too.

[Diamond_Dog]

64. I have never had the prune, Deb. I think it's Lekvar.

Doesn’t really appeal to me either for pierogi. My mother used to give it to me spread on bread when I was little and I liked it then.

[debm55]

66. Yes , that is it . Sorry about the spelling. Thank you.

[Diamond_Dog]

67. Not a biggie! You are most welcome!

[yellowdogintexas]

55. coconut cake with a quart mason jar of Kentucky Boiled Custard

Gorgeous snow white cake, filled with well drained crushed pineapple and a good handful of coconut mixed in with some of the frosting.

Frosted with Ermine Frosting and even more coconut pressed onto the top and sides.

Boiled custard is a deep seated holiday tradition in Kentucky and Tennessee; it is a substitute for egg nog. In the old days, egg nog was eggs whipped with whiskey (which kills any bad stuff in the raw eggs), then folded together with whipped cream and meringue. More whiskey added to one's glass if desired

Well those teetotaling Baptists in KY & TN weren't having that so they made boiled custard, which is a thin drinkable custard heavily flavored with vanilla and cooked carefully so it doesn't get too thick. The only thing I can compare it to is zabaglioni. It is divine. When I was growing up, just about any time you opened a refrigerator around the holidays there would be a Mason jar of boiled custard. (those teetotallng old ladies in my family still had to have their teaspoon of "flavoring" which was Bourbon.

[debm55]

59. Great post Yellowdogintexas.

[yellowdogintexas]

56. of course no Texas gathering is complete without Ro-tel dip and tortilla chips

I would probably bake up a batch of cheese wafers.

[debm55]

60. Thank you again . My you are busy.

[Onthefly]

58. Italian Lemon Drop Cookies

Light and zesty!

[debm55]

61. Terrific. Onthefly.

[Different Drummer]

62. Sausage cheese balls for me.

[debm55]

63. Thank you Different Drummer.

[KitFox]

65. Maple Bacon Crack

Cook and chop into pieces a pound of bacon. Set aside. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray with cooking spray. Roll out a can of crescent rolls on baking sheet to cover as much as possible. Prick all over with fork. Drizzle with 1/8 cup pure maple syrup. Spread 3/4 cup brown sugar evenly over all. Spread the cooked bacon pieces evenly over all. Drizzle with another 1/8 cup maple syrup. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 22 minutes. Cool completely and cut into pieces.
I’m so hungry reading all these posts! 😊

[debm55]

68. That sounds so good, Thank you for your recipe, I know they sound wonderful

[Nanuke]

69. Lefse with butter and lingonberry jam.

[debm55]

70. Thank you very much. I have eaten lindonberry Jam--it's great.

[electric_blue68]

71. Knorr's onion mix sour cream dip w crackers & cut vegs.

Simple but always a favorite at our former extended family Christmas get togthers.

[electric_blue68]

72. Dark chocolate mousse cake. Kahula to drizzle on various desserts!

Wheeeeeee! 😄

[nuxvomica]

73. Sicilian Rice

Fragrant, savory, and satisfying, it's a great holiday side that goes well with turkey gravy. Made with rice, tomato sauce, hot sausage meat, and boiled eggs.
Recipe here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10182099990