Feta Salad Caprese

Feta Cheese, Crumbled
Cherry Tomatoes, halfed
Roma Tomatoes, cubed
Grape Tomatoes, halfed if needed
Basalmic Vinegar
EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
Pesto Sauce
Sea Salt
Black Pepper

Put cheese and tomatoes together in bowl. Mix Basalmic Vinegar and EVOO together. Pour on top of salad, and mix. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle pesto sauce over top of salad. Serve and enjoy. (Great with toasted bread).

South Western Egg and Hash Bake

1 package Frozen French Fries (2 1bs), or Hash Browns, thawed & cut into cubes

10 breakfast sausage links, cooked and cut/chopped small

1/2 (med/large) onion, chopped, lightly sautee'd

2 cups (or more) cheddar cheese, grated

6-8 whole large eggs, beaten/whisked

1 Rotel 10 oz can, Original (optional)

1/2 cup milk

Sea Salt

Pepper

Onion & garlic powder

Basil

Chives

Butter or EVOO or Butter flavor oil spray

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 2 qt, 13x9 baking dish. Place the potatoes on bottom of dish.

Sautee' chopped onion in skillet. If sausage is not already cooked, cut up and cook with onions. Crumble the sausage. Drain any fat.

Whisk together eggs and 1/2 milk. Add powdered garlic and onion, salt, pepper, whisk and then pour over potatoes.

Layer with half the cheddar cheese. Spread Rotel evenly over top of potatoes. Then evenly distribute the sausage and rest of cheese.

Cover with aluminum foil.

Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove cover; return casserole to the oven and bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 10 min. Let stand 5 min before serving.

For added creaminess, make some sunny side up eggs in skillet and place ontop of casserole. When cut into, it should be nice and runny. May also serve with ketchup, some salsa, sour cream & avocados.

Chocolate Cheese Ball

Recipe originally submitted by Randi DeRoest

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans or oreo cookie crumbs

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Mix in confectioners' sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover, and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
2. Shape chilled cream cheese mixture into a ball. Wrap with plastic, and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
3. Roll the cheese ball in finely chopped pecans or oreo cookie crumbs before serving.

Cheese Ball

Submitter unknown

2 – 8 ounce packages cream cheese
2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1 heaping teaspoon onion
1 heaping teaspoon green pepper
1 teaspoon diced pimentos
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Dash of salt
2 Tablespoons Worchestershire sauce
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¾ cup finely chopped pecans

Mix cream cheese and sharp cheddar cheese in a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients into the cheese mixture and stir. Shape into a ball. Roll in chopped pecans on a piece of waxed paper. Chill for several hours. Serve with crackers.