Cranberry Relish
From the 2009 Holiday Recipe Book!
- 12- or 16-oz. cranberries (washed well and picked over to eliminate soft berries)
- 2 oranges washed well but not peeled
- 6 tart apples washed well
- 1 cup sugar
Grind everything in food processor. Save all juice to add to the relish. This can be done in a blender but it takes forever!
Cheese Special Garlic Croutons
From the 2009 Holiday Recipe Book!
- 5 slices sandwich bread
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- ½ tsp. garlic salt
- 1 Tbsp. grated parmesan cheese
- ½ tsp. paprika
- ½ tsp. dried parsley
- ½ tsp. dried oregano
- Sprinkle chives
Set out about 5 slices of bread a couple hours before starting the recipe to dry out the bread. Melt butter in a baking dish large enough to hold 3 cups of the cut bread cubes. Add garlic salt, parmesan cheese, paprika, parsley, oregano and a sprinkle of chives. Mix well and then add croutons and lightly mix. Place in 200 degree oven and bake for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes to coat all croutons evenly. Cool and seal in airtight container. Use as a topping for salads, soups, casseroles or increase recipe to make stuffing.
Tuna Canapés
From the 2009 Holiday Recipe Book!
- 6½ oz. can tuna
- 2 oz. can anchovy fillets
- 2 hard cooked eggs
- Sandwich bread
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
- Stuffed olives, sliced
Drain tuna. Put tuna in blender and add anchovies and one hard cooked egg. Blend. In a bowl, cream the butter and stir in the mayonnaise. Add to tuna mixture and stir lightly. Spread on bread cut into fancy shapes. Decorate with remaining sieved egg yolk and sliced olives.
Date Sandwich Puffs
From the 2009 Holiday Recipe Book!
- 3 whole English muffins, cut in half
- 6 oz. package chopped dates
- ¼ cup mini size chocolate chips
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 4 oz. cream cheese
Toast muffins. Mix remaining ingredients together. Cover muffins with mixture. Broil about 2 minutes. Serve at once. Can put mixture on crackers and broil too.
Pickle Wraps
From the 2009 Holiday Recipe Book!
- 2 3-oz. packages Buddig Corned Beef
- 1 8oz. package cream cheese, softened
- Claussen Dill pickles, #2 jar
Drain and dry pickles well with paper towels. Spread softened cream cheese generously over dried beef slices. Wrap this around a dill pickle. Continue until all beef slices are used. Refrigerate several hours or overnight. When ready to serve, slice into ¼” – ½” slices with a sharp knife. Can also substitute ham slices.
Chipped Beef Spread
From the 2009 Holiday Recipe Book!
- 2 8-oz. packages cream cheese
- 2 6-oz. packages Buddig Beef, cut into small pieces
- 1 tbsp. mayonnaise
- ½ cup dry minced onion
- 1 cup red wine
- Parsley flakes
Drench minced onion in red wine and allow onion to soak up all the wine (about 30 minutes.) Beat all ingredients together and form into ball. Cover with parsley flakes for decoration.
