We have officially entered holiday season, and with holiday fun comes holiday FOOD! We have decided to cook up our two favorite holiday appetizers for y’all and we are confident they will please any crowd!!

First up:

Suzi shared Tootsie’s (her mom)  famous Sausage and Cheese balls!

Recipe:

2 lbs. room temp Jimmy Dean’s sausage

1.5 cups of bisquick

2 cups shredded sharp cheddar

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1/2 cup finely chopped celery

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

Spicy pepper jelly for dipping (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix it all together evenly, by hand. Place parchment paper on baking pan. Roll sausage mixture into 1″ balls. Place sausage balls evenly onto baking pan. Put in oven on 350 degrees for 20 min.

** Insider tip: You can freeze these little guys for up to 1 month!  In the event some surprise guests pop over, bust these bad boys out, and heat up for widespread enjoyment!

 

Next up:

Stephi’s famous spinach artichoke dip!!

Recipe:

2 packs of plain cream cheese (room temp).

1.5 cups of DUKE’s mayonaise

2 cups of fresh chopped spinach

1 can of artichoke hearts, chopped

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 package of shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella

1 package of parmesan

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put room temperature cream cheese into an 8″ square baking dish. Stir in mayo. Mix in the chopped spinach and artichokes. Next mix in 3/4 the mozz, and 3/4 parm. Sprinkle in garlic powder and stir misture to your hearts content (or until evenly mixed. Sprinkle the remainder of the cheese on top and place in oven to bake for about 20 mins (or until cheese is very lightly browned on top). Now devour!!!

 

 

Enjoy!

xoxo,

Stephi and Suzi