something tasty

one of my favorite things about Christmas is all of the scrumptous foods! this year i tried something different on recomondation of a 2 minute clip of some cooking show i caught. it was easy, it was tasty, it was pretty, it was gone really fast!

APPLE APPITIZER PIZZA
1 refridgerator pizza crust
1/2 cup apple butter
1/2-3/4 cup shredded mozzerella cheese
1/2 apple, chopped finely (i left the skin on for color)
1/4 cup red onion, chopped
6-8 slices canadian bacon, chopped

spread pizza dough on the back side of a cookie sheet. evenly spread apple butter cover with cheese and top with apples, onion and bacon. bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. cheese will be hot and bubbly. cut in squares and enjoy.

my sister in law made some delicious chicken that was also new to our buffet: thinly sliced chicken breasts baked or maybe crock-potted in sweet baby ray's bbq sauce and jack's hot sauce. the hot sauce made for a really nice kick!

another sister in law also used jack's hot sauce: she fried up some pork sausage and chopped onion and rolled it into a stromboli along with grated cheddar and baked it. the jack's sause was then served as a dipping sauce. this was really, really good!

we also went through 2 batches, or should i say 2 casserole dishes of ruben dip which i've tweaked over the years into something that i will shamelessly admit to being near perfect! and my swiss cheese dispising brother's even quickly devour :)

we had so many little smokies that the crock-pot was never empty for long, sauted mushrooms, cubed cold cuts, countless cheese balls, jalapeno dill pickles, cheese dips, homemade candies, wrapped candies, nuts, cinnamon rolls, spiced cider, punch, coffee with all sorts of flavored creamers, snack mixes, jalepeno bacon wraps, relish trays, artichoke hearts, spicy peanuts in the shell...it was a yummy day!