Category: Appetizers

Mix together and bake at 350 for about an hour. Serve with Hawaiian bread or Fritos. Yummy!! ***You can also make it using bacon instead of ham. Casey suggested making it with bacon AND ham and turning it into Louisiana Sin Dip***

Squeeze spinach to remove moisture.  Melt butter.  Add leek and cook until tender, about 6 minutes.  Stir in spinach, Pernod, and cream.  Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and creamy, about 5 minutes.  Season with salt and pepper.  Set aside to cool. Place shucked oysters on a baking sheet.  Top each oyster with spinach mixture.  Place…

Place oysters in shells or on a plate.  Sprinkle a light coat of garlic powder and red pepper.  Fully cover with cheese, parsley and bread crumbs.  Add a squeeze of butter to the top, and then add lemon juice.  Microwave 5 min. (Lee)

Heat tomato soup and cream cheese until cream cheese is smooth.  Combine onions, celery, and mayonnaise.  Then add shrimp.  Mix. Dissolve gelatin in ¼ cup shrimp juice.  Add to shrimp mixture.  Add horseradish and Tabasco.  Mix well.  Pour into mold and refrigerate for one day.  Serve with assorted crackers. (Tinka)

Prepare the dressings mixes according to package directions, substituting vinegar for the water.  Mix the salad dressings, salt, lemon juice, Creole mustard, shrimp, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, all the onions and capers in a deep bowl.  Marinate, covered, in the refrigerator overnight, stirring occasionally.  Serve chilled. Note:  May be doubled. Note from Lee:  I’m not a…

Chop 1st 4 ingredients as fine as possible.  Add remaining ingredients and mix well.  Let stand at room temperature for 48 hours.  Marinate crab claws 30 minutes before serving.  This marinade is also excellent for boiled shrimp. (Lee)

Peel eggplant and cook in salted water until just tender, or wrapped peeled eggplant in plastic wrap and microwave.  Drain and cut into 1-inch cubes.  Put cut onion rings into bottom of dish.  Put eggplant on top of onion rings.  Mix the remaining ingredients andpour over the vegetables.  Refrigerate overnight.  Serve with toothpicks.A little messy…

Serve with your choice of chips, Fritos, etc. (Alma Ray Patrick)

In a small saucepan combine 1/3 cup red wine vinegar, 1/3 cup salad oil, 1 small onion, thinly sliced and in rings, 1 tsp. salt, 2 Tbsp. dried parsley, 1 tsp. mustard, and 1 Tbsp. brown sugar. Bring to boil. Add 1 lb. fresh mushrooms. Simmer 5-6 minutes.Chill in covered bowl several hours, stirring occasionally.…

Heat salad oil and lots of Worcestershire sauce in large skillet.  Add 1 lb. fresh, whole mushrooms and 1 bottle beer, salt, and pepper.  Bring to boil.  Cover so that top covers only ½ of the skillet.  Reduce heat and simmer for about 30 to 45 minutes. (Lee)