Sausage Date Balls

these are a nice change from regular sausage balls.

l lb sausage
2 c bisquick baking mix
3/4-1 c chopped pecans
8 oz chopped dates
mix sausage and bisquick well mix in nuts and dates. form in 1" balls and bake at 350 for 20 minutes

Cranberry Delight Spread

1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
2 T orange juice concentrate, thawed
1/8 t cinnamon
1T sugar
zest of one orange
1/4 c finely chopped pecans
1/4 c finely chopped cranberries (Craisins)
in a small bowl combine cream cheese, cinnamon, o.j. and sugar with mixer until smooth. stir in remainder of ingredients. serve with Townhouse type crackers

you can use orange flavor craisins and omit the orange zest, if desired.

Favorite Cheese Ball
2 pkg thin sliced lunch meat
bunch of green onion
8 oz pkg cream cheese
chopped pecans or walnuts

chop meat , then onion in food processor. Stir in cream cheese to mix well. form into a ball and roll in chopped nuts

can also add in 8 oz sharp cheddar to make this go a little farther..

serve with firm crackers such as sociables or wheat thins

Sausage Balls

1 lb Tennessee Pride hot sausage
3 c bisquick baking mix
8 oz shredded cheddar
bring sausage and cheese to room temp. Mix together well. Knead in baking mix a little at a time until thoroughly blended. roll in 1" balls and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
variation: add 1/2 c chopped onion and 1/2 t garlic powder to baking mix before blending into sausage and cheese

I am always misplacing the scraps of paper on which I have written down receipts (a.k.a. recipes), or sometimes I mislay my entire cookbook! Now I can keep everything in my blog! I am not sure if this will be organized, though. It will take trial and error to find the best way to make this work, I think.

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