The old Gary Cooper movie, Sgt. York, is a family favorite with our entire team. In one scene Ma asks the blessing and says, "Lord bless these vittles we done got...". Hence, the name of our recipe collection.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Hot Cheesy Chip Dip

Mommy creation

1 lb. hamburger, fried and drained
2 lb. block of Velveeta
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 can Hormel meat only chili
Lots of tortilla chips

Fry and drain the hamburger; set aside.  Cube the Velveeta and place cubes into crock pot.  Add soup, chili, and hamburger to the crock pot and stir to combine.  Cook on low for 2 hours or until Velveeta is melted.  Stir well and put crock pot on warm to serve.

This recipe started out as a recipe on the back of a can of Rotel tomatoes and it has evolved into something completely different; so, it has become a Mommy creation.  This is a yummy one to take to parties.  This was also one of the famous Germany NASCAR party dishes.  So yummy!

If there is any left over, this freezes really well.  To serve from the freezer, run hot water over the container to loosen dip and place the frozen chunk in the crock pot.  Turn crock pot on high for 2-3 hours or until melted.  You can break up the chunk after about a hour to speed up the process.  After dip is melted turn the crock pot to low.

Love Always, 
Mommy   

Hot Artichoke Dip

Marjie Davis

2- 14 oz. cans of artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 1/2 C. mayo
1/2 C. parmesan cheese
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. garlic powder

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  In a medium bowl combine all the ingredients.  Spread in an ungreased 9" x 11" baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes uncovered.  Serve hot or cold with chips, celery, crackers, etc.

Mommy was given this recipe by a lady named Marjie when we were stationed in Turkey.  This is a wonderful recipe to bring to get togethers.  We used to make this all the time for our "NASCAR parties" in Germany.  Sometimes we would have a big NASCAR party at our place but there wouldn't be any NASCAR race showing that day!  That's how it went with our military TV programming.  We still had tons of fun.  Uncle Jean-Luc, the Heise's, George Chapman, and the Stuits usually showed up for our parties.  Those were wonderful days! 

Mommy just made this yesterday and took it to Uncle Jean-Luc and Aunt Jill's house for our Superbowl get together.  It was still as good as we remembered it to be.  I think we will keep this recipe around!  :)

Love Always,
Mommy