Appetizers and Main dishes

These recipes are my favorite dishes, appetizers along with main dishes. Anyone how has ever tried these have raved on their flavor and taste. To put it straight, they are just plain GOOD! They are Southern recipes held in the minds and hearts of my loved ones. I must warn you..if you try it, you gonna love it! Most are old family traditions cooked up to please. They are great. I must ask you a favor. Please don't tell anyone. Just kidding you. I'm not the Bush's secret dog.

Try these.

SPICE DIP APPETIZER

1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
dash of nutmeg
2 cups Cool Whip

Mix sugar and spices. Stir in whip topping. Refigerate until ready to serve. Sprinkle additional cinnamon on top if desired. Serve with apples, pears, peaches or melon slices.

Aunt Shirley

YUMMY!!

STRAWBERRY DIP

1 16 oz. cream cheese
4 Tablespoons sugar (or substitute sweetener)
1/2 cup strawberries
1/2 cup whipping cream

Blend on medium for 3 minutes. Chill and serve.

Cousin Janet

Just plain good!

CHICKEN DIVAN

3 chicken breasts or one whole chicken
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can mushroom soup
2 packages 10 oz. frozen broccoli
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1 tsp. curry power
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 cup soft bread crumbs

Boil chicken until tender. Remove skin and bones and chop into chunks. Cook broccoli as directed on package. In a baking dish put a layer of broccoli and a layer of chicken. Mix lemon juice, mayonnaise, cheese, and curry to make sauce. Pour sauce over chicken and broccoli. Top with buttered crumbs. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve.

What you talking about!

Aunt Mary Lou

AUNT PEARL'S ROLLED DUMPLINGS

1-1/2 cup plain flour
2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 large fryer
3 Tablespoon Crisco
3/4 cup milk

Cook fryer covered with salted water, in a Dutch oven until tender. Cool and remove skin and bones. Put chicken back into pot with juice. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Blend in Crisco. Add milk and make into dough. Put on a flat floured surface. Roll thin and cut into strips. Drop a few at a time into boiling liquid. Take a spoon and move them over to make room for all of dumplings.

Can't wait.

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