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Retro Cheese Ball

retro cheese ball
retro cheese ball
Kind of retro and kitschy, but it’s delicious!

I always think that cheese balls are kind of retro. Sort of a holdover from the 1960s or 70s. That doesn’t mean I don’t like them; I really think they’re tasty, and we happen to think this is a very good recipe for making cheese balls. We’ve had the results, oh, probably a dozen times over the years, but we’ve never made one before now. Instead, we always rely on a relative who makes them for parties and whatnot (and, of course, they’re even tastier if someone else makes them). But, this week, we decided to make up a few for the church social hour.

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Cheddar and Onion Mini Muffins

cheese and onion mini-muffins
cheese and onion mini-muffins
Cheesy, and there’s nothing wrong with cheesy.

We really like putting together mini-muffins when we need to make snacks for the church’s social hour. They’re fast to put together, fast to bake, and easy to eat. What more could you want in a snack? Well, for us, we want variety, too. No one wants the same favor muffin each time; they want to try something new, and so do we. Fortunately, muffins fit the bill for that, too, because it’s easy to change the ingredients that add the flavor, and have an entirely different muffin.

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Eggplant Lasagna

eggplant lasagna
eggplant lasagna
Mainly veggies, so no side needed!

Eggplant puzzles us. When we pick up one (or two) as part of our CSA share, we just place it in the crisper bin, and spend several days trying to figure out what to make. We always think of something; depending on the season, it might be Ratatouille, or perhaps, Eggplant Gnocchi, or even Crispy Eggplant Strips. It seems to grow well enough that there’s always more eggplant to use, someway, somehow.

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Moussaka

moussaka
moussaka
You’ll never miss the lamb!

We know that traditional moussaka is made with lamb (we’ve had plenty made that way), but this one isn’t. That’s why the title isn’t “Traditional Moussaka.” Instead, what we have here is a lighter version of traditional moussaka that tastes just as good, but is nowhere near as oily (a failing of many, many, moussakas, in our opinion) and fatty. Don’t believe us? Read on, and try it out.

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Green Chili and Cheese “Tamales”

polenta tamales
polenta tamales
Not authentic, but really good.

Okay, a confession. We have no idea how to make tamales. Well, that’s not quite true; we know that you make a dough from masa harina (flour made from dried hominy), place some on a corn husk, layer with chili and cheese, more masa harina, wrap and tie the husk, steam, and finally enjoy. We’ve always heard that it’s a lot of trouble, and, because it is, one makes dozens of tamales at a time. Well, we don’t have masa harina in the house, and we’re not going out to buy some. We really don’t need yet another type of flour in our cupboard. Maybe we can use stuff that’s in our cupboard to come close enough.

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The Lee Brothers’ Pimento Cheese

Lee brother's pimento cheese
Lee brother's pimento cheese
Quick and Tasty!

Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to feed about 35 four- to twelve-year old kids a light lunch or snack. And, it’ll be scheduled for two days after you return from a trip. That’s sort of the deal we accepted when we signed up to be snack chefs for one day at Vacation Bible School. So, before reading on, what would you have made?

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Vermont Cheddar Soup

Vermont Cheddar soup
Vermont Cheddar soup
This is one of our favorite soups!

We love this soup, but we hadn’t had it for years. Not because it’s difficult to make, but, well, probably because it’s such a good soup, that we feel we need a special occasion to make it. This year, we had it as the soup course for our Thanksgiving dinner. Yes, we did courses for our dinner: appetizer, soup, entrée, and dessert. It gives us good practice on timing dishes, and, with just the two of us, it’s not that arduous.

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