Sweet Potato Fries

Appetizer, Side Dish
06 Oct 2009 Adapted this recipe from here. It was ok. Benjamin loved them, so that's all that really mattered (since they were/are for him, ha!) 1 – 1 1/2 lb sweet potatoes 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 tsp kosher salt (I used sea salt) 1/2 tsp paprika (I left this out) 1/4 tsp cinnamon Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil (preferably the easy release kind). Peal the sweet potatoes. Cut into strips that are about 1/2 inch wide on each side. Place the sweet potatoes into a resealable plastic bag. Add oil, salt, paprika and cinnamon. Seal the bag and shake well ... {More...}

Twice Baked Potatoes

Appetizer, Side Dish
17 Oct 2008 Potatoes Butter Cheddar Cheese Other potato toppings as desired Cook potatoes in oven or microwave Slice off top and spoon out potato into a bowl Mix in potato, butter, cheese (& other toppings) Top with more cheese Bake at 350 degrees until cheese melts {More...}

Quick Pizza Breadsticks

Appetizer
05 Oct 2008 1-10oz. pkg. refrigerated pizza dough 2 tbs. butter, melted ½ cup Parmesan or Romano cheese 2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning, crushed ¼ tsp. garlic powder 1/8 tsp. ground red pepper 1-8oz. can pizza sauce, warmed Lightly grease a large baking sheet Unroll pizza dough Brush the dough with the melted butter In a small bowl combine Parmesan cheese, seasoning, garlic powder and red pepper –     sprinkle over dough Cut dough crosswise into 12-1inch strips Cut in half length-wise to make 24 pieces Bake at 425 degrees for 10-13 minutes Serve with pizza sauce {More...}

Caramel Apple Dip

Appetizer
05 Oct 2008 8 oz package cream cheese 1/2 c. caramel ice cream topping 1/4 c. honey 1/4 t. cinnamon 3 to 4 sliced red and green apples Combine cream cheese, caramel topping, honey and cinnamon. Beat until smooth. Store in refrigerator until chilled. Sprinkle with cinnamon and serve with apple slices. {More...}