Bruschetta with Sauteed Sweet Peppers and Creamy Gorgonzola

Ingredients:

olive oil

1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced

1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced

1 tablespoon sugar

2 tablespoons basil leaves

freshly ground black pepper

baguette

3 ounces creamy gorgonzola or other blue cheese, at room temperature

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in saute pan over medium-high heat.
3. Add the peppers and cook until soft, about 12-15 minutes.  Sprinkle them with sugar and continue cooking for 2 more minutes.  Stir in the basil and season to taste with pepper.  Set aside.
4. Slice the baguette into about 18 thin slices.  Brush the bread rounds lightly with olive oil on one side.  Arrange them in rows, oil side up, on a lined sheet pan (parchment paper) and toast in the oven until lightly browned, about 7-10 minutes.
5. Top each toast round with a teaspoonful of the pepper mixture.  
6. Place 2 small pieces of gorgonzola on top.  Return the toast to the oven for 1-2 minutes and warm through.
7. Serve immediately.

Scalloped Potatoes

Ingredients:

6 medium potatoes

1/4 c. melted butter

1/3 c. scallion, green and all

1 c. sour cream

2 cans cream of chix soup

1/3 c. evaporated milk

3/4 c. grated cheddar cheese

RITZ crackers

Directions:

1. Cook 6 medium potatoes SKIN ON and let cool.
2. Peel and grate the potatoes, salt and pepper, and put them in a lightly sprayed/greased 9 x 13 pan.
3. Pour the melted butter and sprinkle the onions over the potatoes.
4. Mix the sour cream, soup, and milk, and then add the grated cheese.  Blend these ingredients together and spread over the potatoes.  
5. Sprinkle the top with a little more grated cheese and crushed RITZ.
6. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Guacamole!

Ingredients:

2 avocados

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tomato, chopped

1 small white onion, chopped

1/2 tsp. jalapeno, finely chopped

1 tsp. salt

1/2 c. chopped cilantro

1/2 lime (for juice)

Directions:

1. In bowl, combine garlic, salt, jalapeno and cilantro and MASH all.  
2. Following, mash avocado in with ingredients in same bowl.
3. Stir in tomato and onion.
4. Squeeze in lime juice.
5. Enjoy!

Hidden Valley Ranch Pretzels

Ingredients:

1 DRY Hidden Valley Original Dressing Mix

1.5 tsp. lemon pepper

3/4 tsp. garlic powder

1.5 tsp. dillweed

3/4 c. oil

bag of thick, broken pretzels

Directions:

1. Put pretzels in microwave safe bowl.  
2. Mix all ingredients with the pretzels and cook for 1 min 3o seconds.  
3. Do this 3 times, stirring between each time.