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Ham Puffs

These are always a hit and are super easy! It only makes 24 so you may want to double the recipe.

What you need:
1 8oz package crescent rolls
2.5 oz deli ham, chopped
1/2 cup swiss cheese
1/2 small onion, chopped
1/5 teaspoons dijon mustard
1 egg
1/8 tsp pepper

What you need to do:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Finely chop ham and onion and place in a bowl. Add cheese, egg (I whisked the egg first), mustard, and pepper; mix well. Lightly spray a mini muffin pan with Pam. Unroll crescent rolls and press dough into one large rectangle. Cut into 24 squares. Press dough pieces into muffin cups. Fill each muffin cup with ham filling. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until lightly brown.

Pizza Ring

This is an adaptation off the Pampered Chef Taco Ring recipe and is really easy.

What you need:
1.5 cans crescent rolls (you need roughly 24 triangles)
Pepperoni (maybe half a package)
Shredded Mozzarella (probably about a cup)

What you need to do:
Lay out crescent roll triangles on cookie sheet so that the smallest side creates a circle. It kind of looks like a sun when you are done. If this is confusing, just google "pampered chef taco ring" on youtube and you can watch a video of the layout of the crescents, thats what I did. After your "sun" is made, lay on tons of pepperonis and tons of cheese. Fold points of triangles up to cover the pepperonis and cheese and fold under so it creates a nice ring. Bake at 350 for maybe 12-20 minutes. I know thats a big range, but depending on how much you pile in, it may take longer. Take it out when the crescents start to turn golden brown on top. Slice it and serve with marinara for dipping.

Pomegranate-Lemonade Spritzer

What you need:
2 (59oz) Bottles of Pomegranate Lemonade (Made by Minute Maid and by the refridgerated orange juice)
4 cups Ginger Ale
4 cups Sprite
Garnish: Lemon and Lime Slices

What you need to do:
Combine all liquids, mix, and serve over ice. Add Lemon and lime garnishes if desired.

Southwestern Crisps

What you need:
24 Wonton wrappers (find these in produce section)
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
1 cup drained and rinsed black beans
1 cup diced plum tomato
1 cut, peeled and diced avocado
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespons olive oil
1tsp lime zest
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black

What you need to do:
Preheat oven to 400. Spray 2 baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray. Place wonton wrappers in a single layer on baking sheets. Spray wontons with cooking spray and bake for 5 min or until golden brown. Set aside to cool.
In medium bowl combine corn, beans, tomato, avocado and cilantro. Then in another bowl wisk vinegar, oil, lime zest, salt and pepper. Pour over corn mixture tossing gently to coat. Spoon on wontons.

If making this in advance, you can cook the wontons the night before and set them aside in ziplock bags. You can also make the vinegar, oil, lime zest, & S&P mixture the night before.

Spinach Dip

We had a baby shower for Summer today so here are some of our new recipes from that. I had a request for spinach dip so it gets to go first.

What you need:
1 package (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 container (16 oz.) sour cream
1 cup Mayonnaise
1 package Knorr® Vegetable recipe mix
1 can (8 oz.) water chestnuts, drained and chopped (optional) - I skipped this
3 green onions, chopped (optional) - I skipped this

What you need to do:
Combine all ingredients and chill about 2 hours (I do mine overnight). Serve with your club crackers or wheat thins or whatever. I served mine inside a breadbowl. You can get these at Panera Bread or Atlanta Bread for $1.99 or so, or some grocery stores have them.