On Wisconsin!! Tailgate recipe for the weekend and Small Talk Six

Happy Labor Day to all of you. I hope you all have a great weekend. The college football season is here. My husband is a sports fanatic, but college football is his absolute favorite. We used to have a cartoon on the refrigerator that said"Kiss Daddy goodbye, college football season is starting". I love it also, we used to have some great tailgate parties back in Wisconsin and still do here in Michigan. I am going to share new recipes each week. I hope you like them and join me if you want and we can have a big blogger tailgate party!

Jalapeno Popper Dip

1-8 oz. cream cheese softened
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 cup grated cheddar cheese(divided use)
1/4 cup chopped( bottled )jalapeno peppers
1 fresh jalapeno pepper chopped
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

Mix together cream cheese, mayonnaise, 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup bottled chopped jalapeno peppers well. Spread into a foil pan or any dish that could be put on a grill. Put the rest of the cheddar cheese over the top and then the fresh jalapeno peppers and last spread the panko bread crumbs over it. Heat it in the oven at 350 for about 30 minutes, until it gets nice and bubbly looking. I then wrap foil around it to keep it warm and take it to the tailgate party. It stays warm for quite a while if you wrap it tightly. If it needs to be reheated just put it on the grill. Serve with crackers or spread it on bread. It is delicious. If you don't like it so spicy, try omitting the fresh jalapenos on the top.

Enjoy and On Wisconsin!! Anne

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This weeks topic is: Take this job and (shove) love it!!

Today’s topic is “6 jobs you think would be a blast to have.” You can answer this with a list of 6 words, 6 phrases, 6 sentences, 6 paragraphs, 6 photos, 6 videos, etc .

1. Food taste tester ( I know it might get sickening, but it could be fun for a while)

2. Kindergarten Teacher( I know it would be hard, but I just love that age)

3. Those guys who bring the results of the Academy Awards handcuffed to their wrists. ( How cool would that be?)

4. Party Planner( I love planning parties of all kinds)

5. Pet Daycare( I have a lot of allergies, but I would love to be surrounded by pets all day along with Sasha of course)

6. Computer Expert( I wish)

Happy Labor Day Anne

Grilled Potatoes Greek Style

This is a great recipe to go with the Pork Souvlaki recipe I recently posted. I know that there are many versions of grilled potato packets for the grill. My daughter and I love greek food and love feta cheese. If you do also, please give this a try.
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Serves 4
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8 or 10 small red skinned potatoes, washed and cut into thick slices, leaving the skin on
1 small onion, sliced thin
3 TBSP olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
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Mix together all the ingredients and set aside. Take a large piece of foil and put the mixture right down the middle. Carefully seal all sides and then I take another sheet of foil and wrap it again, so that nothing leaks out to flare up the grill. You can place the packet on the grates or right into a campfire or charcoal grill. It takes about 30-45 minutes, you can, with an oven mitt on, pinch the potato and tell if it is soft. Be sure to turn the packet over about every 10 minutes while its cooking so that it cooks evenly. It is very hot and steamed when you open it, be careful.

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Sunburst Stir -Fry

1 20 oz. can chunk pineapple, drained(save the juice)

4 small boneless chicken breast, sliced into thin strips

3 carrots sliced

1 green pepper sliced

3 green onions, sliced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp. ground ginger

3 TBSP oil(divided)

4 oz thin spaghetti, cooked

1 TBSP corn starch

Sauce:

Mix together pineapple juice, 1 TBSP oil, 1 TBSP corn starch and set aside

Stir fry the chicken in 2 TBSP hot oil, ginger and garlic. Cook for 3 minutes. Add pineapple, carrots, green pepper and onions. Cover and steam for 3 minutes. Stir in spaghetti and sauce, turn up to high and stir constantly until the sauce thickens. Serve hot and enjoy.

Quick and yummy. I like to prepare the meat and vegetable the night before and then it is so simple to just throw it all together.