A few holiday recipes.

I've been busy over the last few days so I haven't had time to blog. Here are a few recipes I made for a little get together with my cousin and her fiance and some last minute cookies for John.

Santa Fe Dip:
I package Delimex Santa Fe Style Chicken bowls
half a block of velveeta
half a cup of milk

Heat all three bowls according to directions. Mix them in an 8x8inch baking dish with the cubed velveeta and milk. Bake at 375 for about 15 mins., stir and bake 15 mins. more. Serve with tortilla chips.

Chai Spiced Smores:

Chai Spiced Smores.

8oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup heavy cream
 mini marshmallows
graham crackers
 1 chai tea bag

adapted from 5 Ingredient Fix.

Heat cream in the microwave for 1 min. Let the tea bag steep in the cream for 10 mins. Remove the tea bag and heat the milk for another minute. Put the chocolate chips in a bowl and pour the heated cream over it. Let sit for 5 mins. and then stir. Break 8 to 10 graham crackers in half. Put chocolate on all the pieces of cracker. Place mini marshmallows on on side. Put the marshmallow side of graham crackers under a broiler for 30 seconds. Place chocolate side of remaining grahams on top.



Russian Tea Cakes with cranberries:
1 cup butter, softened
 1/2 cup powdered sugar
 1 tsp. vanilla
 2 1/4 cup flour
3/4 cup dried cranberries
 1/4 tsp. salt
 powdered sugar for dusting

 Heat oven to 400. Mix butter, vanilla and powdered sugar together. Stir in all other ingredients until dough holds together. Form into 1 inch balls and bake for 10-12 mins. until set but not brown. Move to a cooling rack immediately. Dust with powdered sugar. 

I made these at 9:30 last night after mentioning to John that I should use the cranberries.

Russian Tea Cakes with cranberries.