Sausage & Cheese Wonton Cups

These are so yummy!  They are one of my new favorite appetizers.
10-12 servings

1lb pork sausage
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
24 Wonton wrappers (found in the produce or deli sections)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cook sausage, cumin and red pepper until brown and crumbly.
In medium bowl stir together sausage mixture, cheese and sour cream.
Spray a 24 cup mini-muffin pan with cooking spray. Fit wonton wraps into muffin pan to form cups, then spray cups with cooking spray.

Divide sausage mixture among cups.

Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly brown.

Sugar Cookies

11/2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
21/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Mix powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, almond extract and egg in large bowl until well blended.  Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar.  Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours.

Heat oven to 375 degrees.  Divide dough into halves.   Roll each half 3/16 inch thick on lightly floured cloth covered board.  Cut into desired shapes.  Bake on ungreased cookie sheet until edges are light brown, 7 to 8 minutes; remove to wire rack.  Makes 4 dozen cookies.

Salsa Chicken in the Crock Pot

I made this the other night and it is more of a Mexican take on my other Crock-pot chicken recipe, but it met my criteria - yummy and easy!

4 Frozen Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

1 package Taco Seasoning Mix

1 cup Salsa

1 can Cream of Chicken Soup

Cook on low for 6-8 hours.  Add 1 cup sour cream.  Shred chicken.  Serve on rice or in a tortilla!

Bird Nests

These are great to make with kids.

Combine in a bowl:

3 cups of crispy rice cereal

1 cup of shredded cocount (We omitted the coconut because I do not like it.)

Mix and bring to a boil:

1/3 cup of light corn syrup

1/2 cup of brown sugar

3/4 cup of peanut butter

1 teaspoon of vanilla

Stir this into the cereal and coconut.  Let it cool.

Shape into bird nests and fill with jelly bean "eggs."

Here is the finished product.