Ingredients:

• 1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
• 1 6 oz. can crab meat, drained
• 1 12 oz. jar cocktail sauce
• 1 lemon, juiced

Instructions:
Place cream cheese on a large plate. Cover with crabmeat. Squeeze juice of one lemon over the crabmeat. Pour cocktail sauce over top of the entire concoction. Then enjoy with crackers. If desired, you can certainly sprinkle in some diced green onion and shredded cheese.

Ingredients:

• 1 large can artichoke hearts - drained and chopped small
• 1 small can chopped green chili with liquid
• 1 cup mayo
• 4 oz. fresh grated parmesan cheese (add more if you like it cheesy)

Instructions:
Prehead oven to 350°. Combine all ingredients together and put in an ungreased 8" round glass pie plate. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with paprika. Serve with assorted gourmet crackers and pita wedges.
(If larger batch desired, simply triple ingredients and make in a 9 x 13 glass baking dish.)

Ingredients:

• 5 slices bacon
• 3 tbsp. butter
• 2 small shallots, minced
• 2 lb. brussel sprouts, halved
• Kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup shredded sharp white cheddar
• 1/2 cup shredded Gruyère

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy, 8 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate, then chop. Discard bacon fat. Return skillet to medium heat and melt butter. Add shallots and brussel sprouts and season with salt and cayenne. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and drizzle with heavy cream, then top with both cheeses and bacon. Bake until cheese is bubbly, 12-15 minutes. (If your cheese isn't golden, switch oven to broil and broil 1 minute.)

Ingredients:

• 1 package smoked sausage
• 1/2 onion slice
• 1/2 bell pepper slice
• 3 cups of rice
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1 tsp. of red pepper
• 3 tsp. paprika
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 3 tsp. seasoning salt
• 1/2 lb. shrimp (optional)

Instructions:
Cut all veggies and put a tbsp. of olive oil in pot with half of the seasoning amount. Put sliced smoked sausage in pot. Let cook for 2 min - (Place on boiling temp medium high/high). Add other half of all seasoning in pot then add little more bell peppers, as desired. After 5 minutes, add 3 1/2 cups of water. Add a dash of paprika. Add sliced fresh garlic, quantity as desired. As soon as water comes to boil add 3 cups of rice and add half pound of shrimp (optional). Stir it up, put lid on pot, turn off heat, let sit for 10-13 minutes and dish is done.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb of ground beef, chicken, pork, or any protein
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 package of taco seasoning
• 3 tbsp of green salsa (jar)
• Mexican cheese
• Shredded lettuce
• 3 - 4 roma tomatoes, chopped
• Sour cream
• Guacamole
• Salsa/taco sauce
• Crescent sheet or rolls

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Cook protein and onion and drain any grease. Add taco seasoning and green salsa to protein and fold together. On a large baking sheet spread crescent sheet and cut slices into the long sides of the dough, anywhere from 2-3 inches in. Place cooked protein and Mexican cheese down the center of the dough. Now, fold the dough slices over each other. Place in oven and bake for 15 - 20 minutes per crescent instructions until golden brown. Use a pizza cutter to cut into slices and cover with shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, and salsa. Add spicy taco seasoning or sauce to kick it up a notch.