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A Pinch of Joy

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Cinna Mini Rolls – Air Fryer

CinnaMini Rolls A Pinch of Joy #AirFryer

  These mini cinnamon rolls were fun to make and offered instant reward!  Well, not exactly instant but they were ready to eat in about 12 minutes and that’s pretty close to instant in cinnamon roll world.  And they are fun to eat and oh so good!  Would make a fun addition to an appetizer table.  Or a breakfast table.  Or with dinner.  Or a snack – oh heck, for any occasion, any time! Older kids could make these by themselves – with an adult handling the air fryer.  I’m sporting a burn on my wrist where I bumped it on the basket.  The motor skills required to make these small rolls are more than younger children can do well, but they certainly could handle stirring and drizzling the glaze.  Edible by all ages! Separate the crescent dough the long way.  Press  the perforations ... [Read More]

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Macaroni and Cheese Bites

Marcaroni and Cheese Bites - A Pinch of Joy Appetizer

Macaroni and Cheese Bites are a hearty appetizer for any occasion.  Bake them in tart pans for Bitty Bites.  Bake  them in a regular muffin tin for a big guy appertizer or a light meal.   Serve them for a prom after-party, an informal wedding reception, a couples potluck, the Big Game Food Table.   I’ve mentioned before that we like hearty appetizers for a light meal that is different and out of the ordinary for us. It takes 20 minutes to prepare the big macaroni muffins.  If you do the prep as directed  and multi task while the water is coming to a boil and the pasta is cooking, you’ll feel less hurried during assembly.   I used a small ladle to fill each muffin cup to the top.  The recipe makes exactly 12.  Serve hot.  Garnish with fresh ground pepper and chopped parsley. If you ... [Read More]

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Cheeseburger Dip

Cheeseburger Dip -- A Pinch of Joy

Everything you love about a cheeseburger in one creamy bite.  Cheeseburger Dip has it all -- hearty beefy burger,  creamy cheese, ketchup, mustard -- in one spoonful.  Serve it on a cracker, scoop it with a chip, it's all good!  Top it with bacon chunks for even more goodness. Cut the bacon into small pieces before browning.  It will crisp faster that way.  It also saves burned fingers because you won’t be trying to cut hot bacon into pieces.  I add half the mustard because its not my favorite flavor so I would order my cheeseburger without, but you can go all out and add all the recipe calls for.  If you brown your bought on sale hamburger before popping it into the freezer, measure out two cups browned ground beef and save yourself some time.   You can use any cheddar cheese or even ... [Read More]

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Mississippi Sin Dip

Mississippi Sin Dip -- A Pinch of Joy Creamy, melty, and so Sinfully good

Mississippi Sin Dip is creamy, cheesy, flavorful and so sinfully good!  I understand the "sin" part of the name, but not why Mississippi should get all the glory.  But then I am woefully undereducated about Mississippi,  My mother taught us to spell it: M I crooked letter crooked letter, I crooked letter crooked letter I poke bonnet poke bonnet I -- a rhyme drawn from her incredible store of oral tradition and folk stories.   I can tell you that we were hundreds of miles from Mississippi's location on the Gulf Coast and this still tasted sinfully good. It's sinfully easy to make, too.  You can bake it in a dish, but the bread bowl makes a special presentation.  Use the bread chunks torn from the inside of the loaf for dipping and when the dip is halfway gone -- start tearing chunks off ... [Read More]

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12 Awesome Appetizers and Delicious Dips

A dozen Awesome Appetizers and Delicious Dips -- A Pinch of Joy

Here's a dozen great appetizers and dips to consider for your next party. Plus a bonus appetizer for a Christmas / New Year Party that has been a seasonal top post since it appeared on A Pinch of Joy!  I was so surprised to see the total number I just had to add it! How's that for a deal?  You'll find it at the very end! Starting at the upper right hand corner and going clockwise: Cheesy Chicken Enchildada Dip -- Memorable, cheesy and flavorful, easy and quick -- disappears quickly! Cheese and Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms -- a bite of delicious melty cheese, colorful spinach atop a hot and flavorful mushroom. Cinnamon Apple Baked Brie  -- Better than apple pie -- and easier, too! Pineapple Bacon Bites -- Sugared bacon wrapped around pineapple bits, baked to perfection! Ham ... [Read More]

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Chili Cheese Dip

chili-cheese-dip-a-pinch-of-joy super quick and easy

So quick and simple to make, Chili Cheese Dip goes together during the commercial and is ready to eat before the next break. Use the microwave, it will be ready in about 10 minutes including preparation, depending on your microwave. When ooey, gooey and hot through—it’s done.   Or pop it in the oven and concentrate on the game, until the timer chimes.  The ingredients are likely ones  on hand  and the directions are so simple anyone can do it themselves!  If you can follow a Chilton’s manual, you tube directions on building a fence or figure out the newest phone – you can follow a recipe.  No excuses, especially when the recipe is this easy. I used a handful of quartered grape tomatoes on top in the photo -- the last ones from the garden -- instead of chopping a whole tomato.   You know ... [Read More]

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