Queso in a rice cooker or small crockpot on keep warm... people love it. Add some red and green diced bell peppers for extra Xmas. Bring chips too. This only works if you can plug it in.

Pigs in blankets are my go-to.

Buy a package of Hillshire Farms little smokies (either pork or beef) and a sheet of Pillsbury croissant dough. Cut the dough into 40 pieces (if you have croissants instead of the sheet, then pinch two croissant triangles together and cut horizontally in half and vertically into fifths so you get 10 rectangles for each pair of croissant triangles). Wrap each sausage in a rectangle of dough and pinch the end together. Back according to package directions. I put them in an aluminum foil pan to take. You can reheat in the foil pan for about 5-6 min at 375 and serve them in the pan. Very popular and a lot better than the premade ones in the freezer package.

Rotel Queso and chips
Enchiladas

Anonymous wrote:So much desserts. We went to a potluck party and there were 10 pies, 5 bags of chips, 1 platter of greens. Crazy.

That sounds like my kind of party, tbh.

Yet another delicious butternut squash based recipe from smitten kitchen:
https://smittenkitchen.com/2009/01/warm-butternut-squash-and-chickpea-salad/

Soups!!! All kinds. First crock pot gone gets a prize

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Anonymous wrote:Asparagus wrapped in prosciutto.

How many spears?

You've been around DCUM for awhile. Surprised you didn't suggest lightly fried tuna.

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Anonymous wrote:I would make a double or triple version of this. Yum.

https://smittenkitchen.com/2012/10/butternut-squash-salad-with-farro-and-pepitas/

That looks good! Or this one:
https://smittenkitchen.com/2021/11/fall-bliss-salad/

I wish it wasn't such a PITA to peel and chop butternut squash.

It's the one thing I'm willing to buy pre-cubed.