Thanks giving secret weapons!!!

[rip1877]

This is a general dish I make for put-lucks and other places that need a good snack dish while waiting for the main course...

Texas Caviar

1 can jalapeño pinto beans – drained
1 can jalapeño blackeyes – drained (harder to find, plain is fine)
1 can yellow/white corn – drained
1 bunch green onions – chopped
1 red bell pepper – chopped
1 yellow bell pepper – chopped (green can be used for both or one of the peppers)
3-4 stalks celery - chopped
Marinade
¾ cup apple cider vinegar
â…” cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup sugar
salt/pepper to taste

Mix marinade and pour over bean and vegetable mixture. Let sit in fridge overnight. In the morning, take out and drain.

I normally keep the drained sludge and add it back to the mixture when there are leftovers. and let it continue to marinate till the next time I dig in. Personally leftovers don't last more than 1-2 days in the fridge, you just kind of crave it after you start.

[ecowper]

My wife's shrimp appetizer. She cooks the shrimp in a pot of water with pickling spices and cayenne pepper. She won't give me the exact recipe, so that's about all I know.

I make green jello salad ... lime jello, avocado, pineapple, walnuts, celery, whipped cream. Yum!

1 pckg lime jello
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 cup diced pineapple
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 mashed up avocado
1 cup whipped cream

Once the jello is set, add the celery, pineapple, walnuts and avocado. Mix well. Then prep the whipped cream and fold into the jello until well mixed. Let it firm up in the fridge before serving. I serve with the main meal. It's awesome.

[GirlpoweredBBQ]

Here's the thing....there three two foods I absolutely will not eat--geflite fish, escargot, and celery... :-)

[ecowper]

So don't put celery in it. All the celery does is add a tasteless crunch. But leave it out, add some more walnuts.

[frijolefrito]

I hate celery also! You can't see a soup without some form of it. Someone said dehydrate it and sprinkle it in.

[frijolefrito]

More Christmas but here.

4 SERVINGS
INGREDIENTS:

Shrimp cooking*

1 1/2 lb. uncooked shrimp, heads off*
1/2 onion
6 garlic cloves
1 bay leaf
1 small thyme branch

Sauce

2 cups of Ketchup
1 Tablespoon Black Label Habanero Reserve "El Yucateco" Sauce
1/4 cup Lime juice
1 1/2 cup Shrimp cooking broth**
Salt and pepper to taste
Garnish

1 cup red onion, diced
1/3 cup cilantro, finely chopped
1 Avocado, diced
To Serve

4 –6 Lime wedges
Hot Habanero Sauce "El Yucateco"
Olive oil

How to cook it is on the website.

http://www.mexicoinmykitchen.com/201...-habanero.html