You asked for it... Party- LOWER BELAIR STYLE!!

Over the next several days I will be posting frequently requested recipes.  Some are from my kitchen and some have come from my wonderful family and friends.  Unfortunately I can't post pictures for all of these recipes, because this blog has the potential to make my entire family put on a good amount of weight!
Tonight's recipes come from a far away land... Lower Belair Drive.  On occasion my good friend Sharon would make the long trip (when they let her out) to Upper Belair.  When she made the trip... ohh she brought the goods!!  Two of my favorite recipes follow.
The first is listed in my family cookbook as "Sha's Veggie Dip"!  I'm not sure what the real name for this is.. but it is incredible!  It's tangy and slightly sweet, great with veggies, pretzels, or potato chips!
Give it a try.. I PROMISE you will love it!

Sha's Veggie Dip

8 oz of cream cheese
2 tbsp of sugar
dash of milk
1 tsp of mayonnaise
1 tbsp of cider vinegar
dash of salt
1/4-1/2 of a small onion minced very fine

Mix above ingredients and chill for several hours before serving



This next recipe also made it into the cookbook.. and it's called


Lower Belair Drive Party Mix

4 cups of golden graham cereal
1 lb of mixed deluxe nuts ( without peanuts )
1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup of butter
1/4 tsp of oregano
1/4 tsp of celery salt
1/4 tsp of garlic powder


In a medium saucepan melt all ingredients together, except cereal and nuts.  When melted, add nuts  and spread on a cookie sheet.  Bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes stirring every 5 minutes.  The nuts should begin to brown slightly.  Upon removing from the oven, add cereal immediately and mix well.  Cool on a cookie sheet so that cereal does not become soggy.


Now I'm sure that when you read the above recipe, you might say to yourself "What the heck goes on down on Lower Belair Drive".  I agree when you read the ingredient list, it might not sound appealing!
However... I challenge anyone to try this party mix and not fall in love with it!!  It's a refreshing change of pace from the normal chex mix. Please give it a try and leave your feedback.
If anyone has a request for a recipe that you might have sampled in the past, please email me or leave me a message here.  I will be happy to help.

Sit down, no fork needed, and enjoy your trip to LOWER BELAIR

xoxo Beans!!!