DS Sausage Dip

The guild is chugging along through Dragon Soul and I gotta say, dragon slaying can make a raider hungry!  One of my guys resorted to a pickle and reese's cups this week, bleehhh.  Poor guy had no time to eat/cook before raid and a raiders gotta eat.  Definitely time for more quick, easy, and more filling than pickles recipes.

Today I give you Dragon Soul Sausage Dip.  Made with real dragon if you have it, sadly I was out and had to use Pork Sausage instead. ;)  Don't let this recipe fool you...  It is dip and fantastical with Chips but this is totally dual-spec'd!  Grab a baked potato and top it with this dip and you'll thank me later!  You can also make a batch and refrigerate it until you need it.  Microwave a little for yourself or put it in a crockpot for gatherings.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes or less
Skill Needed: Apprentice

Ingredients:

• 1 pound Pork Sausage
• 2 (8 Ounce) packages Cream Cheese Room Temperature
• 1 (10 Ounce) Can Rotel Diced Tomatoes With Green Chilies

Directions:

1. Brown the sausage in a skillet over medium heat.  Drain off excess fat.
2. In a large bowl combine Cream Cheese, Sausage and Rotel.
3. Stir until mixed thoroughly.
4. Warm slightly in the microwave or put it in a crockpot to warm up.

Makes 6 servings. 

Poppin' Bacon Jalapenos

I think of a meal as a raid group. You got the tank, that main portion that definitely keeps alot of your attention. The DPS, the sides that totally need to be there to help chip away at your hunger and to compliment the tank (although the tank would never admit it). The healer, aka dessert, is there to make everyone feel better in the end without stealing the rest of the meals glory. How many times have you heard "That meal was amazing. Oh and the desert was devine"? Today though I give you an appetizer. To me an appetizer is a Leeroy Jenkins of the food world. They rush in before any of the others are ready, they aren't very filling, but in the end you seem to not forget them. And hey (depending on your menu), atleast you have chicken right? ;) Let me introduce you to your first Jenkins..err..I mean appetizer...

Prep Time: 40 Minutes
Total Time: 1 hour to 2 hours
Serves: 10

Skill Needed: Artisan

Ingredients:

• 4oz Cream Cheese
• 1/4 cup Sour Cream
• 1/4 cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
• 9 Slices Bacon crumbled
  
• 1/2 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  
• 10 Slices Bacon uncooked
  
• 10 Jalapenos
  

Directions:

1. Cook 9 slices of your bacon. We fried ours, but I know some people prefer microwave cooking their bacon. When cooked crisp, set aside to cool.
   
2. Slice your jalapenos lengthwise. Make sure to protect your hands either with gloves, or use a clean plastic storage bag as a glove. Now here's your choice on how hot you want your poppers... Leave seeds in for "burn your mouth" hot, Scrape out seeds for milder poppers. Set to side.
3. Crumble your now cool cooked bacon.
   
4. In a bowl, add cream cheese, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese and crumbled bacon. Mix well!
5. Get your peppers and spoon filling mix into each pepper.
6. Get your uncooked bacon and cut each slice in half.
7. Wrap a piece of the cut uncooked bacon around each jalapeno using a toothpick to secure it.
8. Pop them into a 275 degree oven for 1 hour or until bacon is cooked. Alternatively you can grill on indirect heat until bacon is done. The choice is all yours!

So why would I give you guys a recipe that is so time consuming? These things can be completely preassembled the night before then refrigerate till time to cook!