Baked Jalapeno Poppers!!
What a yummy appetizer and
a great way to use lots of those
fresh jalapenos you have grown
in your garden this year
(or bought from a Farmers' Market).
We were having a Garden Party.
Our Relief Society
(the women's organization at our church)
sponsored
this great garden party
titled
Life Began In A Garden.
In the empty lot right next to my home
one of our neighbor girls, Paige,
who is my youngest daughter's age,
decided to plant a garden.
She and her friend Sam, asked permission
to grow this garden on the empty lot and
used water from our house to water it.
Starting by digging weeds and picking up
tons of rock, they tilled it and added compost
and created such an amazing garden
that our Relief Society decided to host a
garden party and Enrichment class there.
Paige and Sam came that evening
to tell us about their garden
and to share their produce.
Awnings were set up over the serving
table and a light dinner was served.
I volunteered to make
the Baked Jalapeno Poppers
and a couple of
Chocolate Zucchini Cakes
using ingredients from their
garden.
There were displays on canning
and drying and people were
available to answer questions.
It turned out to be an amazing
garden and a wonderful evening.
Baked Jalapeno Poppers Recipe
(Always make sure you use gloves when working with
these peppers.)
20 fresh jalapeno peppers
8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 C. Monterey Jack cheese
Cheddar cheese
Chopped tomatoes
Chopped cilantro
Clean and seed 20 fresh jalapeno peppers.
Mix the cream cheese and Monterey Jack
cheese together in a small bowl.
Grease a baking dish. Fill the peppers with
the cream cheese mix and arrange the peppers
in the baking dish. Cover with foil and bake
for 20 minutes at 350.
Uncover and sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
Lightly cover with the foil and return
to the oven for 5 minutes to melt the
cheese.
Remove foil and garnish with the
chopped tomatoes and cilantro.
Serve hot or at room temperature.
Makes 40 poppers.
Baking the jalapenos tempers the heat.
Be sure to remove the seeds and veins
and even the top end for less heat.
Get together with your neighbors
and have your own
Garden Party.
Share your produce through a light
dinner and teach each other about
gardening and preserving.
I promise you it will be a fun time!
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