#2103 - Pepperoni Cracker Appetizers

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 bag sliced pepperoni (large slices)
1 box good quality round crackers
1 bag shredded mozzarella cheese
1 jar of your favorite pasta sauce

Spread crackers in a single layer on an ungreased baking sheet. Place one slice of pepperoni on each cracker. Use a spoon to spread a little pasta sauce on top of each pepperoni slice. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese on top of the pasta sauce on each. Bake at 350 degrees just until cheese melts. Serve immediately. If desired, sprinkle a little oregano over the shredded cheese before baking.

#1173 - Italian Shrimp Dip

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
3/4 cup (more or less if you choose) good quality shrimp cocktail sauce
1/2lb. to 3/4lb. fully cooked baby shrimp (the kind you see in salads)-thawed
1 large tomato
1 small tub fresh grated Parmesan cheese
good quality crackers

Spread the softened cream cheese on to a dinner plate. Spread 1/2 of the shrimp cocktail sauce around the edge of the cream cheese on the plate. In a bowl, add the other 1/2 of the shrimp cocktail sauce and the baby shrimp--stir lightly just until mixed. Spread the shrimp mixture on top of the cream cheese mixture--refrigerate until ready to serve. Just before serving, dice the tomato and sprinkle the diced tomato all over the top of the cream cheese and shrimp mixture. Sprinkle the freshly grated Parmesan cheese over the top of the diced tomato. Serve with good quality crackers.