Today's Super Bowl recipes are hot finger foods. Please add your favorites below. Here is some of mine:

TINY CHEESEBURGERS

1 package small pre-baked dinner rolls (I like Pepperidge Farm)
1 1/2 lbs. Ground Beef
1 egg
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 Cup bread crumbs
1 Cup shredded or sliced cheese (whatever your favorite is)

Mix all ingrediants together except rolls and cheese. Put in a pan that is a bit larger than the pan the rolls come in. Bake at 350 degrees until done. Slice rolls in half and put the slab of meat on the rolls. Top with the cheese and heat until cheese melts. Cut rolls into roll size pieces and serve with your usual hamburger fixings.


COCKTAIL SAUSAGES

1 package little smokies
1 jar chili sauce
1 jar grape jelly
Mix the chili sauce and grape jelly togther and heat until hot and jelly melts. Add the little smokies and heat through. You can add tiny meatballs to this also. Really good!


SAUSAGE WRAPS

1 package of your favorite smoked sausage or little smokies
1 package of bacon (cut strips in half)
brown sugar

Cut the sausage into bite size pieces, wrap with a half a bacon slice and secure with a toothpick. Roll in brown sugar and bake at 350 degrees until bacon is crisp. HINT: soak the toothpicks for 5-10 min. in water before using and they won't burn.


SAUSAGE BALLS

3 cups biscuit mix
1 lb. bulk hot sausage
1 lb. shredded cheddar cheese

Combine all together and mix well. Shape into 1 inch balls and bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 min.

-- Karen (mountains_mama2@hotmail.com), January 29, 2002

Answers

I don't know how many of you have ever tried "White Castles" hamburgers but they are so disgustingly good that you can't stop at just one. Were I come from we called them "sliders"...cause they 'slide' right thru ya. Sounds lovely doesn't it. Anyways, here is a very good homemade version of them:

HOMEMADE WHITE CASTLES
1 lb. ground chuck
2 Tbs. mayo
1 1/2 cup shredded chedder cheese
1 package Lipton Onion soup mix
1 package of Pepperidge Farm Dinner Party rolls(or whoever makes them by you...they look like little hamburger rolls)
sliced hamburger dills
Brown and drain meat. Mix next 3 ingredients together with meat. Slice rolls, (don't break up the rolls ...it's easier to keep them together), spread with meat mixture, top with pickle and cover with the top half of rolls. I usually prepare these in a roasting pan, when I'm done making them I cover em up with foil and put in the oven at 300' for about 10-15 minutes. Your husband and kids will love them.

-- claudia in NY (cooleyville@aol.com), January 29, 2002.

Another really EASY hot snack

Heat 1 pkg of your favorite frozen meatballs in a crock pot. Top with creamy country gravy (I use at least two packages of the instant gravy mix blended with milk). Keep warm and serve with picks.

Sausage Bites

1 pkg maple flavored brown and serve sausages (link)

1 pkg bisquits

Brown and drain sausages. Flatten each bisquit and cut in half. Roll up one sausage in each bisquit half. Seal the dough and cut into thirds. Place on baking sheet and bake til brown. Serve with picks.

Pork Won Tons

1 pound Jimmy Dean HOT sausage (Bulk)

1/2 C chopped onion

1 C. chopped cabbage

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp onion powder

2 TBS cornstarch

1 Pkg wonton wrappers

Brown sausage with onion, garlic and onion powder, Add cabbage and cover til tender. Add cornstarch stir and let cool. Wrap in wonton skins (instructions are on the package) Deep fry til golden, serve with sweet and sour or duck sauce. These freeze well and can be reheated til crisp in the oven. Happy cooking!

BBQ Shrimp

3 slices bacon, chopped

2 TBS dijon

1/4 tsp basil

1 tsp pepper

1/2 LB butter

1 1/2 tsp chili powder

1/4 tsp thyme

1/2 tsp oregano

2 TBS liquid Crab boil

1 1/2 LB shrimp with shells

Heat oven to 375. In sauce pan or skillet, fry bacon til clear, add remaining ingredients accept shrimp. Simmer 5 minutes, place shrimp in oven proof dish and cover with sauce. Stir to coat. Bake 20 minutes stirring twice. Serve with crusty bread or toast to "Sop" up the gravy. Happy cooking!

-- cowgirlone in OK (cowgirlone47@hotmail.com), January 31, 2002.

Claudia, I wanted to let you know that I made your White Castles yesterday and they were a big hit! I have a bad habit of buying White Castles from the frozen food section in my local store, These were just as good, maybe even better! Now I'm going to make my own! Thanks for the recipe!

-- cowgirlone in OK (cowgirlone47@hotmail.com), February 04, 2002.