Cooking with Sherry - A Wine Tasting at the Blue Belle Inn B&B and Tea House

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New England Cranberry Banana Bread with Orange Butter - Cranberries, bananas, orange peel, nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar

Michigan Cherry Swiss Cheese Spread - Swiss cheese, dried tart red cherries, salad dressing, Dijon mustard, green onions

Southwest Fiesta Dip with Sherrie's Bean Spread - refried beans, taco seasoning,cream cheese, sour cream, red onions, guacamole, tomatoes, mild chilis, cheddar cheese

California Almond Avocado Spread with Bacon and Shrimp - avocado, lime juice, chili powder, seasoned salt, toasted almonds, green chilis, bacon, shrimp (served with tortilla wedges)

New York Waldorf Salad - apples, lemon juice, toasted pecans, celery, dried tart red cherries or raisins, whip cream, Miracle Whip

Virginia Black Bean Soup - celery, onion, red pepper, chicken broth, bacon (or ham), black beans, thyme

Minnesota Fruity Wild Rice Pilaf - wild rice, chicken broth, apples, onions, celery, toasted almonds, orange peel

Iowa Chicken with Maytag Blue Cheese Sauce - chicken, green onion, garlic, chicken broth, cream, white wine, Worcestershire, blue cheese

Missouri German Jaeger Schnitzel with Egg Noodles - pork cutlets, beef broth, cream, mushrooms

Northwest Salmon with Wild Mushrooms - garlic, dry red wine, rosemary, portabella mushrooms

Kentucky Derby Pie - Pecan Pie with Chocolate Chips and Bourbon

Georgia Peach Cobbler - peaches, apricots, cinnamon, nutmeg, cake crust

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Southwest Fiesta Dip with Sherrie's Bean Dip*

8 oz. cream cheese

8 oz. sour cream

1 12 oz. can refried beans

1 pkg. Taco seasoning

Heat and stir all ingredients until warm & bubbly. Spread on a glass pizza pan or other large, round plate. Refrigerate until set up. (Can be made a few days in advance.) Just before serving, top the circle with the following, making each circle slightly smaller than the last:

1 small container guacamole

finely diced red onions

diced red tomatoes

1 small can chopped green chilies

sour cream

shredded cheddar or Colby jack

Serve with tortilla chips. (* The bean dip is good by itself, served warm with cheese melted over the top.)