Deviled Eggs - Hot Wings - Snack Dip - Low-fat Dip - Jalapeno Poppers


Mel's Devilish Eggs

    Ingredients:
  • One dozen hard-boiled eggs
  • 1/4 cup of finely chopped celery
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Three tablespoons of mayonnaise
  • Three tablespoons of Mel's Hellish Relish
    Directions:
  1. Carefully slice eggs in half, lengthwise. Keep each half intact.
  2. Remove yolks and place in a medium-sized bowl
  3. Add enough mayonaise to yolks to moisten slightly
  4. Mix everything except the egg whites in a bowl until smooth
  5. Spoon the mixture into the egg white halves
  6. Sprinkle with paprika, refrigerate until ready to serve.



  Mel's Hellish Wings

    Ingredients:
  • 3 lbs. of chicken wings (about 12 wings)
  • 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Mel's Hellish Glaze:

    •    Blend 1 cup (8oz.) Mel's Hellish Relish and 5 tablespoons
       honey in food processor or blender until mixture is smooth.
    Directions:
  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position. Heat to 450 deg.
  2. Combine wings in a bowl with oil, salt, and pepper
  3. Set a wire rack over a large, foil-lined, shallow pan
  4. Arrange wings in a single layer on the rack
  5. Bake until golden brown, about 40 minutes.
  6. Move wings to a large bowl with Mel's Hellish Glaze. Toss to coat evenly.
  7. Remove rack from pan and pour off the rendered fat.
  8. Arrange wings in a single layer in the foil lined pan and return to oven
  9. Continue to cook until glaze has set, about 8-10 minutes.



  Sinfully Good Dip

    Ingredients:
  • One cup mayonnaise (Hellmann's)
  • 1 cup sour cream (Breakstone)
  • Five tablespoons of Mel's Hellish Relish
    Directions:
  1. Combine ingredients in a medium-sized bowl
  2. Stir until evenly blended & smooth
  3. Can be served immediately with crackers, veggies, etc.
  4. Best served if allowed to set overnight in refrigerator



  Tasty Low-fat Dip

    Ingredients:
  • 2/3 cup light mayonnaise
  • 2/3 cup reduced/low fat sour cream
  • 2/3 cup plain yogurt
  • Five tablespoons of Mel's Hellish Relish
    Directions:
  1. Combine ingredients in a medium-sized bowl
  2. Stir until evenly blended & smooth
  3. Can be served immediately with crackers, veggies, etc.
  4. Best served if allowed to set overnight in refrigerator



  Jalapeno Poppers*

    Ingredients:
  • 1 pound medium jalapenos
  • 1 pound cream cheese, softened
  • 1 pound ground sausage
  • 1 medium white onion, finely chopped
  • Five tablespoons of Mel's Hellish Relish
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Pepper to taste
    Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  2. Cut peppers in half lengthwise, de-vein peppers, & remove seeds
  3. Brown sausage and onion over medium-high heat
  4. Drain fat. Pat sausage with paper towel to remove residual fat
  5. In a metal bowl, combine sausage/onion mixture, cream cheese, salt and pepper
  6. Stir this mixture until ingredients are completely combined
  7. With a small spoon, fill jalapeno halves with sausage/cream cheese mixture
  8. Place filled jalapeno halves on a foil lined baking sheet
  9. Bake until golden brown and jalepenos appear to be slightly softened
    This will take approximately 25-35 minutes
  10. Eat immediately or store leftovers in refrigerator and warm up in microwave

    * You can substitute ground beef, ground turkey, or chopped vegetables for the sausage for a healthier or vegetarian version.