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Posted - 12/27/2011 07:40am
New Year's Party Recipies
123392.jpgCocktail Meatballs

Spice up your New Year's party with these tasty appetizers....

Ingredients:
 1 pound lean ground beef
    1 egg
    2 tablespoons water
    1/2 cup bread crumbs
    3 tablespoons minced onion
    
    1 (8 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
    3/4 cup chili sauce
    1 tablespoon brown sugar
    1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice

Directions:

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
    In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, egg, water, bread crumbs, and minced onion. Roll into small meatballs.
    Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, turning once.
    In a slow cooker or large saucepan over low heat, blend the cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice. Add meatballs, and simmer for 1 hour before serving.



199114.jpgBlue Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

Mushrooms stuffed with blue cheese, bacon, caramelized onions and garlic make a delicious appetizer!

Ingredients

    3 strips bacon
    6 large mushrooms
    1 tablespoon butter
    1/2 onion, diced
    1 clove garlic, sliced
    3 ounces cream cheese
    3 ounces blue cheese
    1/3 cup bread crumbs

Directions

    Cook bacon strips in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy; drain on paper towels. While the bacon is cooking, remove stems from mushrooms. Set caps aside, and chop stems.
    Add butter to skillet with bacon grease. When melted, stir in mushroom stems, onion, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently until the onions caramelize, 15 to 20 minutes.
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a small baking dish with cooking spray.
    Once the onion mixture has reached a deep, rich brown color, place into a blender along with bacon, cream cheese, blue cheese, and bread crumbs. Blend on low until ingredients are roughly chopped and evenly combined. Stuff cheese mixture into mushroom caps and place into prepared baking dish.
    Bake in preheated oven until bubbly and lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.



760438.jpgGlazed Ham

Consider this for your main course: A raw ham is slow roasted, then seasoned with a sweet smoky sauce during the last hour to make a memorable meal with little actual work involved.

Yields 12 servings
 
Ingredients

    1 (8 pound) bone-in shank ham
    4 cups water, or as needed
    1/2 cup honey
    1/2 cup brown sugar
    2 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring
    2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
    1 pinch ground cloves

Directions

    Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Place ham in a roasting pan. Pour in water to a 2 inch depth. Cover with a tight fitting lid.
    Bake for 6 to 8 hours in the preheated oven (all day or all night). Remove from the oven, pour off drippings and reserve. Debone ham, removing any excess fat as well, and return to the roasting pan.
    Skim fat from the top of the drippings, and discard. In a small bowl, mix one cup of the drippings with honey, brown sugar, liquid smoke, Worcestershire sauce and cloves. Pour this over the ham, cover and return to the oven. Remaining drippings may be discarded or reserved for other uses.
    Bake for another 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
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Scott Meroney
Meat Department Manager

Scott has grown up with us. He began working at Shone's Country Store as a courtesy clerk when he was 16. At 18 he moved on to the meat department at Glen Ellen Village Market while attending Sonoma State University. Upon his graduation with a major in business and finance, Scott became manager of the GEVM meat department. He has been meat department manager at Sonoma Market since 2006.

Scott enjoys having an active job and the interaction with people. He likes the people he works for and with. His fellow employees are friends and his customers are great.

Scott says he is not a gourmet cook, but likes to barbecue and he is more than happy to share his expertise with his customers. Another side to Scott not known by all, is his creative side. He plays bass in his band The Bodies, well-known in the Bay Area and beyond.


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