Here’s one of them. Literally this was just thrown together and it turned out so well that I just had to share. Watch for it in the next version of mom’s famous favorite recipes cookbook.

Stuffed Mushrooms

1 pkg mushrooms
1/2 lb ground pork
1 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced onion
2 tsp chili powder
1 tbs seasoned salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 cup bread crumbs
1 pkg cream cheese

Remove stems from mushrooms and chop finely, place mushroom heads upside down on baking sheet.

FILLING:  Brown pork with celery, onion, and chopped mushrooms.  Season with chili powder, seasoned salt, garlic powder.  Add in bread crumbs at end.  Let cool.

Place 1 tbs of cream cheese in each mushroom head and fill with heaping mounds of the filling.  Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until done.

Serve! This is a party favorite for sure.  Just make sure to get those mushrooms stuffed, we found ourselves sampling a bit too much of the stuffing mixture before we even got them into the oven. So delicious!

And for those wondering – there isn’t a better way to bring friends together then great food, a couple innovative board games and amazing company around the living room fire. A little good wine goes a long way too.

Christopher