Wisconsin Cheese Razz-Ma-Tazz
My mother has been making this cheese spread for as long as I can remember. I love it and so does my husband. It’s a family holiday favorite. Based on the print of the original recipe, I think it may have come from a newspaper, but I don’t know which. Here’s the Original Recipe: Wisconsin Cheese Razzmatazz.
Wisconsin Cheese Razz-Ma-Tazz
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 pounds grated Cheddar cheese
- 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
- 3 green onions, minced
- 3/4 cup chopped pecan pieces
- Dash of Tabasco
- 1 jar Raspberry or Strawberry preserves
Directions:
To grated cheese, add mayonnaise, onions, pecan pieces and Tabasco. Blend well. Pour into a 6 1/2 inch Springform pan and refrigerate at least 3 to 4 hours or overnight. Unmold onto a plate and cover with preserves. Serve with crackers.
My Tips:
- Use finely shredded cheese – it holds together better, thereby making it easier to mold.
- Mix up your cheeses. Cheddar’s great, but play with it.
- You can use light mayo if you prefer.
- If you like things spicy use more Tabasco or your favorite hot sauce. Adjust to your taste.
- I leave out the green onions because I hate mincing them.
- I serve the preserves on the side in a decorative glass bowl.
- You can mold this into just about anything fairly well. I’ve used meatloaf tins, Christmas tree shaped tins, bundt cake pans.
- While it’s great on crackers as an appetizer, it also spreads well onto toast/bread for a sandwich or snack. I know this well, as I just had some!
My New Year’s Resolution
In a nutshell: I’m going to try to be happy.
My infertility diagnosis in September hit me really hard. I’m struggling with trying to be hopeful about our situation, but I’m also struggling with the idea that I might not have children. So I have to take each day as it comes. I get sad, I get angry, I get depressed, and I try to deal with it all and still maintain a level of sanity. It’s not easy.
Much of 2008 sucked. Ike came through and disrupted our world. My job was stressing me out, the trying to get pregnant, the infertility testing, worrying about money when my husband quit his job. Major suckage all around.
I’m enjoying my social networking sites because they let me connect with people from my past, and our family overseas, but at the same time I’m feeling more disconnected from a lot of people I thought I was close to. I’ve felt like there was an inside joke I was being left out of. Maybe. Maybe not. I don’t know what was going on.
Here’s the thing, I don’t care. Really. I don’t want anyone reading this to call me and want to discuss it. I don’t want to hash out any non-existent or ancient issues. I don’t care. I’m going to just let all that crap stay in 2008. New Year’s Eve was a turning point for me.
What I miss most is feeling truly happy. Because I should. I have a lot going for me. I married a great man who loves me even when I’m being stupid. I have friends I can trust with anything who feel the same. My job is better, despite the added responsibility I’m taking on. And I’m doing okay with it – it keeps me busy, pays the bills, and I even enjoy parts of it. Some time this year Jonathan & I will sort out trying to get pregnant again, and I’ll deal with what that might mean then.
So Hello 2009. This year, I’m going to quit trying to make everyone else happy and try to make myself happy.
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