My new favorite.

Bacon-wrapped, cream cheese stuffed jalapeno peppers.

I stole the idea from my uber-talented neighbor, Emily. Hers always look much prettier, like real appetizers...but the good news is it's hard to ruin the oh-so-yummy taste, even if mine do look like dead, rotting fingers...

...with cream cheese pus.

I did make lots of other yummy New Years Eve treats, but this was the only one I could eat, so it's the only one that counts. In fact, I had a few leftover ingredients today, so I decided to make them again. This time I was too impatient to wait for them to bake for 20 minutes, so I nuked them. The edges kind of exploded, but they were not bad. Not bad at all.

(I recommend baking, though, for your first time. These deserve a good first impression.)