Wonderful Dip for Doritos

 

Found on Pinterest this dip for Doritos, it looks wonderful:

8 oz cream cheese, softened

8 oz sour cream

1 can chopped green chilies (4 oz can)

1/3 cup bacon bits

1/4 tsp garlic powder (she uses 1/2 tsp cuz she likes garlic)

Mix all ingredients together and allow to chill for 3 hours for the flavors to blend

Top with additional bacon bits before serving

Serve with crackers/ chips/ or raw veggies

but many say served with Doritos is the best!

Easy Microwave caramel dip

 Easy Microwave Caramel Dip

(from Lisa Bingham)

1 cube butter, melted

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup corn syrup

1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Stir all together until mixed really well, microwave for about 5 1/2 minutes without stirring, then add 1 tsp vanilla and voila. Done!

Cut your apples and dip.  If it hardens, reheat in the microwave!

julie clark recipe:

1 cup butter

1 pound or 2 1/4 cup brown sugar

1 cup light corn syrup

1 (15 oz) can sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp vanilla

dash of salt

stir continually , boil for one minute  remove from heat

Barenaked Health Hummus Recipe

I follow barenaked_health on Instragram and she posted her favorite hummus recipe:

Barenaked Health Hummus Recipe
1 can chickpeas (with the liquid)
1 can white beans, drained and rinsed (secret ingredient)
2 cloves of garlic
3 Tbsp of tahini
Juice of one lemon
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth


I will be making this this weekend and will get back on to let you know my thoughts.  I need a safe place to store it for now!

YUMMY SAUCE from stephanie moore

My niece has a healthy instagram account and she posted this yummy sauce recipe, I like everything else she has posted and shared so I am sure this is good, I have not made it yet but plan to do so this weekend

Yummy Sauce

1 cup cashews
4 Medjool dates pitted
2 Tblsp vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup water
dash sea salt

Blend together
enjoy with fruit or off the spoon!

Mexican Street Corn Dip

Megan brought this dip to our family birthday party and it was such a hit!  It is very yummy! She found it on pinterest from cookingandbeer.com

Mexican Street Corn Dip
8 oz cream cheese, softened to room temp
1/4 cup sour cream
3 Tblsp mayo
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp chili powder (plus extra for garnish if desired)
salt and black pepper
2 Tblsp unsalted butter
3 cups corn kernels, either cut from the cob or thawed frozen
1 jalapeno pepper, seeds and stem removed, finely chopped
2 tblsp fresh cilantro, chopped (plus extra for garnish)
2 Tblsp sliced green onions (plus extra for garnish)
1/4 cup cotija cheese (plus extra for garnish)
Corn tortilla chips for serving it with (she likes the Food should not taste this good blue corn tortilla chips)

To a large mixing bowl, add cream cheese, sour cream, mayo, cumin, chili powder and a sash of salt and pepper to taste.  Mix until smooth and creamy.  Set aside.
Add the butter to a large skillet, and melt over medium heat.  Add the corn and jalapeno.  Cook for 7 to 8 min
Remove from heat and transfer to the bowl with cream cheese mixture.  To the bowl, also add the cilantro, green onions, and cotija cheese.  Mix thoroughly.
Pour the dip into a serving bowl and garnish with additional chili powder, cliantro, green onions and cotija cheese.  Enjoy immediately!

Megan did not have jalapeno pepper so she used cayenne pepper instead and it was yummy.

You will love this stuff as well!

The Best Spinach Artichoke Dip

I found this recipe on Mels Kitchen Café and made it and it was absolutely yummy, easy to make, and delicious!  You can find her instructions here:

The Best Spinach Artichoke Dip

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups heavy cream or half and half
2 Tblsp all purpose flour
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt (I use coarse kosher salt)
1/4 to 1/2 tsp black pepper
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 (15 oz) cans artichoke hearts, drained and coarsely chopped
1/2 to 1 tsp hot sauce (like Tapatio brand) optional but does add lots of great flavor
1 cup (4 oz) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 to 1 1/2 cups freshly grated mozzarella or Monterey Jack cheese
16 oz frozen, chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch or similar sized baking dish
In a large microwave safe bowl, whisk together the cream, flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper.  microwave the mixture in 1 minute intervals, whisking fully after each minute, until the mixture is thickened to the consistency of warm pudding (about 4 to 5 minutes)  (mine was done in 3 min)
Stir in the cream cheese and mix until well combined (it's ok if there are a few lumps, but try to whisk it until as smooth as possible)  Add the remaining ingredients; I like to add the spinach last, crumbling it in with my fingers to avoid large clumps.  Mix well, spread the dip into the prepared pan
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until bubbling and golden on top.  Serve warm with bread or tortilla chips.

Mel does a tutorial on her page so you can actually watch her make it!
so yummy and worth all the ingredients, it is easy to make!

This spinach Dip recipe is from a ward cookbook it is called TGI FRIDAYS SPINACH DIP , I have  not tried it but want to:
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cp mozzarella cheese, grated
1-2 tsp minced garlic
1 pck grozen spinach, thawed and drained
1 jar (14 oz) of artichoke hearts, chopped

Combine all ingredients  Place in a shallow casserole dish and bake at 325 for 20 minutes


Thought for the soul:

When you're in a dark place, you sometimes tend to think you've been buried.  Perhaps you have been planted.
BLOOM!

Super Easy Chili Dip

Super Easy Chili Dip

Found this on this blog:  www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com for an easy chili dip

1 12 oz tub of cream cheese
1 15 oz jar of salsa
1 15 oz can chili with beans

Heat on stove top until the cream cheese is melted!  Serve with chips.


Hamburger Bean Dip
Another recipe a friend made for a group I am in, she said there is no recipe but what she did was

Brown hamburger and diced onions together , drain
Add refried beans to that mixture and Add some salsa to that mixture , top with sour cream and then sprinkle grated cheese on top and bake until warmed through and cheese is melted and serve with chips.
It was really yummy!

Crock Pot Taco Filling

Crock Pot Taco Filling

1 lb hamburger meat, cooked and drained
1 16 oz mild cheddar cheese grated
1 16 oz Monterey Jack jalapeno cheese grated
1 can refried beans
1 8 oz cream cheese
2 cans tomato sauce
1/2 cup mild picante sauce
1 onion, finely chopped

Put all ingredients into a crockpot and stir occasionally to mix everything up.  Cook on high for 2 to 4 hours.  Serve in flour tortillas, for tostados, etc.  Great with chips too!

*can add taco seasoning to mix as well.  I like to add 1/2 packet

Swiss Cheese Fondue

Swiss Cheese Fondue

I have a friend who does fondue, this is her favorite recipe:

9 Tblsp butter
9 Tblsp flour
3 cup milk
salt and pepper
1/2 tsp dry mustard
2 cloves minced garlic
1 lb Swiss Cheese, grated

Melt butter and add flour, salt and pepper, 1/2 tsp dry mustard, and garlic to make a paste.  Whisk in milk.  When thickened, add cheese and stir until melted.  Serve with bread cubes.

Magic Fluff for Dip or Frosting

Okay I just have to post this separately or you will never know how wonderful this magical fluff is!!

This is the filling I use on my fruit pizza, but lately for spring/summer and strawberry shortcake being so popular, this is my new go to for strawberry shortcake

Magic fluff

1 8 oz cream cheese softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1 12 oz container of cool whip

Mix all three together with mixer and wa la!  Magic Fluff!

I bake a white cake (using my favorite cake recipe of the sour cream almond wedding cake) in a 9 x 13, or you can bake a white bundt cake using my super moist choc bundt cake recipe but use white cake mix instead of chocolate and bake it in a bundt pan (so that you can slice the cake in slices like pound cake)

Then put this Magic fluff on the 9 x 13 cake or just put it in a separate container next to the pound cake slices so you can spoon it onto the slices.
Top with sliced strawberries (that have been sliced and sprinkled with sugar so that a sauce forms)

So yummy, I get lots of compliments when I make this cake.

As for the dip part, just mix it up and use it as a fresh fruit dip, it is so yummy.  I would double it for the fruit dip.

Enjoy! 

As for nourishing of the soul:
here is a few of my favorite quotes off of facebook:

Today is another chance to get better!

You will never speak to anyone more than you speak to yourself in your head.  Be Kind to yourself.

In the darkest times of our life, your praise to God should be the loudest.  Let the enemy know you are not afraid of the dark.

have an awesome magical fluff day!

Peppermint Bark Cheesecake Dip

For our family Christmas party, we each bring an appetizer and dessert, Megan brought this that she found on pinterest and I LOVED IT!  
so on my blog it goes:

it came from a blog called "apumpkinandaprincess.com"

1/2 cup Marshmallow fluff

1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup cool whip
1/2 cup powdered sugar
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup Andes peppermint baking chips

In a stand mixer, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add in marshmallow fluff and cool whip.  Slowly add powdered sugar until combined.  
Fold in Andes mints and mini chocolate chips.
Chill for at least 2 hours before serving!

Dang good.  For a picture of this dip go here:  

And now for a thought for today:

"The people around us are not perfect.  People do things that annoy, disappoint, and anger.    In this mortal life, it will always be that way.  Nevertheless we must let go of our grievances.
Part of the purpose of mortality is to learn how to let go of such things.  That is the Lord's way. "
Dieter Uchtdorf

Spinach Artichoke Dip

We just recently had our family Christmas party, and it is our tradition for that night to bring appetizers and desserts for our dinner.  My daughter in law Krista brought this and gave me the recipe, it is from her friend who has a blog called "www.dontleavehungry.com"  you can find this on there!

Spinach Artichoke Dip

Ingredients

1. 1 (10 oz) bag fresh baby spinach, roughly chopped
2. 1 (14 oz) can artichoke hearts, chopped
3. ½ cup sour cream
4. ½ cup mayonnaise
5. ½ cup onion, finely diced
6. 1 clove garlic, minced
7. 1 cup mozzarella cheese
8. ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
9. ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
10. ¼ cup milk
11. 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, cubed
12. salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Spray a slow cooker (I used a 4 quart slow cooker) with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, mix together spinach, artichoke hearts, sour cream, mayonnaise, onion, garlic, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic salt, and milk. Add salt and pepper as desired. Dump into your slow cooker.
3. Place your cubed cream cheese on top of spinach/artichoke mixture, spread out as evenly as possible.
4. Cook on high for 2 - 2½ hours, or until ingredients are cooked through and the cream cheese is melted. Mix in the cream cheese keep dip on "warm" setting until eaten. Serve with crackers, bread, or vegetables.

Adapted from Six Sisters' Stuff

Here is my thought for today, again I found it in my favorite book
 Prayers that bring
Miracles by Stephen M Bird:  

Even Charity , the pure love of Christ, is a gift of God.  This love
comes only from our Heavenly Father.  Moroni said we are nothing
without charity, but "whoso is found possessed
 of it at the last day it shall be well with him.  Wherefore,
 my beloved brethren, pray unto the
 Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may
be filled with this love, which he hath
 bestowed upon all who are true followers of his
Son, Jesus Christ"  (Moroni 7:47-48

Hamburger Sauce (Like In and Out)

I love good grilled hamburger, and the secret is their sauce:

here is the copy cat version of in and out burger from chef in training, you can see the picture here:

1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 Tblsp ketchup
1 Tblsp white vinegar
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp sweet pickle relish
2 tsp finely minced onion

dash of salt and pepper

Mix ingredients together in bowl, cover and let set in fridge

How to put together a hamburger:

bottom bun, spread with special sauce, tomato slices, iceberg lettuce, add hamburger with melted cheese, then slices of onion, top with top bun that was spread with special sauce as well.

Pumpkin Dip

Pumpkin Dip

8 oz cream cheese (softened)
2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp ginger

Mix all ingredients and refrigerate until ready to serve.  Sere with ginger snaps or gingerbread cookies.

Unfried Pickles from Trisha Yearwood

I found this on the cooking show from Trisha Yearwood.  They look yummy, I haven't tried them yet but am going to.

Un-fried Pickles

2 large eggs

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 Tblsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp hot sauce, such as Tabasco

1 tsp chili powder 

1 tsp garlic powder

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

1 cup Panko breadcrumbs

1/2 cup grated Parmesan

one 16-oz jar sliced dill pickles

Ranch Dressing (recipe follows below)

Diamond Sevens Ranch Dressing:

1 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup milk

1 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar

2 tsp chopped fresh parsley

1 tsp chopped fresh dill

1 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp garlic salt

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp black pepper

Directions for dressing:

in a blender blend mayo with milk, vinegar, parsley , dill, salt, garlic powder, garlic salt, onion powder and black pepper until smooth, about 2 minutes. Yield 1 1/2 cups

Directions:

Place an oven rack in the middle position and preheat the oven to broil.  Spray a cooling rack with nonstick cooking spray and place it on top of a baking sheet.

Whisk the eggs with the flour, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, and a pinch of salt and pepper in med bowl.  

In a large bowl, combine the breadcrumbs and Parmesan.

  

Drain the dill pickles and pat dry with paper towels.  Working in batches, toss the pickles in the egg mixture so they are fully coated.

Remove the pickles, letting the excess drip off, and transfer to the breadcrumb mixture.  Toss to fully coat. Spread the pickles out on prepared cooking rack in a single layer (with none overlapping)

Place the baking sheet on the middle rack in oven and broil until the tops of the pickles are crisp golden brown, about 4 minutes.  Flip the pickles and continue to cook until crisp golden brown all over, about 4 min

Serve warm with ranch dressing

Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Spread

Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Spread

4 oz cream cheese, softened
3 Tblsp brown sugar
2 Tblps pure maple syrup
1/4 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

In a small bowl, beat softened cream cheese, sugar, and syrup til creamy.

Add pumpkin, spices and vanilla and beat til smooth.

Refrigerate for at least an hour.

Enjoy!

Cream Cheese Bean Dip

This is a bean dip I made for New Year's Celebration, Yummy!  Found from lilluna.com she has good recipes!  Enjoy! I like to double it and put in 9 x 13, but still only use the 1 pkg taco seasoning! Yum

Cream Cheese Bean Dip

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 - 16 oz. can refried beans
• 4 oz. (1/2 bar) cream cheese (softened)
• 1 package taco seasoning
• 1 cup mexican cheese
• Salsa (a few TB - ¼ cup of your favorite kind) - optional

Instructions

1. Preheat to 350.
2. Combine beans, sour cream, and cream cheese in a bowl until well combined. Add taco seasoning and salsa.
3. Pour into 8x8 pan. Top with cheese and bake for 25 minutes.
4. Serve hot with tortilla chips. ENJOY!

Krista's Strawberry Fruit Dip

This is from my daughter in law Krista, who serves this with crepes as well.  It is yummy!

Strawberry Fruit Dip

1 small tub strawberry cream cheese
1 small container cool whip
1 jar marshmallow cream

Mix cream cheese with marshmallow cream with electric mixer.  Fold in cool whip.  Serve with fruit, crepes, etc.

The thought for today is:

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, or a Hell of Heaven. -John Molton

Nothing has any power over me other than that which I give it through my conscious thoughts. -Anthony Robbins

Layered Greek Dip

We just had our annual friend christmas party, to which there is always good food and good fun.  This year Diane made a wonderful appetizer dip that I just had to add to my collection, it was YUMMY, and she bought the pita bread you get at Sam's, used a pizza cutter to slice into wedges, spread some garlic butter on it, baked in oven til it was warm, and served it with this outstanding dip, YAY for food friends and fun:

Layered Greek Dip
Beat until smooth and spread into 9 inch pie plate:

8 oz cream cheese softened
1 Tblsp lemon juice
1 tsp Italian seasoning
3 cloves minced garlic

Top with remaining ingredients in order:
1 1/2 cups hummus
1 cup chopped cucumber
1 cup chopped tomato
1/2 cup chopped kalmata olives
1/2 cup feta
1/3 cup chopped green onions

Cover and refrigerate 2 to 24 hours.  Serve with pita chips or multigrain chips

and for the thought today:
found on pinterest:

The minute  you think of giving up, think of the reason why you held on so long.

Love it!

Dessert Crepes

These are called Jana's crepes, she was my neighbor and best friend and she took the best care of me!  She still does!  We like to serve these for after dinner dessert or breakfast!  Because of the sugar content they are very sweet and very yummy! Divine!

Jana's crepes:

(the secret ingredient was that she substituted the water with sugar, no wonder these are to die for!)

3 eggs

½ cup milk

½ cup sugar (original recipe called for ½ cup water here, but Jana did sugar instead)

3 TBLSP butter, melted

¾ cup flour

½ tsp. salt

Combine all ingredients in blender container; blend about 1 minute. Scrape down sides with spatula and blend about 30 seconds more.  Refrigerate for one hour.  To cook, heat omelet, crepe, or regular frying pan on medium-high heat just hot enough to sizzle a drop of water.  Brush lightly with melted butter.  For each crepe, pour in just enough butter to cover bottom of pan, tipping and tilting pan to move batter quickly over bottom.  If crepe has holes, add a drop

or two of batter to patch.  Cook til light brown on bottom and dry on top.  Remove from pan and stack on plate.  Makes 12 crepes (mine only made 9 crepes)

I am not always patient and do not wait for the hour in the fridge, and I cook them right away (maybe stick in freezer for a few minutes) and they still turn out fine! 
And I turn my crepes over and cook both sides.

One of our favorite fruit fillings for the crepes is a strawberry filling

that I got from my daughter in law Krista marshall harrah! thanks for sharing this fun cream filling: (she uses it for a fruit dip)

1 small tub strawberry cream cheese

1 small container cool whip

1 jar marshmallow cream

Mix cream cheese with marshmallow cream with electric mixer.  Fold in cool whip  Serve with favorite fruit.

Here is another version to the crepes my landlord upstairs had in her family recipe book I am going  to try this week, yummy!

Banana Brule’ Crepes From Lauren Scott

Crepes

2 ½ cups flour

1 ½ Tblsp sugar

¾  tsp baking powder

¾ tsp salt

3 cups milk

3 eggs

3 Tblsp butter (melted)

¾ tsp vanilla extract

Bananas

4 bananas sliced

3 Tblsp butter

4 Tblsp brown sugar

Cream

1 pkg cream cheese

2 cups powdered sugar

1 cup cream (whipped)

Melt 3 Tblsp butter in sauce pan.  Add sliced bananas and brown sugar.  Sauté for 1 min.  Whip cream and set aside.  Mix cream cheese with powdered sugar.  Fold the two together.  Mix crepe batter and cook crepes.  Spread middle with cream mixture and add bananas.  Fold in half and top with chocolate sauce drizzled on top with sprinkled powdered sugar

And now for the nourishing of our souls:

Here is a saying I saw on Facebook:

Don't regret knowing the people who came into your life.  Good people give you happiness.  Bad ones give you experience.  The worst ones give you lessons and the best people give you memories.

Yay for good memories!

Have a wonderful day, my day today is filled with thunder, dark sky, wind blowing through my window and yet beauty that makes me smile!  happy day