This time around it wasn’t a cottage cheese base dip, but sour cream. AKA it was a dip thrown together to use up ingredients before they go bad! I mixed together equal parts sour cream and mayo. I seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic and some paprika. I added finely chopped scallions and some lemon juice.Continue reading “Scallion Dip”
Category Archives: Party Foods
Elote
Cinco de Mayo means fun foods like Elote aka street corn. (Clearly I am still behind here catching up LOL). I venture to make it myself and it turned out soooo perfect! It was very easy as well. Cook the ears of corn as you normally would. In a shallow dish I mixed the following:Continue reading “Elote”
Lemon Blueberry Squares
When you need an Easter dessert/treat and you have lemon and blueberries that need to be used – you get these yummy lemon blueberry squares. They make the perfect dessert or treat with coffee. First, preheat the oven to 350 and spray a square/brownie pan with nonstick. In one bowl whisk together ¾ cup flourContinue reading “Lemon Blueberry Squares”
Baked Bacon Mac and Cheese
A leveled up baked mac and cheese for the recent Easter holiday. I have shared a variety of mac and cheese recipes – but this one is extra cheesy with bacon! I started to cook my macaroni to al dente (about 2 cups). In another pan I started a roux of butter and flour. IContinue reading “Baked Bacon Mac and Cheese”
DASH Mini Pie Maker
While shopping in a dangerous store… Michael’s… I stumbled upon the clearance section. This including kitchenware and the DASH mini pie maker. It was a fun investment, and I can wait to explore more recipes! This is the perfect personal size pie maker. It comes with a crust cutter to perfectly fit your base andContinue reading “DASH Mini Pie Maker”
Honey Sriracha Chex Mix
The last Chex mix variety with our Costco size box- Honey Siracha. I think this may have been my favorite of them all. The ingredients: 3 cups wheat Chex, 3-4 cups rice Chex, 3-4 cups corn Chex, 1.5 cup bagel chips, 1.5 cups peanuts, 1.5 cups sesame sticks. Sauce/Seasonings: 1 stick butter, ½ cup honey,Continue reading “Honey Sriracha Chex Mix”
The Original Chex Mix
Buying the Chex multi-flavor box from Costco was genius on my part – at least I think so LOL. First, I made the muddy buddies. Second, is the original Chex mix recipe. I had fun making it and eating it so much, that I almost forgot to take a picture. So, this dinky one doesn’tContinue reading “The Original Chex Mix”
Muddy Buddies/Puppy Chow
Who doesn’t love muddy buddies!?! They are crunchy, sweet and a bit addicting. But also easy to make! 9 cups of Chex to start off. I used a blend of rice, corn and wheat. In a microwavable dish, I added ¼ cup butter, 1 cup chocolate chips and ½ cup of peanut butter. Microwave toContinue reading “Muddy Buddies/Puppy Chow”
Crockpot Baked Ziti
I’ve been wanting baked ziti, but did want to wait and go through the whole making process lol. So I thought I would try a crock pot version so it would cook while I was at work and be ready to enjoy! I was pleasantly surprised with how it turned out, because how easy itContinue reading “Crockpot Baked Ziti”
Cake Brownies
Do you ever want brownies, but don’t have the box mix and are too lazy to make from scratch? Yea, same. This last time I had chocolate cake box mix, so I decided to make this into cake brownies. Not quite as dense as brownies, but it was still delicious and satisfied that chocolate need!Continue reading “Cake Brownies”
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