DIPS

I had a baby shower and made several dips for the party.....

QUESO
http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/slow-cooker/the-greatest-queso-that-ever-lived/

Mississippi Sin Dip

need a volunteer to bring round loaf of crusty bread

http://www.deepsouthdish.com/2010/09/mississippi-sin-dip.html

CRACK

need a volunteer to bring one bag of Fritos

http://www.plainchicken.com/2008/07/chili-cheese-dip_22.html

Snickers Dip

need a volunteer to bring one bag of Pretzels

http://www.relativetaste.net/snickers-dip/

Jalapeno Popper Dip

need a volunteer to bring one bag of assorted dipping veggies or a box of crackers

http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2011/08/03/jalapeno-popper-dip/

OR

http://www.simply-gourmet.com/2012/08/183-jalapeno-popper-dip.html

Rotel Cups

http://pearls-handcuffs-happyhour.blogspot.com/2012/07/ro-tel-it-on-mountain.html

I used a baguette instead of the filo shells - this was easy and a hit - I'll make them again.

Snickers Dip

Snickers Dip (found on pinterest on appetizer board)

Ingredients: 2 (8 ounce) packages of cream cheese, softened 1 (8 ounce) Cool Whip 1/4 cup brown sugar 6 Snickers bars, chopped Directions: Mix all ingredients together. Chill overnight to better blend the flavors. Serve with pretzels or graham crackers.

CRACK

Cheddar Bacon Dip (found on pinterest and on appetizer board)

AKA... CRACK 16 oz sour cream 1 packet Ranch dressing mix 3 oz bacon bits (in the bag not jar) 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese Mix together and refrigerate 24 hours. Serve with chips and/or veggies. We served it with fritos and it was a hit!

Soft Prezels

Serious winner on this recipe.  YUM!


Soft Pretzel

I didn't make the roasted garlic dip as she suggests because Bret doesn't care for garlic.  I know he is crazy.  I did find a cheese sauce recipe that I liked with the pretzels....

Cheese Sauce
2 T Butter
2 T Flour
1 c milk
1 cup cheddar (grated)
2 t rosemary

Melt butter.  Whisk in flour.  Pour in milk.  Whisk till thickened.  Stir in cheese.  Stir in rosemary and a dash of salt and pepper.

I would also recommend doubling the pretzel recipe.  I promise 6 won't be enough!

A sweet friend, Laura - made us a YUMMY cheese ball for Christmas. She even gave it to us in a pretty bowl with a sleeve of ritz crackers. We had everything we needed to dig in. Bret loved it - he said you have to find out how she made this.

So I asked her for the recipe and I thought I would surprise him and make it for the Superbowl.

There is an item that is hard to find here in the valley. Fry's is the only place that she has been able to find the Kraft Roca Cheese spread. When I went they were discontuining it and so I bought several jars for both of us.

12 oz cream cheese
1 jar Kraft Roca blue cheese spread
2 jars Kraft Old English cheese spread
2 Tbl minced onions
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 cup chopped walnuts

Blend softened cheeses together and other ingredients. Refrigerate over night.
Form into a ball.
Top with chopped nuts if desired.

Party Pretzels

These are so yummy. My friend Lindsay shared the recipe with me years ago and we have made them too many times to count since. In fact, I think this might be the second time I have blogged about them. I thought Reta Rae might like them so I made a batch. She took two bags home with her (one for herself and one for her husband, so she didn't have to share).

Thanks again Lindsay for sharing the recipe!

32 oz. Pretzels (small variety)

½ teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon onion powder

2 teaspoons dill weed

½ package of Ranch dressing mix

1 bottle buttery popcorn oil

Mix seasonings and oil together.  Add pretzels.  Put in Ziploc bag or Rubbermaid. Seal and turn until oil is absorbed.  Marinate overnight.