Thursday, August 26, 2010

Corn Dip

Corn Dip

1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
2 (11 ounce) cans Mexican-style corn (I used shoepeg corn and added diced fire roasted tomatoes because I couldn't find mexi-corn and I run the tomatoes through the food processor)
4 green onions, chopped
3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
1 (7 ounce) can diced green chiles (I don't like green chiles so I upped the jalapenos)
1 1/4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (I used Kroger brand nacho and taco shredded cheese)

Directions
In a medium bowl, mix together sour cream, mayonnaise, corn, green onions, jalapeno chile peppers, green chile peppers and cheese.
Ready to serve!
Very tasty with fritos

Tortilla Roll-ups

Tortilla Roll-ups

1 package cream cheese - softened (I just leave mine sitting on the cabinet overnight)
1 can Hunts diced fire roasted tomatoes with garlic (I put in the food processor so the tomatoes aren't so big) or you can use any salsa of your choice
1 package flour tortillas
Mix cream cheese and tomatoes
Spoon onto tortillas
Roll tortillas
Cut tortilla into fourths
Enjoy

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Swiss and Bacon Dip

I had this dip at a birthday party and it was wonderful. It is a Rachael Ray recipe and can also be found at Foodnetwork.com.

Swiss and Bacon Dip
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 18 min

Ingredients

8 slices center cut bacon, chopped
8 ounces softened cream cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 rounded teaspoons prepared Dijon style mustard
1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese, available on dairy aisle
3 scallions, chopped
1/2 cup smoked almonds, coarsely chopped

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Brown bacon in nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Drain crisp bacon bits on paper towels. In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, mayonnaise, Dijon, Swiss and scallions with cooked bacon. Transfer to a shallow small casserole or baking dish and bake until golden and bubbly at edges, 15 to 18 minutes. Top with chopped smoked almonds. Place dip on a platter and surround warm casserole with breads and carrots for dipping. Variation: Swiss and Bacon Dip with Horseradish - Stir in 2 rounded teaspoons prepared horseradish when combining cheese and bacon.

Punch Recipe

We had this punch at Mr. Giggles cousin's wedding. It was so yummy (and he liked it, very unusual). I don't know about you but I am always looking for punch recipes that are different from the "usual" punch suspects. Don't get me wrong, I love the sherbet and ginger ale punch but sometimes I want something a little prettier. This would be great for baby showers, wedding showers, birthdays, anniversaries, you name it.

Punch
2- 2 liters of Sprite
2- 1 liter sparkling water tropical flavored (from Walmart)
1 can frozen concentrate (white grape or raspberry/white grape-
1 bag of frozen mixed fruit which acts like ice

Combine and serve. ENJOY!

Please note that because of the fruit, if you serve it from something with a spout, it will get stopped up.

Reason???

Well, I have been mulling over the thought of going back on my regular blog and labeling the posts so I can find the recipes I post. . . . .well since I think that sounds really boring and time consuming, I decided to just do a blog that is just for recipes and maybe the occasionally restaurant review!! I will probably post recipes that I read about that sound good and ones that I have actually tried I don't know that I will update this blog very often but you never now what might happen! I may even have guest bloggers on here. Like I said, you never know what might be going on in the crazy mind of Giggles!!