Stop Lookin'. Get Cookin'. » Cheesy Spinach and Bacon Nacho Dip for Grown Ups. Cheesy Spinach and Bacon Nacho Dip for Grown Ups Growing up.
It’s tough. Even though I’m 43 years old, there are times I don’t want to be a grown up. Sometimes I want to kick and scream and throw a fit. Sometimes I want someone there to do the laundry, cooking and cleaning. But sometimes being a grown up can be cool too. You complain if your food has too many colors in it.You complain if it wasn’t what you wanted for dinner.You complain just because your sibling complains. As a grown up you can say, “Until you start making dinner every night, there is no complaining about what is served.” Spinach and Artichoke Dip. Hot + Cheesy Caramelized Corn Dip. Oh I did a really smart thing last night.
Instead of taking a nightly walk, going to yoga, making dinner, or finishing up a serious ton of work, I watched The Vow. All by myself. If you ever doubted my stereo-typicalness, now is the time to tell you to stop. I’m a walking cliche, except for the fact that the ending made me want to throw a beer bottle straight through the TV screen. Dumb. And just so you know? Just know that I’m not the least bit happy about it. Last week, I received an email from a reader named Leigh who mentioned that she had this corn dip over the weekend and that it was phenomenal. So I did. And it was pretty fantastic, to say the least. Cheesey Chorizo Caramelized Onion Dip Recipe.
Boys will be boys.
And boys like football. And cheese. And sausage. My husband, like so many guys out there and quite a few ladies with a penchant for competition, is a big football fan. He isn’t as nutty as some dudes out there who are obsessed with their Fantasy Football leagues or who lay down hard-earned cash on the spreads in Vegas. Yes my husband is a fan. He isn’t the type of guy to buy season tickets for his alma mater or go to many pro games. This is the man who on big game days, prior to cable and television remote controls—was there ever a time? Those are some of my favorite memories with my dad. Maybe that’s why I’m such a die-hard fan of Friday Night Lights. But I digress. Dad has generously stepped aside from the birthday festivities to allow me, my sister and my two aunts to whisk our mama away for a decadent girl’s weekend in the sun, complete with amazing dinner plans, luxurious spa treatments and much needed girl bonding time to create new memories to last a lifetime.
Hot and Cheesy Crab and Artichoke Dip. Hot and cheesy imitation crab and artichoke dip, serve this with baked chips and you have the perfect appetizer for a party.
My husband was craving an imitation crab meat salad and we made the mistake of going food shopping hungry... at a wholesale store no less, so we came home with 3 lbs of imitation crab meat! Sweet Onion Dip or 'Crack Dip' Fifteen years ago, when a friend of Diane Cu and Todd Porter, the couple behind the food blog White on Rice Couple and the new cookbook Bountiful: Recipes Inspired by Our Garden, dictated an artichoke dip recipe to them, they never expected a tweaked version of the dish would feature at their Thanksgiving table in 2013.
Their now-standby recipe, which they make for friends and family every Thanksgiving—and on many occasions in between—swaps sweet onions for the canned artichokes used in the original version and amps up the savory flavor with an intensely charred crust and loads of freshly cracked pepper. What’s more, the dip is addictively easy to make. Not only is the ingredient list a mere five lines long, but the two simply walk out the front door of their Southern California home to harvest the main component: sweet onions. “I grew up close to Walla Walla, Washington, and have always loved sweet onions,” says Porter. Warm Skillet Bread and Artichoke Spinach Dip. I have always thought of the holiday season as a once-a-year excuse for indulgence, decadence and excess (cheese :).
And in that spirit, I humbly offer up this skillet of warm cheese-topped bread and creamy, cheesy artichoke spinach dip. Make this skillet spinach artichoke dip with rolls, with a loaf of frozen, pre-made bread or roll dough (thawed) or make your own dough with the recipe below Whether it’s to accompany a football game or a holiday gathering, you’ll be the hit of the party when you bring this one out! Fresh, warm pull-apart buns ring the outside, while the center is filled with warm artichoke and spinach dip. Simply grab a bun and spoon a bit of the warm dip on top. As everyone knows, I like nothing more than to whip up my own bread dough, but don’t feel you need to do likewise (although this bread is wonderfully soft on the inside and crispy on the outside). While best fresh from the oven, I have made this ahead and re-heated to serve. Author: Jennifer.