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Brussel Sprout Dip. For my next dip (sounds like a magician), someone suggested cole slaw type flavors.

Brussel Sprout Dip

Again, I wanted to "fall it up" a little, so I thought brussel sprouts would be a good sub for cabbage. A quick sear in a hot pan with some bacon, and a little bit of mayo was all it needed to become an awesome dip! Only 3 ingredients, only 3 pictures. This is already shredded and seared... Whoops! We ate this even faster than the other dip! Salty bacon, nutty but still crunchy brussel sprouts, and creamy mayo. I have a secret, I accidentally put miracle whip in! I just took one package of sprouts, chopped them, then pulsed in the processor a bit. Cookie Dough Dip. Go put on your stretchy pants.

Cookie Dough Dip

Seriously. Do it now. Some days, I find that certain recipes speak to me. Better-Than-Crack-Brownies, Peanut Butter Pretzel Truffles, Cake Batter Bark… those things excite me. This only has happened a handful of times and when I find or create a delicious recipe that I am so passionate about, I can hardly wait to share it with all of you. This is the situation I found myself in late Monday evening. Or the couch from which I was laying on after eating 16 snickerdoodles. You can only imagine what I did first thing yesterday morning. So let’s hit all the major points: 1. 2. 3. Or you can do dirty things like eat it with a spoon. Cookie Dough Dip makes about 1 1/2 cups 1/2 cup butter 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 8-ounce block of cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cups chocolate chips Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.

Cream together cream cheese and powdered sugar for 60 seconds. Go ahead, take a shot of salad dressing. I got my first taste of this salad dressing when a dear friend brought it over with a meal she had made for my crew right after Nola was born.

Go ahead, take a shot of salad dressing.

From the moment the heavenly concoction hit my lips, I wanted to drink it right out of it’s re-purposed glass bottle. Since asking begging her for the recipe, I’ve probably made it weekly. And I make it for everyone I know. If I love you, I will bring you this dressing. It’s been proven. Salad Dressing Recipes. Five Fast Tomato Sauces. What’s the key to a fresh tasting, light tomato sauce?

Five Fast Tomato Sauces

It’s not slight of hand – it all has to do with the way you cook your ingredients. Simple tomato sauces are so easy to make and yes – they do taste much better than the jarred, store-bought alternative. Make Your Own Salad Dressing. Bottled salad dressings are my pet peeve — the majority of them are full of sodium, sugar and other preservatives.

Make Your Own Salad Dressing

Whether you like a vinaigrette or the creamy stuff, you only need a few simple ingredients (and a couple minutes) to make some yourself. Dressing Basics There are endless rows of bottled dressings at the grocery store. Depending on the kind, they are usually high in fat, sugar or both — and they all have too much sodium. You may think it’s wise to opt for the lower-calorie offerings but light and low-fat dressings often have even more sugar to make up for the lack of flavor. Spinach artichoke dip recipe. Spinach artichoke dip a few of you asked for the spinach artichoke dip recipe from my last post, and as you demand, so i deliver. this dip is incredibly tasty, really easy to make and even works for people who proclaim to not like artichokes (like me). anything with spinach and artichokes instantly classes up a party, and your friends will think you spent a lot more time on it than you did. enjoy!

spinach artichoke dip recipe

Spinach artichoke dip. Crock Pot Apple Butter. If you’re on Pinterest or Facebook, I’d love it if you could use one of the buttons above – Thanks!

Crock Pot Apple Butter

For instructions on how easy it is to can this apple butter, please click here. Thank you so much for reading Southern Plate and don’t forget to check back in tomorrow for another apple recipe! Gratefully, Christy From time to time I run across a person who has never heard of apple butter. When I am finished gasping in horror at the wasted life they have led up until that point, I make it my first order of business to slather some on a biscuit and get it to their mouth as soon as possible. We are very fortunate to have our Cracker Barrel restaurants, where you can get an apple butter fix any time of day. Apple butter is surprisingly easy to make, especially with the help of a crock pot. I like to put my apple butter on to cook in the slow cooker just before I go to bed and let it cook all night long.

Stir well and cover with lid. Ingredients Instructions Peel and cut apples into small chips.