Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Apple Dip

Ok...so first off, I stole this recipe from my friend, Angela...so I'll blame her for the gooey goodness.
This has to be the best way to make apple unhealthy :)

1 pkg. cream cheese
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 tub of carmel apple/fuit dip (found in the cooler near the produce)
2 skor bars chopped

Cream together the cream cheese and 1/2 c. brown sugar. Spread in the bottom of a pie plate or a 9"x9" pan. Spread the carmel dip on top of the cream cheese. Chop skor bars and sprinkle on top.

Serve with apple slices.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Grilled Artichoke-Mushroom Pizza

Looks like I haven't done much exciting cooking lately since I haven't had a new post since May...oops!

I''m just going to link to this recipe because I tried it directly off the Taste of Home website. I'll give you my thoughts on the recipe, too!


http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Grilled-Artichoke-Mushroom-Pizza


Our family thought this was fantastic! Chris said that it is the "best weird thing that he didn't think he would like before he tried it." Hayden loved it...minus his mushroom (which I allow him to pick off as long as he doesn't complain about them). I will make some changes next time to slightly improve it.
1. I used a store-bought crust b/c I was in a hurry ... but next time I will make my own crust.
2. I would make sure and use really sweet tomatoes. I would salt and pepper the pizza before I grill it.
3. I forgot to buy olives for this recipe - I LOVE black olives but my family hates them so they were thrilled!

I've never had much luck grilling pizza but I followed the recipe and used indirect heat and it worked great! I also loved that you put the herbs on near the end and they look so good on top of the cheese.

This is worth trying artichokes for the first time in this b/c they aren't overly strong. There's a great balance btw everything