Friday, December 30, 2011

Fruit dip

Another one of our easy appetizers was a fruit tray with this yummy dip. I first found out about this from a church friend. It is easy and simple to add to sliced fruit.

Ingredients:
1 brick of cream cheese
1 7oz. Jar of marshmallow fluff

Directions:
With an electric mixer, mix the two ingredients together until incorporated.

Serve with fruit.

Enjoy!

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Easy cheeseball

We hosted Christmas lunch at our house this year, and I tried a lot of new recipes out. This was one of our appetizers and was well received. It is easy to make and makes a large cheese ball. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
2 bricks of cream cheese, softened
1 package ranch dip mix
2 cups cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans (I used what I had leftover from a pecan pie)

Directions:

1. Mix the ranch packet with the cream cheese until they are well incorporated.
2. Add the cheese and mix well.
3. Form the mixture into a ball with your hands.
4. Roll in chopped pecans to coat the outside.
5. Wrap in plastic and store in you fridge until ready to serve.

Serve with crackers or crusty bread.

We made this the day before and it was great the next day and has done well in a plastic container since.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Bun in the Oven Part 2

We announced on Christmas to our families, but we will be welcoming Andrew to the family in late April/early May. My due date is still cinch de mayo, but I think he will be early!

We did some cooking over the holiday season and will be adding more recipes in the new year. Look for baby food recipes at the end of next year.

We are thrilled for our new addition and the changes it will mean in our lives!