Hey y'all!
I want to direct you all to the lovely feature over at Envirocraftiness today. Jill is featuring my crocheted headbands for "February is Yarntastic". Check it out here
Have a great Thursday!
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Super Bowl Snacks
Do I care about American football and all the hooplah which is the Super Bowl? No not really. Do I love any excuse to make food.? Especially finger food, appetizers. Yes I do!
Of course it's easier to load up on puff pastry frozen goodies from Costco- but I like to be adventurous.
This is one of the more healthy snacks I made for Super Bowl weekend. The original recipe can be found here at Closet Cooking. If you like to cook you NEED to follow this blog (and mine, of course!)
Cucumber Roll Ups
English Cucumber
Greek yoghurt
Feta cheese
Sun dried tomatoes
Kalamata olives
Lemon Juice
Dill
S & P
toothpicks
I think the measurements are up to you for this one. But I will list what I used. In a bowl mix 1/4 cup Greek yoghurt with 1/2 cup crumbled feta. I had hard feta but I just chopped it up and crumbled it in.
Next chop up your olives and sun dried tomatoes. I used 2 tablespoons of both olives and sun dried tomatoes. My tomatoes are in oil and were a bit overpowering in the final combination. So I would recommend going easy on the sun dried tomatoes.
Then add your seasonings; fresh squeezed lemon juice, salt and pepper and some dill. I put in about 2 teaspoons of dill- I should have added more! Stir until well mixed.
Then you have to slice your cucumber. If you have a mandoline, take it out and dust it off now! I thought I'd be so pro and slice the cucumber myself. When in reality I wasted more than I used. You'll see what I resorted to. The thinner the cucumber the better.
Spoon about a tablespoon of mix onto the cucumber and roll it up! Secure with a toothpick (or whatever is on hand....I can't believe I don't have toothpicks!
As you can see, I gave up on the pretty presentation and just put it on slices of cucumber. Actually, that's kind of a great idea. Slice your cucumber into rounds and put a dollop of mix on top. A lot less fuss!
They were very good. Very chic; a deconstructed tzatziki almost. So refreshing. These would be a good replacement for cucumber sandwiches at a shower or BBQ. Let me know how yours turn out, should you ever give them a try!
And Super Bowl wouldn't be Super Bowl without Nachos! *drool*
Monday, February 6, 2012
Happy Birthday to Moi!
Happy Monday! But maybe more exciting (well at least to me)..Happy Birthday ME! Yes, today is my birthday and I'm proud to say I'm 28 years old.
Here are my reasons why I think "28 is Great!"
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Spinach Dip
Is it just me, or does everyone's Mum have that one appetizer or dip recipe that just knocks it out of the park? My mum in law, Leona, makes a killer "Surprise Spread" with cream cheese, shrimp meat, green peppers, tomaotes and mozzarella.
My Mum's specialty was always Spinach Dip. She used to make it for baby showers, bridal showers, get together with neighbours - you name the occassion she made it. In fact she even made it for us this past Christmas Eve during our Game Night!
Next add in your sour cream and mayonaise. In the ingredients list you'll notice I wrote "real" mayonaise. That's because for some crazy reason, we Canadians use Miracle Whip more often thatn mayo for sandwhiches, etc etc. So I buy a small jar of low fat Hellmann's just for this dip! You can totally use low fat sour cream too.
Then add in your soup mix and fresh ground black pepper. Allow your spinach to thaw (duh) before attempting to add it in. You'll also want to drain it, or squeeze out as much water as possible. I squeeze it in paper towels, but inevitably some of the spinach sticks to the paper towel. Argh!
Gently stir in the spinach and you're done. Make sure to let this sit over night before serving. The flavours really meld and you will end up with an infinitely better dip!
To serve, hollow out your bread bowl and scoop the dip into the centre. Cut up the bread you removed from the centre into bite sized pieces and arrange around the bowl on a platter. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of this final stage.....that's how fast this stuff get's eaten.
Be sure to try this for your next games night. You'll be the hostess with the most-est. Everybody loves a good spinach dip - and this one's great!
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