Ummm, Wow Dip

Not sure what to call this stuff but it is yummy!!  Serve with crackers, celery or tortilla chips...it will be gone!  And don't tell anyone what is in it, just make them eat it.

INGREDIENTS
3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cooked and shredded (or 2-3 cans of shredded chicken)
1 jar of Litehouse chunky blue cheese dressing
1 jar of buffalo sauce (Louisiana Hot Sauce seems to be the favorite)
1 lb. bag shredded cheddar cheese
1 (8 oz) block of cream cheese

DIRECTIONS
Throw it all in a Crock Pot on low for a few hours. Stir occassionally. (You can also mix all together and bake it for 30 minutes or so)
Serve with celery, crackers, or chips. Or french baguettes. Or whatever.
It's good.

Tuscan Dip

A friend found this from Kraft and it is a new staple of mine that I use for everything.

INGREDIENTS:
1 (8oz.) package cream cheese
2 tablespoons of sour cream
1 tomato, chopped**
1 handful of spinach, chopped
1 small can chopped or sliced olives
1/2 purple onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:
1. Blend softened cream cheese and sour cream.

2. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir.

Enjoy! My favorite thing to dip in it is the multi-grain crackers, but veggies or Ritz crackers work great, too.

**The original recipe called for sun-dried tomatoes which is really good, too, they are just more expensive, and I rarely have them on hand, so we have just been using regular tomatoes and it works great.

The Best Fruit Dip

So easy, and so great!

INGREDIENTS:
1 small jar of marshmallow creme
1 tub of Cool Whip, thawed
1 (8 oz.) cube of Cream Cheese, softened

DIRECTIONS:
1. Mix well wil hand blender and enjoy! Great with cantelope, strawberries, watermelon, apples, Ritz crackers, Graham crackers, whatever!

Tip:
- For a little variation use strawberry cream cheese or flavored cool whip!

Bacon Wrapped Smokies

I haven't posted since my party (which, by the way, was super fun!) and we've all been super sick and a little crazy around here so I haven't been cooking much, but I wanted to post a few of the appetizer recipes from the party.

This is seriously my favorite!!

INGREDIENTS:
Bacon (mapled flavor works the best)
Lil' Smokies
Brown sugar

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Cut bacon slices in half, wrap around smokies and secure with toothpick (Works as a good finger grabber when done!)

3. Line a pan with foil, place wrapped smokies on foil and "sprinkle" (more like drench...) them with brown sugar

4. Bake for approx. 45 minutes, or until bacon is a little crispy, turning half way through and sugaring the other side.

5. You can eat alone or mix some chili sauce with brown sugar and dip.

SO GOOD!

Some tips:
- To make ahead of time, wrap smokies and then place in plastic bag and coat with sugar. Leave in fridge overnight, shaking up the bag a few times.
- You can broil the wraps to make the cooking process quicker (about 10-15 minutes), but baking them at a lower temperature for longer results in better textures