Baby It's Hot Outside Let's Go For My Dip!

Hot Fun In The Summer Time!

Easy Red Pepper Dip
Ingredients:
1 cup pomegranate juice
1 package whole-wheat pitas, 1 pita torn into 1-inch pieces
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted
3/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 jar (16 ounces) roasted red peppers, drained, rinsed, and roughly chopped
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt
Directions:
1.In a medium skillet, simmer pomegranate juice over medium-high until thick, syrupy, and beginning to brown slightly around edges, 13 minutes (you should have about 2 tablespoons syrup).

2.Meanwhile, in a food processor, process torn pita until coarse crumbs form. Add walnuts, paprika, cumin, and cayenne and process until finely chopped. Add peppers, lemon juice, and syrup and process until mixture is a smooth paste. With machine running, slowly pour oil through feed tube and process until combined. Season with salt and serve with remaining pitas, toasted and cut into wedges.

Avocado-Corn Salsa
Nutritional Info (Per serving):
Calories: 101, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 75mg, Dietary Fiber: 4g, Total Fat: 7g, Carbs: 11g, Cholesterol: 0mg, Protein: 2g  Carb Choices: 0.5

Ingredients:
3/4 cup(s) corn, frozen, thawed
1/2 cup(s) tomato(es), grape, quartered
1 medium avocado, diced
1 tablespoon cilantro, fresh, chopped
2 teaspoon lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt, Kosher
Preparation:
Toss avocado, corn, tomatoes, cilantro, lime juice and salt in a medium bowl.

No Biggie!

now let's partee!

Put This On Your Plate and Style It!

 Just My Style and Martha's Too!

CLASSIC CHEESE BALLS

Ingredients:

Base Recipe:

• 1/2 cup(s) (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

• 3 package(s) (8 ounces each) cream cheese

• 2 tablespoon(s) fresh lemon juice

• 1/2 teaspoon(s) Worcestershire sauce

 5 dash(es) hot sauce (such as Tabasco)

• 1/2 teaspoon(s) coarse salt
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) freshly ground white pepper

Cheddar and Cranberry:

• 8 ounce(s) sharp orange cheddar cheese, finely shredded
• 2 tablespoon(s) store-bought chutney
• 3/4 cup(s) dried cranberries, finely chopped
• Water crackers , for serving

Roquefort and Walnut:

• 6 ounce(s) Roquefort cheese

• 1 shallot, minced (1 tablespoon)

• 2 teaspoon(s) brandy (optional)
• 1 cup(s) toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
• Vegetable chips (such as Terra Chips Sweets & Beets), for serving

Goat Cheese and Scallions:
• 8 ounce(s) goat cheese
• 2 tablespoon(s) finely chopped scallions
• 1/3 cup(s) fresh curly-leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 1 English cucumber, cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices, for serving

Directions:
1. Put butter, cream cheese, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and pepper into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until combined. Divide equally among 3 medium bowls.
2. Stir cheddar cheese and chutney with base mixture in the first bowl. Form into a ball. If not using immediately, refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 1 month. Roll cheese ball in cranberries to coat before serving. Serve with crackers.
3. Stir blue cheese and shallot with base mixture in second bowl; add brandy, if desired. Form into a ball. If not using immediately, refrigerate up to 3 days; freeze up to 1 month. Roll in walnuts to coat before serving. Serve with chips.
4. Stir goat cheese and scallions with base mixture in remaining bowl. Form into a ball. If not using immediately, refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 1 month. Roll in parsley to coat before serving. Serve with cucumber slices.

holy moley .... two things i love...
cheese and english transferware, lol!
oops, martha too!
(i collect the teal and the cranberry)



MAKE MINE WHITE - the great give away

MAKE MINE WHITE!
Ok- I'm a TJ Maxx, Home Goods,
Marshall's, thrift stores, yards sales,
auctions SHOPPER. GUILTY!
So I have 4 of this, 2 of that, service for 6 or 8 of this or that or 1. All neat to have friends or family over for a change. BUT.... I am going through a minimalist phase - and switching to all white - to simply simplify. Other ladies have had the brilliant idea - even Martha S. I've just been diagnosed with a mass in my left kidney - the kidney goes - I rest - and I'm having a GREAT GIVE AWAY. I've boxed up every doll ( just an expression) and dish for friends to choose because I'm a firm believer in the rippling effect of giving.

Deer Resistant Garden - Martha

This was just lovely! I watch Marht Stewart and she

assembled a gorgeous "deer resistant"

planter with an assortment of plants

that was lucious limes, blues, greens

and very easy to do.

You can look it up on her show site and try it for yourself - I know it's one of my "to do" projects.