The BEST Cheeseball I've Ever Tasted

I hope that you all had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend! Mine was packed to the max, but just the way I like it. Went to a surprise birthday party for a friend, painted with my Dad, family time on Sunday, went to the lake for a while on Monday with friends (even though it was quite chilly here in Michigan to be on the lake), showed my new place to my Gramma, and spent more time with family last night. All in all, a GREAT weekend!!!! I even managed to get a little sun, which is great for this white girl! :)

While I was over at the woman who I call my step-momma's house she told me about a recipe for a Pineapple Cheeseball that she wanted to try. Well, me, being a lover of pineapple decided that I must try to find a recipe for this as well. I succeeded, and the results were out of this world!

So, now I must share this with all of you!

PINEAPPLE CHEESEBALL

INGREDIENTS:

2 Pkgs. Cream Cheese; softened

1 Small Can Crushed Pineapple; well drained
2-3 Tbsp. Powdered Sugar
2 Tbsp. Green Onion (optional)
4 Tbsp. Chopped Ham (I used deli ham)
1 C. Chopped Pecans

 Combine all ingredients except for Pecans. Mash into a ball (I placed it in plastic wrap and put in fridge for a while). Roll in pecans. Serve with crackers of choice.

A Dip Beyond All Dips!

Have I ever mentioned how much I LOVE Pinterest? Oh, I have? Sorry! Just needed to get that out there again! :)

I made this recipe a few weeks ago...ok, it was really over a month ago for a party that I had here at the house. It was a smashing success!

REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE DOUGH DIP

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 C. Unsalted Butter
1/2 C. Brown Sugar
1/4 C. Creamy Peanut Butter
8 oz. Cream Cheese; softened
3/4 C. Powdered Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 C. Semi Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips
8 oz. Package of Reese'e Peanut Butter Cups Minis

In a small saucepan over medium heat add Brown Sugar and Butter. Whisk until completely combined and Butter is melted. Bring to a boil, remove from heat. Whisk in the Peanut Butter and Vanilla. Set aside to cool. In a large mixing bowl beat Cream Cheese with Powdered Sugar until creamy, about 3-4 minutes. On low, add in Brown Sugar Mixture (that has cooled to near room temperature). Mix until combined. Fold in the Mini Chocolate Chips and Mini Reese's Cups. Enjoy with pretzels, animal crackers or graham cracker sticks.

It is so delicious!!!!

Fall Has Arrived...

And with the arrival of Fall, comes the arrival of all things Pumpkin and Caramel Apple related! Oh, how I love both of these things!

My Momma made this dip for the Norwex Party she was doing for me last week! It is the PERFECT Fall Dip to make. Not to mention, that it's so easy to make as well!

PUMPKIN DIP

INGREDIENTS

1 Large Can Libby's Pumpkin Pie Filling
1 (4 oz.) Instant Vanilla Pudding
1 (8 oz.) Cool Whip; thawed

Mix all of the above ingredients together and chill for several hours before serving. Serve with Vanilla Wafers or Cinnamon Graham Cracker Sticks. This is also a GREAT dip to go with Apples, especially Honeycrips!

I hope that you will give this a try and love it as much as I do!

A Dip to Rival ALL other Dips!

I tried this recipe the other day, and let me just tell you, It. Was. Phenomenal! I LOVE Italian food and cannoli's are one of my all time favorite desserts. Not nice to me, but one of the favorites none-the-less! I have never ever made them before as they just seem too complicated for me. I leave that up to the professionals at my local authentic Italian Pizzeria here in town! A shout-out to Villa Pizza---Your food is out of this world!!!! Anyway, when I saw the recipe for this dip, I thought, "You know I could make this one!" And so I did! Might I add that it is a pretty tasty treat!

CANNOLI DIP

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 C. Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips; chopped
1/4 C. Powedred Sugar
15 oz. Ricotta Cheese
8 oz. Cool Whip
1 tsp. Vanilla

Chop the Chocolate Chips using a Food Chopper. Mix all ingredients together and turn into a serving bowl. Garnish with additional chopped chocolate. Serve with Cinnamon Chips, Vanilla Wafers or Pretzels.

**NOTE** Instead of chopping the chocolate chips you could always use the mini chocolate chips and not chop them up.

This makes about a 2 Quart bowl full, and I promise you that it is delicious! Almost like having a real cannoli. Enjoy!!!!

A Ever So Scrumptious Fruit Accompaniment

Last night I hosted a Norwex Party in my home. Norwex is a wonderful company that has come up with some AWESOME environmentally safe cleaning products! My great friend E. introduced me to them, and took me to my first party. Her cousin B. sells these fabulous products, and really puts on a GREAT show! Norwex makes cleaning cloths that are Antibacterial--meaning they will KILL the bacteria, and all you need to do is get them wet with a little water and scrub away...whether it's getting spots out of your carpet, car seats, washing your counters, washing windows, cleaning your sinks or tub, you name it and presto they are clean! At one demonstration B. sprayed PAM Cooking Spray on a customers window and let it sit...she then took a wet antibac Enviro Cloth and wiped the window down, then a dry window cloth and dried...amazingly the PAM was completely gone and there was not a single streak on the window! It's AMAZING! I used B.'s Cleaning Paste last night and a damp Enviro Cloth to scrub my Brushed Stainless Kitchen Sink and it now shines like it's brand spanking new. I am LOVING the products that I have, especially the Anitbac Dusting Mitt!!!! This thing literally PICKS up the dust and grabs it, instead of just pushing it around. It reduces the amount of times per week that you have to dust! I can't wait for all of the FREE items to arrive that I earned from my party last night. Thanks so much to the 14 ladies that showed up, I hope that you had a great time and that you'll enjoy your products as much as I do! For anyone else, if you would like to know more about these amazing products please leave a comment and I will get you some information and let B. know of your interest!

So, now that I've rambled on I want to share the recipe for the Fruit Dip that I made for my party last night. It is a typical fruit dip and so simple to make, but of course, I added a little twist to it! You know me, I can't make a recipe the way it's supposed to be made I have to add a spin all my own. I think that it turned out pretty well.

AMAZING FRUIT DIP

INGREDIENTS:

1 (8 oz). Cream Cheese; softened
1 (7 oz.) Jar Marshmallow Cream (Fluff)
2 Tbsp. Pampered Chef Coconut Lime Sauce

Mix the Cream Cheese and Marshmallow Cream together; make sure it's well incorporated and smooth. Stir in the Sauce. Chill before serving. Serve with all types of fruit.

**NOTE** If you don't have the Coconut Lime Sauce to add you could add 1 1/2 Tbsp. Sugar and 1 tsp. Vanilla to add flavor. You could also add a little bit of Cherry Juice to tint the dip pink.

This is a simple and easy dip to take to any family party or get together, and it really tastes like you've slaved on a great dip! Please give it a try!!!! :-)