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Your Holiday Parties Deserve An Excellent Appetizer

Have you all made plans for the holiday menu yet? I think I started mine in February… I love the holidays, and I enjoy spending time around the dinner table, with the most important people of my life. We have plenty of extended family coming over and usually everyone brings a little something to add to the table.

This recipe from The Baker’s Mann is something I’ve wanted to try for ages, but somehow I’ve always managed to forget the whole thing when I actually would have had the chance to make it. This year, I ran into it again and I made a note of it in my calendar, to make it for the holidays!

Obviously, I had to make a batch for testing purposes… Spinach and artichoke dip has always been one of my favorite appetizers, but what I don’t love about serving dips for a large crowd is that it tends to get a little messy. Everyone is getting a spoonful on their plate, accidentally dropping some on the table cloth, and by the end of the night people are just scooping it out straight from the bowl with chips and crackers.

Recipe and image courtesy of The Baker’s Mann.

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Quick Tip: This recipe makes 45 little servings of dip.

For All You Pasta Lovers Out There – This Stuff Is To Die For

A friend of mine tried a low-carb diet for a while. She lasted for about a week and then she said she would never do anything that silly again.

She didn’t mean the diet was silly, but she said she should have known from the beginning she would never be able to live without carbs. For her it wasn’t about bread – she told me she could probably go on for a whole year without even having one slice. But she couldn’t bare the thought of not eating pasta for weeks.

I knew exactly what she was talking about… I love pasta and I am pretty much making a pasta dish every other day. I do understand the health benefits of eating less carbs, but what can I say? It is just too good!

This Italian chicken pasta is one of my new favorites. I tried it for the first time last week, and I’m already making it again tonight. This time I’m choosing wisely and using low-fat cream cheese. Yum! I can’t wait for dinner!

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Quick Tip: Use your favorite pasta noodles for this!

Rachel Ray certainly knows how to make the perfect party dish for entertaining.  This dip is easy to make, and can be served with either crackers, or in a sourdough bread bowl.

This recipe yields 3 1/2 cups and is ready in less than 40 minutes.  The best thing, is this also keeps really well in the fridge.  so indulge in this creamy, smooth and cheesy spinach dip.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Food Network

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