APPLES MALLOY

The above by The V Spot sounds delicious, as the dip is made with cream cheese mini chocolate chip and caramel  sauce with sprinkles with broken Heath bars and surrounded by a circle of sliced Granny Smith apples. 

As this looks like it might be a good addition for my son's graduation party in May, I plan to try it beforehand.

CASHEW DIP

I love cashews, but had never thought of putting them with a dip, let alone combining with ranch dressing flavor, but it sounds delectable!  I spotted this recipe over at The Spunky Coconut and it is a guest post by Hallie at Daily Bites. 

Even better, it doesn't have any cheese or mayo so you don't have to worry about it going "bad" after being out for awhile at a pot luck or carry-in.

Here is the recipe posted at The Spunky Coconut

"Cashew Ranch Dip
Makes about 1 heaping cup

I prefer to make this dip a few hours before I need it so that it can chill in the refrigerator and the flavors can deepen a bit. Serve it with your favorite seasonal veggies for dipping.

1 cup raw cashews, covered completely with water soaked at room temperature for 3-4 hours
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon (packed) fresh dill
½ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon granulated garlic powder
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
Sea salt, to taste

Drain the soaked cashews well and place in a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Add the ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons water and lemon juice. Process until very smooth, about 2 minutes, stopping once or twice to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.

Add the remaining ingredients and process to combine. Serve, or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 days."

Loaded Baked Potato Dip

As I will be taking off a few days to spend time with my son over his birthday, I went looking for some recipes of things he might like and this sounds like it would be great to serve while watching a video.

This is from  Myrecipes.com but I guess it was originally in Southern Living magazine.

There is no baked potato in the dip itself, just the ingredients that you would put on a loaded backed potato; bacon, sour cream, cheddar cheese with a bit of hot sauce and a dash of pepper.

Is suggested it be served with waffle fries, although any type of fry or potato chip would probably do.

Fort the recipe click  here.

Photo:  Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lydia DeGaris Pursell