Warm & Creamy Bacon Dip

Warm & Creamy Bacon Dip

   
Hi everybody :)

Do you all love sour cream and onions baked cheesy potatoes with bacon? Well, have I got a dip for you! This dip is loaded with all my favorite potato toppings, plus it's ready to serve in 30 minutes or less. So if you're hosting a party or just having a family movie night, this might just be the recipe for you. Step into my kitchen, and let's get this party started...

Warm & Creamy Bacon Dip adapted Daisy
Ingredients
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups Daisy Brand Sour Cream
3 ounces bacon bits
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup chopped green onion


Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, combine all ingredients. 

Place the mixture in a 1-quart baking dish. Cover. Heat the dip for 25-30 minutes or until hot. Serve with assorted fresh vegetables, crackers and/or chips. *Serving option: Dip may also be placed in hollowed round sourdough loaf, wrapped in foil and heated in 400 degree oven for 30 minutes.

What I Did and/or Think:
No changes was made to the recipe.
The Taste: Sour Cream, Cream Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Onions, and Bacon; enough said :)
In my opinion, heating up the dip should be optional, it taste great not heated too. If you choose not heating it,  just make it up in advance to give the flavors a chance to blend. As I  mention earlier, I think this would be great when making loaded potatoes too.

 Throwing a party this weekend, make the dip! If you invite me, I'll bring the chips :)

BTW, if I wasn't clear enough; it's a REPEAT, y'all :)

ENJOY! Come again...

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Bourbon-Brown Sugar Orange Glazed Salmon

Bourbon-Brown Sugar Orange Glazed Salmon

Hi everybody :)


Because I love salmon so much and still had half of the pack still in the refrigerator, I decided to share another recipe with you all. This recipe is sort of a combinations of two recipes that catch my attention. I took what I thought would be a great taste from both recipes and combined them together.  

Going by what I think is the best flavors of the two, I cooked the salmon  in a sauce flavored with brown sugar, orange juice, lemon zest. garlic, onions, and bourbon. Here's how I did it...
 
 Bourbon Brown Sugar Orange Glazed Salmon  partly adapted All Recipes and My Recipes

4 tablespoons butter 
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup chopped green onions 
2 garlic cloves, minced  
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest 
Salt and Pepper to taste
4 (6oz.)  salmon fillets (about 1 inch thick)
1/4 - 1/3 cup bourbon whiskey (I eyeballed it) 

Melt butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and  next 4 ingredients. 

Season salmon with salt and pepper; place them on top of brown sugar mixture. Cook for 3-5 minutes on medium heat. 

Turn salmon, and pour bourbon around the fillets. Continue cooking for 3-5 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Spoon glaze over the salmon, and serve.

 What I Think:

LOVE the smell of this cooking! I wish you all could have smelt it too :) The taste was wonderful, absolutely AMAZING!!!  This is my officially new best salmon recipe! R-E-P-E-A-T !   R-E-P-E-A-T !   What that spell?  YAAAaa!  REPEAT!!!

ENJOY! Come again...

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Salmon with Garlic, Lemon, & Dill

Salmon with Garlic, Lemon, & Dill

  
Hi everybody :)

Salmon is my all-time favorite seafood! When I first saw this on Pinterest, I knew I would be making it one day. It's a simple and easy recipe, that takes minutes to prepared. The butter, oil and garlic are blended together, spread over the salmon, then it's sprinkled with dill, salt and pepper and layered with lemon slices and baked. SIMPLE. QUICK. and EASY. My favorite recipe combination. 

Salmon with Lemon, Garlic & Dill adapted For the Love of Cooking

1 lb salmon fillet
2 tsp butter
1 tsp olive oil
1 clove of garlic, minced
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste (I used lemon pepper)
Fresh dill, to taste
Lemon slices (I used a Meyer Lemon)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with tin foil then coat it with cooking spray.
Combine the butter, olive oil, and garlic together then spread evenly over the top of the fish. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Sprinkle freshly chopped dill all over followed by a layer of lemon slices. Place skin side down on the prepared baking sheet.

Place into the oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the salmon flakes easily with a fork. Remove from the oven and serve with additional slices of lemon if desired. Serve immediately. 

What I Did and/or Think:
 
The taste: With only a few ingredients this dish is pack with flavor. The salmon was deliciously moist and tender. I used a Meyer Lemon and sprinkled with lemon pepper for extra punch. REPEAT Is a MUST! Thanks Pam, for sharing this wonderful dish.

ENJOY! Come again... 

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