Pizza Dip

PIZZA DIP

I am continuing my search for all things good on a plate that would also taste awesome on a chip. Who does not like pizza and here it tastes awesome on a chip, or a piece of Bagette or crackers! It all tastes great!! Here is how to make it!!

I started by roasting a pan of typical vegetables you would find on a pizza, such as onions, cherry tomatoes, peppers, jalepenos. I really think roasting vegetables enhances their flavors.  The sky is the limit I think. Whatever vegetables you enjoy, throw them in a pan, drizzle with Olive Oil  and sprinkle 1 TBSP. Italian Seasonings over top. Roast in a 400 degree oven until cooked to perfection! Set aside to cool while you prepare the next layers.

The next layer would be the "crust" layer of the dip.

8 oz Cream Cheese

1/4 cup Sour Cream

1/4 cup Mayonaise

1 cup Grated Mozzarella Cheese

1 good handful of fresh Basil, chopped.

1 tsp. Fresh Pepper

Mix all ingredients together and spread in the bottom of your baking dish.

This would fit nicely in a 9x13 or so pan. I split mine up into two pans.

Spread a good layer of Pizza Sauce over the cheese layer. I liked the extra spicy garlic and basil pizza dip I found at the local grocery store.

Next comes the meat!!! I used a combination of Pepperoni and spicy Salami. Here again in this layer the sky is the limit for the meat. What you like on a pizza would be good here.

On top of the meat layer, it is now time to add your roasted vegetables and olives and fruit.

I start with the roasted vegetables, and then add a small can of drained Pineapple tidbits and a small can of drained Black Olives.

I like the sweet taste of the pineapple and the salty taste of the olives against the creamy cheese layer and the spicy meat.

A nice thick layer of more Cheese on the top and its ready for the oven!

Bake in the middle rack of your oven at 350 degrees for about 30 to 40 minutes or until nicely browned and bubbly.

This dip is so good, I am looking forward to trying different combinations of "pizza toppings" to make it different next time. I served this with slices of Bagette bread and with Multigrain tortilla chips.

Try your own combinations and make it yourself!

Skywatch Friday

The Sports park directly behind our home is a brand new park, only open since September of last year.

The Baseball Diamond has never been used until today, this is the first game of the season and the first game of the park.

A few puffy clouds in the sky, a nice warm evening for a baseball game.

Another view of the baseball diamond taken from the outside of the basketball court.

The park has a circular track, about a quarter mile walking path all around the field. This was taken from the opposite side of the field.

A more zoomed in view of the action.

Rain is predicted for the rest of the week and into the weekend so it was a very nice evening, a few clouds across a blue sky. We live for days like that!

To see more photos of Skywatch Friday, please go and visit http://skyley.blogspot.com/

Ruby Tuesday and some Midweek Blues

The Red Barn Antique store in Surrey is closing its doors forever and having some huge sales. We went there this weekend to see what we could find. I took a lot of photos there and here are some of them!

I remember these phone booths from way back, I'll bet its the same one Superman used when he changed his clothes for his Superhero outfit before saving the world yet again!

Old signs on the wall, old ashtrays like my Dad and Aunt used next to the recliner in the living room, old desks and tables and goose neck lamps, old kettles and buckets. Lots of things to see!

Old Tin Cans. I remember the pure lard container.

My hubby thinks this thing is a Sausage maker.Its quite big anyways.

To see other photos of Ruby Tuesday, please go and visit http://workofthepoet.blogspot.com/

More photos.......

Lots of blues and shades of in the Antique mall as well.

Biscuit Boxes. Don't think I would want any biscuits stored in these now!

Blue enamel Coffee percolators. And the cups to drink it out of. No camping trip was complete without them!

Carousel Horses at the Fair. I went on a few carousels in my day.

To see other photos of Midweek Blues, please go and visit http://thedustycellar.blogspot.com/

Mosaic Monday

MOSAIC MONDAY - Cash Registers

We have a huge Antique Store in the next town over that is called The Red Barn. I saw an ad in the paper saying that it was closing forever and going out of business. Huge sales, something for all tastes. We took our cameras and got a lot of photos, but there wasn't anything that fell into the cart so to speak and came home with us.

I loved the Antique Cash Registers in the store. Here are a few for Mosaic Monday!

To see other photos for Mosaic Monday, please go and visit http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/

Today's Flowers

I am loving Spring, its not too hard to find some flowers!

They come with built in Raindrops, it never gets real time to dry out here between showers.

Some watery Crocuses.

To see other photos of Today's Flowers, please go and visit http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/

Color Carnival

Sometimes you see the cutest most colourful things in a Dollar Store!

I saw these on the bottom shelf of where I found the colourful Bingo Boppers. See below in another post for those!

Ever get the feeling you are being watched??

You usually are when you feel that!

To see other photos of Color Carnival, please go and check out http://colorcarnivalmeme.blogspot.com/

Weekend Reflections

A very strange Water Fountain in a beautiful park!

I took the reflection portion of the photo and just flipped it around. It kind of makes a spooky shot all on its own!

To see other wonderful reflection photos, please go and visit http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/