Jalapeno Popper Dip

6-8 slices of bacon, diced and cooked crispy
2 8-oz packages of cream cheese, soft
1 cup of mayonnaise
4-6 jalapeno's, chopped and deseeded. The seeds will make it fiery hot.
1 cup of cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/4 cup diced green onion

Topping:

1 cup of crushed crackers ( I used Ritz)
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 stick of butter, melted


Preheat oven to 350.

Combine all of the ingredients into a medium bowl. Stir well.

Transfer to an oven proof dish. The size of the dish depends on how thick the dip is. The thicker the dip the longer it may need to warm up. I used this stoneware dish that is round and measures 12 inches across. My dip is usually about an inch thick.



Combine the topping ingredients and sprinkle all over the top of the dip.

Bake the dip for 20-30 minutes or until bubbly.

Homemade Ranch Dressing

This ranch is AMAZING and has quickly became our new favorite. You can use LITE buttermilk, sour cream and mayo and it is STILL really good. It doesn't taste at all like the lite version in the stores. So much yummy ranch flavor!

1/4 cup Black Pepper
1 1/2 cups Parsley Flakes
1/2 cup Garlic Salt
2 Tbsps Kosher Salt
1/4 cup Granulated Garlic
3/4 cup Granulated Onion
2 Tbsps Dill Weed

Combine all ingredients, store in an airtight container. Makes about 3 ½ cups of dry mix. Will only use 2 Tbsps of this mix for each batch.

To Make Dressing, whisk together:
2 Tbsps of mix
2 cups mayonnaise
2 cups buttermilk (trying this with kefir, which I hear is a great substitute for buttermilk)
1 1/2 Cups sour cream
1 tsp Lemon Juice

Refrigerate for 2 hours.
Makes 1 3/4 Quarts