Game Day Pizza Dip

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Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?

It's almost Game Day. If your having a Super Bowl party, you'll want to put this pizza dip on the menu.  Not only is it ridiculously easy to prepare, but it's also everything you love about pizza but in the form of a dip. What could be more perfect! If your having a large party just double the recipe and you're set to feed a crowd.

Game Day Pizza Dip

SOURCE: Food Network, Justin Warner

INGREDIENTS:

12 ounces shredded mozzarella

1 8-ounce cream cheese, softened

3 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoons crushed red pepper

1 teaspoons kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 cup tomato sauce

4 ounces pepperoni,sliced

DIRECTIONS:
In a food processor, combine the cream cheese, cheese, olive oil, salt and the spices. Pulse the mixture until very well combined. Shape the cheese mixture into a football or just a mound.

Make a deep well on top of the cheese mixture. Put the tomato sauce in the well you made in the top. Shingle the pepperoni all around the exterior. Dig in!

If you need some more inspiration for Game Day foods here is a round-up of a few of my favorites!

Sweet and Spicy Party Mix

Cranberry Salsa

Caramel Cheesecake Apple Dip

Pink Champagne Cake

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Happy New Year!! Ok I know I'm really just a tiny bit late to the party, but I brought a pink Champagne cake. Hopefully this will make up for my tardiness in posting!!
I recently came across a recipe for this cake and have been dying to make it ever since. I was putting together a cake tasting for a bride this week and thought this cake would be a perfect for a wedding. Everything about this cake just screams celebration!

This would be a great cake for any celebration...perfect for Valentine's day!!

Here are just a couple of my thoughts on this cake. If you don't like the taste of Champagne/sparkling wine, you probably won't like the cake. It has two cups of champagne in it and it has a distinct champagne flavor. I thought it tasted a bit like a Zabaglione, which is one of my favorite desserts. Also, you need to use a sweet, not a dry (brut) Champagne or sparkling wine. It doesn't necessarily have to be a pink champagne but it should be more sweet than dry. I used a sparkling Rose for this cake.
Once again, you really can taste the flavor of the Champagne, so buy one that would be good enough to drink.