♫ Get This Party Started ♫

Do you pop out at parties? Are you unpoopular?



Well, today, I am going to show you how to make the ultimate cheese dip....Once you take this dip to your next church potluck or family gathering.......you will be the most poopular person at the party. (Just kidding!)

So join me in my kitchen, and I'll show you how to make the magic happen in yours.

Here's all you will need to help you pop out at parties.



The first step in making this cheesy goodness is to cut the cheese. (Just ignore me; I live with three boys. Sorry.)



You only need one pound of cheese for this recipe.



Now cut the cheese (again, just ignore me) into cubes. Like so.



Now get out a small saucepan and a can opener. (See how rustic we are; that's right, you can't plug that can opener in. It's a manual one....you know, so I can cook while the power is out!)



Now dump pour the rotel into your saucepan.



The next thing you will need to do is to add one-fourth teaspoon of black pepper. Like this.



Now throw in one teaspoon of garlic powder. Trust me; it will be goooooood!



The last spice you will add is ground cumin. Just toss in one teaspoon of that as well. (This is the secret ingredient; but don't tell anybody.)



Grab a spoon, and stir it all together. Like so.



Place your saucepan on the stove and bring the rotel and spices to a boil. Let them boil for about two minutes. Then remove from heat. (Thanks!)



Now you are ready to dump the cheese that you just cut (sorry) into the blender. Like so.



Then dump pour the rotel and spices right over the cheese. (Be careful though; it's hot!)



It should look something like this.



Now for the most important step of this entire recipe.....Make sure the lid to your blender is on good and tight!



Put your blender on the High speed and blend.
(Note to self: Next time remember to clean the blender before showing it to tens of people on the internet.)



When it is all blended together and looks something like this picture, it is ready!



Now it is time to dump pour it all into your serving bowl. Like this. Mmmmmmmmm!



If you stick your finger in it accidentally get some on your finger, feel free to lick it off......I won't tell anybody!



Now for the "official" taste test. Grab a chip and dip it.



Mmmmmmmmmmm!

If you still have some left after the taste test is finished.......quickly leave the house and head to the party.....(Trust me on this; if you don't leave quickly, the cheese dip could possibly disappear before you are able to get out of the house. This has often never happened to me, of course, but I've heard stories.)

When you arrive at the "party" carrying a bowl of this cheese dip and a bag of chips.......



All eyes will be on you, and you will start to hear Pink's voice singing in your ears.

Then you'll dance with your cheese dip and chips all the way across the room.

That's right!

Like this........

♫
I'm coming up so you better get this party started
I'm coming up so you better get this party started

(get this party started)

Making my connection as I enter the room
everybody is chillin'
as I set up the groove
Pumpin up the volume
with this brand new beat
everybody's dancin'
and they're dancin' for me
I'm the operator
you can call anytime
I'll be your connection to
the party line

I'm coming up so you better get this party started
I'm coming up so you better get this party started
I'm coming up so you better get this party started
I'm coming up so you better get this party started
♫

Okay, well maybe I'm exaggerating a lot a little bit, but trust me, if you take this cheese dip to the next social gathering that you are invited to........you'll get invited back!

I'm just saying is all.

Hi, My Name Is Amy.

I have a confession to make to you. I have developed a little problem. What may be even more troubling than the problem itself, is that I don't want to quit having this problem.

Let me explain.

Several of my bloggin' buddies have mentioned a website called The Pioneer Woman. And since I'm not one who likes to be left out of all the fun, I thought I'd go and see what this pioneer woman was all about. I should of listened to my friend Amy when she admitted she had a problem.

You would think that I would have reached a point in my life, by now, to realize that I should learn from other people's mistakes experiences.

You would be wrong.

After hearing so much about her I thought to myself, what is the harm in just looking?

Oh. My. Gosh. (Amy's exact response to Pioneer Woman's cinnamon rolls.)

It's hard for me to even say this out loud, but there is just no turning back for me now.

She is amazing!

She can cook. And I don't mean "regular" cooking; I mean she can help you make a dinner that will get you a marriage proposal. (I'm just saying.)

She can take beautiful pictures with her camera, and photo shop them better than any professional.

She is married to a devastatingly handsome cowboy and has four kids (she calls them punks).

She has a wonderful sense of humor. (The laugh out loud kind.)

But that's not all.........She can also write, and I'm not talking about just your regular blob blog here.

I'm talking about romance. (Sigh.)

Real life, out in the country, honest to goodness, heart pounding, cowboy kissing romance. (Sigh again.)

It's her account of how she and her husband met and fell in love. (I need a tall, cold glass of water just thinking about it.)

So, if you are interested in reading her love story, just click here. It is titled "Black Heels To Tractor Wheels".

But I feel like I should warn you ahead of time, her story is addictive. I have read it all so far and I am now heavily lurking hanging out at her website constantly a little more than I probably should, just longing for her next chapter.

If, even after my warnings of developing a serious addiction potential problems, you decide to just take a look at her website for yourself, make sure you have plenty of time available. You will need it. (And a tall glass of ice water.)

Trust me on this.

Seriously.

Hi, my name is Amy. I am addicted to "Black Heels To Tractor Wheels". But I have been clean and sober now for the last ten minutes half-hour.
(Everyone now say, "Hi, Amy!")

Southern Cooking

Early in our marriage, I used to cook big "Southern" meals each night for dinner.

One night I decided to make a meatloaf and turnip greens the way my daddy taught me. He told me to use all healthful ingredients such as bacon grease and sugar to season the greens.

While I was cooking, I got a little distracted with the kids, so I maybe put a whole lot a dash too much of sugar in the turnip greens. I didn't think it would be enough to notice though......

As Shannon and I were eating I asked him how he liked the dinner, and he said the meatloaf was delicious. I then asked him what he thought about the turnip greens.........and he said, "They're good too. Sweet. I hope I don't get a cavity though." :)