Life as an Aced

Football seems to equal Dips and Appetizers in My Mind so for Football Sunday I cooked up a dip I've been thinking about since I pinned it Sausage and Cheese Dip Ingredients: 1/2 Pound Sausage 1 Cup Sour Cream 1 Cup Velveeta Cheese Shreds (or cut a block into cubes) 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese 1 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce 1 tbsp Parsley Directions: 1) Pre Heat Oven to 350 Degrees 2) Cook Sausage then drain on a paper towel 3) Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl 4) Put into Baking Dish and Bake for 30 minutes (Top with extra cheese in the last few minutes if you want it extra cheesy) Adapted from Plain Chicken's Hissy Fit Dip

I've been craving Hummus Lately so I decided to whip up a batch - I've also had a can of Chipotle Peppers in the Cabinet I needed an excuse to use so. . . Spicy Hummus it is #yum!! I love eating this with Pretzel Thins but really anything from Bread to Veggies tastes great with it Spicy White Bean Hummus Ingredients 1 can of Chipotle Peppers in Adobo 1 can of Cannellini or white beans (drained Juice of 1/2 a lemon (1 1/2 tbsp) 1 clove of garlic 2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 tsp salt Directions: 1) In a food Processor Empty 1 can of Chipotle Peppers in Adobo and blend until smooth 2) Empty this mixture into a container and save for later 3) Rinse out Container and then add the rest of the ingredients to the Food Processor 4) Blend Until Smooth 5) Empty into your serving dish and top with a few spoonfuls of the Chipotle Pepper Mix

Found a few new things at Trader Joe's to try today . . . have you tried any of them yet? PUMPKIN JOE JOE'S Everyone is raving about these . . . time to see what the fuss is all about Harvest Blend Herbal Tea Is supposed to be like Fall in a Mug Kettle Popped Popcorn Chips In this house we like popcorn everything! Bacon Cheddar   say what? I think this will be awesome on Cheeseburgers  Gourmet Pepperoni Not sure what makes it Gourmet but I'm sure it will be awesome on Pizza

Lately it seems like I am finding more recipes that I want to make on Facebook than any where else. Recently Tasty Posted this video recipe for  One Pot Butternut Squash Alfredo  that looks pretty good so I decided to try it Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce Ingredients: - 4 Tbsp. Butter - 1 Tbsp Rosemary - 1 Tbsp Sage - 3 cups diced butternut squash (about half a squash) - Salt and pepper - 1 cup of stock (I used chicken) - 1 cup of Milk - 1 cup of Parmesan Cheese - 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar - 1/4 tsp Nutmeg Directions: 1) Melt butter in a pot over medium heat 2) Add Rosemary, Sage, Butternut Squash, Salt and Pepper, and Stock to the pot and cover for 15 minutes 3) Uncover and smash up the Squash 4) Add Milk, Parm, brown sugar, nutmeg and mix until well blended 5) Let sit on low until sauce thickens up a bit (about 10 minutes) 6) Adjust seasoning and serve over your favorite pasta NOTE: --This sauce still had some chunks of the butternut squash in it - for...

WOW! it has been a while since my last post - life has been a crazy roller coaster the last few months but things are finally starting to get back to normal\ Last night my buddy Paul came over and brought me a TON veggies so of course I made SALSA!!! I've been wanting to try a roasted version so I used this as my opportunity Roasted Tomato Salsa Ingredients 1 Poblano Pepper Stemmed and Cut in Half Lengthwise 2 Jalapeno Peppers Stemmed 1/2 an Onion Sliced 2 Cloves of Garlic Smashed 6-8 Medium Sized Tomatoes Cored and Cut in Half 1 1/2 tsp Salt 1 1/2 tsp Cumin 1 tsp Lime Juice Directions 1) Heat Broiler on High 2) Place all ingredients on a baking sheet (Skin side up for tomatoes and Poblano) 3) Broil until skins blacken and Blistered 4) Put in a blender with Salt, Cumin, and Lime Juice then blend until smooth

WOW! It has been a while since my last post . . . I am in charge of a majority of the cooking this year for Eddies Family Reunion up at Snow Bird Ski Resort this year and this blog has been a HUGE inspiration when trying to figure out the menu There will Probably be about 50+ people (maybe even 100) from Eddies Grandmas Side of the family but luckily it is just the "immediate" family I will be cooking for . . . that's still almost 20 people to feed lol including friends and g/fs etc. We are heading up the hill tomorrow so today I have been prepping sauces and dips for us to enjoy through out the week. Here's what I've made so far   Enchilada Sauce  We are going to be using this for Eddie's Favorite Colorado Burritos and maybe enchiladas too later in the week depending on the left over situation Ingredients: 3 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp flour 1/4 cup chili powder 2 cups chicken stock or Broth (both work) 15 oz can of tomato sauce 1 tsp dried ...

This year my whole family came out to Utah for 4th of July. We through a BBQ taking advantage of our smoker that we got for Christmas Smoking up a giant Ham and Beef Jerky for us. Along with Grilling up some Burgers all served along with 2 salads and 2 dips. The 2 Salads were a BCT Pasta Salad and a strawberry salad with the The Lettuce part of the BLT being replaced with carrots and celery hence the bCt. And of course we have homemade salsa and a ranch veggie dip. Here's a Picture of our Spread (minus the burgers that were still on the grill at this point) Smoked Ham Ingredients: Spiral Cut Ham Smoke Rub (equal parts Sugar - Salt - Chili Powder) Apple Wood and Hickory Wood Chips Directions: 1) Pre Heat Smoker to 200 Degrees and add wood chips 2) While Smoker is Heating up rub Ham with the Smoke Rub 3) Cook for about 4 hours or until ham reaches internal Temp of 170 - switching out wood chips about ever hour  Smoked Beef Jerky Ingredient...