Recipes

I thought it'd be fun to mix up the menu ideas and recipes this month.  We have Super Bowl coming up and Valentine's Day!  Both of them are perfect occasions to get some food ideas right?! :)

Here's the quick and easy recipe for today:

Cheese and Pesto Layer Dip

2 8oz cream cheese

1/2 cup butter

16 oz smoked provolone or mozzarella shredded

1 5oz parm cheese

1 cup Pesto

1 cup toasted pine nuts

Beat cream cheese and butter together until creamy. Add cheeses and beat until combined.

Line a 9x5 loaf pan with heavy plastic wrap allowing edges to extend over sides of pan. Spoon 1/3 of cheese mixture into pan. Spoon 1/4 of pesto on top and repeat layers twice.

Cover and freeze for 4 hrs & up to 2 wks.

Before serving - unmold onto a platter, remove plastic and let stand for one hour. Press pine nuts on side (this takes a lot of work and I got lazy and just did a row instead of covering the whole thing).

Top with remaining pesto.  Serve with crackers.

Recipe found on Kelly's Recipes blog.

Enjoy on your next party or get-together!