For me that meant a lot of sleeping, tv watching, reading, and baking.
But above everything else, it meant seeing friends that I don't get to see for most of the year. I journeyed down to Gettysburg, PA on this last break and got the chance to spend time with two of my closest and dearest friends.
On Friday night, we decided to cook dinner for ourselves and several other friends. After tossing out several ideas about what to make, we decided on a spinach and artichoke dip and a large salad.
So we headed to the grocery store to purchase all of our favorite fresh salad ingredients, as well as the many cheeses need for the dip. After deciding on a strawberry based salad, we splurged on anything and everything that sounded good in the salad (like avocados, yum!). This in addition two the two cans of artichokes (which are apparently expensive!) meant we ended up spending in the ballpark of $50 foor one dinner. Oops.
Oh well, we set to work! The dip was easy. Directions: 1) throw everything into a bowl and mix together 2) bake. So simple.
After that was looking deliciously unhealthy, we popped it in the oven and started chopping away at our vegetables. After combining our delicious array of healthy ingredients we ended up with a wonderfully fresh salad. We topped it off with a strawberry vinaigrette dressing; it was delicious!
The dip took forever to bake to our satisfaction, so by the time we took it out of the oven, our dinner guests attacked it with pita chips.
The five of us almost finished the whole pan of dip, and both bags of pita chips. We were very satisfied with the outcome.
Plus, food is always better when you can share it with friends.
Spinach Artichoke Dip:
1/2 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed, drained and coarsely chopped
1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and coarsely chopped
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 clove garlic, grated
1/4 cup grated parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
1/4 cup mozzarella, shredded
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