Best of the Month November 2014

A recap of my most popular posts from November 2014.

I hope everyone is having a good holiday season and a Merry Christmas (if you celebrated).  I haven't changed much in my blog lately.  I had 3 posts pass 400 views this month so that's pretty cool.  My blog seems to be steadily improving and gaining followers.  I love to see how it's improving from the beginning.

Now for this month's most viewed:

Green Pea Soup

Healthy and easy, frozen, green peas pureed in a flavorful broth for a creamy and delicious, vibrant green, soup.  441 views and 36 +1s.

Last years most viewed of November:

Black Bean Soup

A creamy, flavorful, and meatless soup made with black beans and spices.  Filling enough for an entree.  This now has 766 views.

Back to this month:

Chicken Green Curry Noodles

A light and flavorful, but spicy, green curry with chicken, veggies, and broad rice noodles.  408 views and 23 +1s.

Turkey Bacon Cream Cheese Pinwheels

Soft and chewy English muffin dough rolled around cream cheese, turkey, and bacon. 419 views and 17 +1s.

7 Great Ideas for Pumpkin Cheesecake

A roundup of pumpkin cheesecakes shared with the Great Idea Thursdays link party.  392 views.

Blue Cheese Buffalo Chicken Dip

A warm and spicy dip made with cream cheese, sour cream, blue cheese, chicken, and buffalo sauce. 341 views and 51 +1s.

Check out last year's Best of the Month November:

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy.

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Blue Cheese Buffalo Chicken Dip

A warm and spicy dip made with cream cheese, sour cream, blue cheese, chicken, and buffalo sauce.

My husband loves chicken wings.  When I first saw this dip I knew I had to make it for him.  I finally got around to making this dip and it was delicious.  It's hot wings with out the bones, mess, and with cheese.

I made it a little differently to suit our tastes.  First, I only used half Franks Red Hot Original Sauce and the other half my favorite hot sauce (Big Daddy's Ass Burn Sauce). Then, instead of using ranch or blue cheese dressing I used sour cream and plenty of blue cheese.  I also threw in some green onions because I had them.  All these changes added up to make a delicious dip that was great on tortilla chips or, my favorite, celery.

Blue Cheese Buffalo Dip

Ingredients:

8 oz cream cheese
8 oz sour cream
8 oz blue cheese crumbles
1/2 cup buffalo sauce
1-2 cups cooked chicken, shredded (great use for leftover rotisserie chicken)
green onions (optional)

It's pretty easy just mix it all together and heat.  I baked it in the oven at 350F for about 30 minutes but you can also microwave it (that's how I reheated the leftover dip).

Serve with tortilla chips and celery sticks.  This made plenty of dip.  We had enough dip to last the two of us all weekend (of football watching) and the rest of the week too. So there's plenty for a party.

Enjoy.

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