My personal version of pizza dip!

Pizza dip is awesome..especially when you tailor it to your owns tastes! Here is my version of a good pizza dip..complete with black olives, anchovies and pepperoni. This is the perfect snack for watching the Steelers play football on Sunday. {Cause that's the only team anyone routes for. LOL! hahahaha! Just kidding!! Hey, I can't help it we have Troy Polamalu and Hines Ward! Hee Hee!!}

PIZZA DIP

4 oz. softened cream cheese

1/4 c. sour cream

1/4 c. mayonnaise

1/2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 c. pizza sauce

whole black olives

pepperoni

anchovies

Mix cream cheese, sour cream, and mayo. Spread in bottom of pie pan.

Next spread pizza sauce on top.

Sprinkle on the mozzarella cheese.

Top with chopped pepperoni, whole or chopped black olives and anchovies.

Sprinkle a little more mozzarella over toppings.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Scoop dip with your favorite crackers or tortilla chips.

Enjoy!

P.S. Yes! I do love anchovies!

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Mayhem and Flo are dating

Here's the photo of me and my hubby dressed as Mayhem, from Allstate Insurance, and Flo, from Progressive Insurance. We had a lot of fun with these costumes and everyone really loved the idea! We received a lot of compliments! I had fun with my make up...especially the "cat eye" eyeliner! I even gave my hubby a shiner on his left eye with some pink, blue and purple eye shadow.

My husband roughed up this thrift store suit jacket by being dragged, on purpose, cause he's crazy, behind the quad! How's that for dedication! Well, at least he wore a helmet for heaven's sake! He told me that when he was a kid, he always wanted to be a stunt man...well, I guess he finally made his dream come true...all in the name of Halloween! Oh my!

I hope everyone enjoyed Halloween and trick or treat! Moving on...I am ready for Thanksgiving!

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Going to a party

We've been invited to a Halloween party.
At first I had no clue what to dress up as.
I was just ready to cut up old pillow cases to make a blue skirt and use my son's red bedroom curtains for a cloak so I could be Red Riding Hood. My hubby was going to dress as a wolf.
But.....I found a much easier, no sewing involved, quick and very fun costume idea!!!!

Flo, the Progressive Insurance gal from T.V.!!

I love her!
My hair is brown...I can do a bump, wear some bright red lipstick and find a blue hair band at the Dollar Store. Also, I have a pair of white pants, a white t-shirt and can make a name tag that says Flo and a round pin that says "I love insurance". Oh, and the white apron...I know they sell those plain white aprons at Michaels craft store for about $6.00. I will use a blue marker and carefully write as in the correct font "Progressive" across the front.

Yes!
Easy Peasy!

And....it's going to be a very, very comfortable costume...not something that is itching me like crazy or a mask that I can't keep on for very long. Fun!

My hubby has decided that he is going to be Mayhem from the Allstate Insurance commercials.

We are going to the thrift store tonight to buy a cheap suit that we can rough up on the concrete, cut a few holes in and such.
We can put a few band aids on his face and that should do it!

Yes!
Easy Peasy!

Usually, when the hubs and I get invited to a costume party...we are like...ugh...I don't want to dress up!! Whining and whining...we just whine! LOL! But...I think this will actually be fun and easy and everyone knows and loves these characters, so I don't think we run the risk of "Hi, what are you supposed to be?"

hahahaha!

I'll take some pics of us in our costumes and share with you guys soon!

Pumpkin Dump Cake

Oh man! You have got to try this recipe!
Not only is it delicious, it is very easy and fun to make!
I don't mind a recipe with many steps...but sometimes I just feel like making something simple, and this totally fits the bill!

Here's the recipe:

Pumpkin Dump Cake

1 15 oz. can pumpkin puree
10 oz. evaporated milk
1 C. light brown sugar
3 eggs
3 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 box yellow cake mix
1 C. chopped walnuts
1/2 C. Heath Toffee Bits
1 C. melted butter

In a large bowl, dump in the pumpkin puree, evap. milk, brown sugar, eggs and pumpkin pie spice. Mix well. Dump mixture into a greased, 9 x 13 baking pan.

Next, evenly sprinkle yellow cake mix over top of the pumpkin mixture.

Sprinkle nuts and toffee bits all over the top.

Finally, pour the melted butter over top of everything.

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes in 350 degree oven.

Enjoy!!



P.S. The bottom of this cake will turn out to the consistency of pumpkin pie.
Beware! You will want to eat and eat and eat...it is irresistible!!!

Fall

It is Fall!

Glorious Fall!

I haven't been posting very much lately and I want to get back to it!

Just wanted to pop in and say hi!

Here's a pic of my hubby gathering firewood he had just chopped...I love how it turned out!

I will be back later today or tomorrow to share a recipe with you.

Pumpkin dump cake!

Oh it is so good!

You'll see!