Cheesy Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Another fab recipe....gotta try it.

Cheesy Spinach and Artichoke Dip

1 can (14 oz.) artichoke hearts, drained, finely chopped
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained
3/4 cup KRAFT 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese
3/4 cup KRAFT Mayo Light Mayonnaise
1/2 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese
1/2 tsp. garlic powder

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Mix all ingredients until well blended.

SPOON into 9-inch pie plate or quiche dish.

BAKE 20 min. or until heated through.

Serve with toasted bread and/or crackers and assorted cut-up fresh vegetables.

Yummiest Pie Ever

So Geoff is selling peaches on his "off" days at the fire station, so needless to say we have A LOT a peaches at our house! Here is one of the best peach pie recipes I've come across thus far. The raspberries add just the right amount of "tart" to the combo. Yum.

Peach-A-Berry Pie

INGREDIENTS

4 cups fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and sliced
1 cup fresh raspberries
3/4 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 (9 inch) pie crusts
2 tablespoons butter, softened and cut into pieces
1 tablespoon coarse granulated sugar

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

Place peaches and berries in a colander for about 15 minutes to drain any excess fluid , then transfer to a large bowl.

Gently toss with sugar, flour, and cinnamon.

Transfer to a pie crust.

Dot with butter, and top with remaining crust.

Cut vents in top crust, and sprinkle with coarse sugar.

Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until crust is golden brown.

Enjoy!

Introducing......

.....Carmella. She's the newest addition to our menagerie of animals. She's a cutie though, we picked her up from a breeder in Rigby.

ORANGE!!

That's right, Geoff and I painted our living room ORANGE. Now let me just tell you how much begging this took on my part. Geoff was convinvced that orange would look horrible. After much discussion he finally gave in, and guess what? We both LOVE IT!!

We are thinking of adding crown molding to the ceilings....What do you think about the color change/crown molding idea?

Yea...So I'm Friends With Rock Stars...

Geoff's cousins from Washington always come for the 4th of July and this year Geoff had just gotten Xbox 360 & Guitar Hero II for his birthday, so as you can imagine there was so pretty rock concerts happening all week long.......

4th of July Week....

We had a fantastic 4th of July week, yes you heard that right , 4th of July week. On Tuesday Geoff and I went to Warm River with his family that was in from out of town. It was a lot of fun to just relax and float the river. After we left the river we drove up to Mesa Falls and took some pictures and got eaten ALIVE by mosquitos. Yuck! It was a really fun day all in all! Of course we went to the Greenbelt for the actual 4th of July fireworks, which were great. Then to round out the week we went up to Heise to do a little swimming and sliding!

Dancing ballerinas.....cracks me up!

Geoff and his cousin Sam, from Washington.

Geoff little sister, Kelsey

Everybody better hold on....at least for one picture!

More dancing ballerinas

Another picture of Sam....what a crazy kid!

No-Oven Peanut Butter Squares

This are delicious and SO easy to make.

No-Oven Peanut Butter Squares

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
2 cups powdered sugar
1-1/2 cups NABISCO Graham Cracker Crumbs
1 cup peanut butter
1-1/2 pkg. (12 squares) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate

LINE 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Set aside.
MELT butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 45 sec. until melted. Add sugar, graham cracker crumbs and peanut butter; mix well. Spread into prepared pan.
MICROWAVE chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until melted, stirring after each min. Cool slightly; pour over peanut butter mixture in pan. Cool. Cut partially through dessert to mark 48 squares. Refrigerate 1 hour or until set. Lift from pan, using foil handles. Cut all the way through dessert into squares.

Did I Mention.....

How much my little cat, Dash **LOVES** bags? Well he does. Throw any old bag on the floor and he'll crawl right on in and settle down. Do you think it has something to do w/ me finding him abandon in a box?

And Here Are The Little Fur Babies Themselves...

So since I introduced you to our dogs I thought I'd let you in on what our cats are like....now I have to add that these cats are the death of Geoff (he really doesn't enjoy them much)

So our first cat was Runt, we got her as a stray at my parent's farm about 2 1/2 years ago. When we first got here she was really sick and weak and we had to nurse her back. Now she's great, except she is fat as heck, in fact her nickname is Butterball ( as in she is the size of a Butterball turkey...no joke) This next little guy's name is Puma. Puma is my giant tom cat. We got Puma about 2 years ago so Runt would have a companion when we were at work. He probably causes the most trouble therefore Geoff likes him the least. ( He's my favorite though)

And last but not least is Dash. I found Dash in a abandoned box outside Target about a year and a half ago. He is the wildest cat. He literally FLIES around my house! But I love him to death because he is so desparate for attention ALL THE TIME

Anyhow here is all three of my little "fur babies" all cuddled up together.

Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

So I thought I'd introduce you to our cute as heck puppies ( more like our kids, at least that's what Geoff calls them)

This little cutie is Bailey, and he's all mine. Bailey is a malti-poo that Geoff got me for my birthday right after we moved into our house. He is absolutely adorable!!! Love him to death even though he is a tad bit wild....scratch that he is crazy!!

Tthis is Kira. Geoff always wanted a malamute because he had one when he was younger. When we moved into our house a year ago I decided to get him one for his birthday. Not gonna lie this was not easy. It seems everryone in Idaho breeds their dogs in the off season, therefore I had to get Kira all the way from South Carolina. She my little traveler. ( Oh yea and that's my b/f Geoff in the picture w/ Kira)

So there you go...that's all kids....next post I'll introduce you to our three cats.....

Tah-Tah***Lindsay

Zoo Fun.....

So on my last day off Geoff and I decided to head to the Idaho Fall's zoo. Now I got to tell you I have not been to the zoo for ages! Literally since I was 12 or so. Though it seems a little kiddish, it was a lot of fun. Here is some pictures from the day........( Don't mind Geoff, he is kinda like a kid some days)

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