Holiday Appetizer: Mermaid Purse

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Tuesdays always seem like the busiest days for me. After teaching a 9:45 class I run home and get stuff done and eat lunch with Anna. Then I make dinner and do things around the house while she sleeps. When she wakes up, we play and then I am off to a 6pm class. By the time I get home, it’s bed time. So this is my nap/get things done time and I need to clean like crazy before Thanksgiving

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Wine Tasting Party

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We got a lot of snow last night!  If today was a school day, we would have had snow day.  What a waste!    I came home from school and I crashed on the couch for about an hour in preparation our late night.  When Brady got home, we had a quick dinner – veggie sandwich for me and leftover orzo for him.  Then we headed to our friend Clint’s for a wine party.

We brought the supplies were told

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Black Bean Raspberry Chipotle Dip

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Ashley brought this delicious dip over for the Superbowl last night!  It was soo good – much better than I could have imagined especially since the combo of foods was so interesting!

This picture does not do this justice at all.  Make this dip next time you have people over and you will not be disappointed!

Black Bean Raspberry Chipotle Dip

1 8oz. container of 1/3 less fat cream cheese – or 2 little containers 1 can of black

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Peach Jalapeno Cheese Dip or Ball

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Peach Jalapeno Cheese Dip or Ball

8oz Cream Cheese – Katie used 1/3 less 1 Jalepano(Chopped) 1/4 onion(Chopped) 1/3 C Peach Preserve 1/4 Fine Shredded Mozzarella Cheese(Set Aside)

In a small bowl mix all ingredients together except moz. cheese.  Shape into a ball and roll in moz cheese.  Refrigerate and Serve.

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Fluffy Fruit Dip

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Katie’s recipe for the delicious fruit dip is super easy and fat free!

Marshmallow Fluff Fruit Dip: 1- 8 oz container of Light or Fat Free Strawberry Cream Cheese 1- 7 oz jar marshmallow creme (marshmallow topping) 1 cup Cool Whip – fat free 2 tablespoons of orange juice

Preparation:

Using electric beaters, mix the Cream Cheese, Marshmallow Topping and Orange Julice until well blended. Then, using a rubber spatula or a large spoon, fold in the Cool Whip.

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NYE Setup

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Our NYE was pretty low key and relaxing this year. We had food, fun and family and it was perfect (although we would have liked for more fam to be around). We still set up everything like we were having a big party – it makes things more fun to do that! I have been fortunate enough to have learned from the best hostesses – my mom, my aunts and my cousins. There are two major parts of having a

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