This four-ingredient artichoke dip is hands down the best one you'll ever serve. If you can come up with a better one, you're a magician! This dip is so good that I'm asked to bring it to almost every gathering I go to. One friend even said, "if you don't bring your artichoke dip, then don't even bother coming." She was kidding...I think.
My very good friend, Margy Coleman (who has left me in the dust and moved to Chicago) gave me this recipe:
Ingredients:
2 cans of artichoke hearts
1/2 cup of mayonnaise
2/3 cup of shredded parmesan
1 cup of mozzarella
First, drain two cans of artichoke hearts, put them in a mixing bowl and use kitchen scissors to cut them into bite sized pieces. Then, stir in a 1/2 cup of mayo. (Margy only uses "Best Foods". She is a mayonnaise snob:)
You then add 2/3 cup of parmesan cheese and--now for the ingredient that makes all the difference---mix in a cup of mozzarella cheese! After you've mixed everything together and put it in a shallow baking dish. You then throw it in the oven at 375° for 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown on top. Serve with small crackers (it’s very rich) and everyone will worship you!
Try It You'll Love It!
FUN SAYING
If that’s not enough cool stuff, I will be throwing out a "Fun Saying" every now and then. There are so many random sayings that we can laugh about.
One that slipped out of my mouth the other day was: "I couldn't any more do that than, 'the Man in the Moon'." My sister, who has been out of the south for longer than I have, said Dottie is there really a "Man in the Moon"? I said I hadn't really thought about it. Maybe Matt Damon is up there.
Carly decided to help me with a little illustration. When she's not working on her own projects, she'll hop over to Pickett's Pearls and help me out.
About The Blog:
Now about future blog posts: I’m going to be posting "Pickett’s Pearls" every Wednesday. each week I will be posting what my taste buds think is an awesome 4 ingredient (or less) recipe. I have gotten many of these recipes from friends, and I have tested each one on my husband. (Needless to say, he's behind this blog thing) I'm also going to make every effort to share a "Cooking Tidbit", something that we may not already know about food and cooking.
Each week I will also be sharing a helpful or creative idea (usually for the home.) Making simple, but elegant flower arrangements and jewelry, for example, are two ideas you'll see in future blog posts.
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I really want this blog to be a group effort, so I want to hear about your 4 ingredient recipes and your helpful/creative ideas. All you have to do is fill out the Contact page. I will then test the idea and if it "cuts the mustard" (haha), I will then share your idea, your name and where you are from. (Unless, of course, you want to keep that under wraps.)