Have you seen those commercials that say “Ahh, the power of cheese?” Well, I don’t want to be weird or anything, but cheese! It is powerful. Everyone loves it (please don’t tell me if you don’t love cheese, I would never recover from the shock) which means it is the perfect food to serve at get togethers, parties, funerals, weddings, baby showers, and late night television watching marathons.
Just in case I forgot to mention a time when serving cheese would be appropriate, a good rule of thumb is this: If people will be present, cheese should be on the menu. Hallelujah and amen.
My baby girl just had a birthday, so we celebrated by eating cake and ripping open presents. We also celebrated with a bit of this cheese spread. That’s the way birthdays are meant to be celebrated, after all.
There’s a picture of the birthday girl eating some snow. I figured it’d be okay to sneak a picture of her in as long as the picture included food. And, yes, I’m the type of mother that considers snow a good, healthy snack. Don’t judge.
Alright, back to the cheese. This cheese spread is simple, tasty, and perfect for your next get together. Feel free to play with the flavors of this and make it your own. I have a feeling that a bit of that powdered ranch dip mixed in would be quite tasty. You could also add a bit of finely diced jalapeno for a little kick. Or sprinkle in some cayenne if that’s more your speed. Play with it, have fun with it, but most of all, eat it. You won’t regret it.
Three Cheese Spread
Recipe adapted from Real Mom Kitchen
- 8 oz. block sharp cheddar cheese
- 8 oz. block pepper jack cheese
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 2 tbsp. mayonnaise
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- Dash of Tabasco
- Dash of Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup milk (or more, depending on what consistency you want)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Grate the cheddar and pepper jack cheese. Add to a stand mixer or food processor and mix in the remaining ingredients. Continue mixing until everything is combined. Add more milk if you want a thinner consistency. Sprinkle with a bit of parsley if you want to be fancy and serve with crackers.
| Tags: appetizers, dip, holidays 17 comments »
December 30th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
I have a recipe sort of like this one, only it uses Parmesan cheese. I love it! It’s been one of my favorites for years.
~~Lori
December 31st, 2009 at 7:04 am
what a cutie! the kiddo, not the dip. just to clarify.
speaking of the dip, bless your heart for using pepperjack–it’s the end-all, be-all of cheeses for me.
happy new year!
December 31st, 2009 at 7:21 am
I loved this cheese spread. I was able to enjoy it at Em’s birthday. Yum!
December 31st, 2009 at 7:58 am
oh wow..this looks GOOD!
January 2nd, 2010 at 10:17 am
I’m not a big cheese fan (yeah, I know) but cheese spread is some good stuff.
Beautiful picture of your daughter. Adorable.
January 3rd, 2010 at 6:54 am
Such a cutie! I agree…clean, new, white snow is healthy. No cholesterol.
And speaking of cheese, I’m loving this recipe. Yummy!
January 3rd, 2010 at 11:39 am
I am pretty sure this is a sin of some sort. WOW that looks divine!
Blessings-
Amanda
January 4th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
One of my favorite spreads/dips/snacks of ALL TIME!
THAT picture of your daughter.. *sigh*
xoxoxoxo
Your pictures are so gorgeous.
January 4th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
That picture of her is beautiful. And CHEESE! Yum.
January 4th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Cheese is indeed celebratory. This looks great!
January 4th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
yum, I wish I’d seen this before our new year’s eve party! This looks wonderful.
beautiful picture of your daughter. I hope I learn enough so that I can take pictures of my kids like that some day. (no kids currently, so I’ve got awhile to learn)
January 4th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
Doesn’t look healthy in the least, but at least you never tried to mislead. This looks a.ma.zing. I’m from Wisconsin, so I think I appreciate it even more than most (if that’s possible.) Yum.
January 7th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Hi the Stumble! led me to your blog and I love it! Everything here looks fabulous! Yum!
January 7th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
I was going to comment about the cheese until I saw the photo of your daughter. Wow! Her eyes are mesmerizing! What a great photo!! I miss eating snow. The dish looks fantastic, too.
January 9th, 2010 at 10:09 am
Yum this definitely sounds delicious! And I love the photo of your daughter!
January 13th, 2010 at 2:55 am
I LOVE the looks of that cheese dip/spread- yum!! You can never go wrong with cheese.
January 19th, 2010 at 11:55 am
My mom makes a cheese dip like this and I lurve it with a capital urve!
Also, I once met a woman who didn’t like cheese. Of any kind. When she announced that to the group we were in people were utterly dumbfounded. It’s not that she didn’t like certain types of cheese or something. She. Didn’t. Like. Cheese.
Obviously, she never hung out with us again.