NickFit's Tzatziki Sauce

Original Recipe at: http://nickfitaz.com/recipes/2015/5/14/nickfits-tzatziki-sauce

Ingredients

• 8 oz. Greek Yogurt (Strained Optional - More yogurt for more creamier sauce)
• 1 tsp Olive Oil
• 1 tsp White Vinegar
• 1/2 Cucumber, Skinned/Diced
• 1 tsp Fresh Chopped Dill 
• 1 Garlic clove, peeled/crushed
• 1/4 Small Lemon, Sliced/Juiced
• Salt & Pepper (to taste)

Directions

1. Mix olive oil, dill, vinegar, lemon, salt and pepper in a small mixing bowl and let sit.  
2. Pour Greek Yogurt and Cucumber into food processor or small blender and with contents in the small mixing bowl. 
3. Process/Blend for 30-40 sec. or until mixture looks fully mixed,  
4. After processing you may add more or less salt according to your sodium preference

Sweet & Creamy Pumpkin Fluff Dessert Dip

From: Lucas' Mom's Friend at their Kid Halloween Party

Ingredients:
1 tub Cool Whip
1 can Pumpkin
1 sm pkg Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix (powder) 
2T Cinnamon
1T Pumpkin Pie Spice

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together.  Serve with Gingersnap cookies, Gingerbread, or shortbread cookies.

Hot Mama Notes:  This dessert is FANTASTICALLY DELICIOUS.  I kept going back for more.  So good and SO EASY.  It looks like hummus... and then you taste it!  YUM.  I liked Triple Ginger Gingersnaps from Trader Joes.  I also put out shortbread cookie bars.

Hot Mama Grade: A+!


Pumpkin Pie Spice Ingredients:

From: http://www.bettycrocker.com/how-to/tipslibrary/baking-tips/how-to-make-pumpkin-pie-spice 

3T Cinnamon
2t  Ginger, ground
2t  Nutmeg, grated/ground
1.5t Allspice, ground
1.5t Cloves, ground  

3 tablespoons ground cinnamon, 2 teaspoons ground ginger, 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg, 1 ½ teaspoons ground allspice and 1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves. Mix the spices together in a small bowl.  Store the mixture in a clean small jar or spice container.

I halved this recipe, and still had some to spare. 

Creamy Avacado Dip

From: Nick of NickFit
Original Recipe at: http://nickfitaz.com/recipes/2015/5/18/nickfits-avocado-cilantro-creamy-dressing

 

Ingredients

• 1/2 California Hass Avocado
• 1/2 Lime Juiced
• 1/4 cup Cilantro
• 6-8 oz. of Greek Yogurt
• 1 tsp. White Vinegar
• 2 tsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions

1. Make sure Cilantro has no stems.  

2. Add all the ingredients into a small blender or food processor and pulse until creamy and ingredients look fully mixed. 

3. Add Salt and Pepper to enhance flavor to your liking.

I want to try this!!

Pesto (Or Not) Brie Dip

Hot Mama Notes: The recipe above is what I used as the basis for my Brie dip.  The problem was that I had no green onions (I substituted fresh garlic chives from my garden!) and no pesto (I omitted it altogether, but in hindsight, I should have chopped up a few fresh basil leaves from my garden.) and no plum tomato (I used 5 cherry/grape tomatoes from my garden).  I also did not have 1 lb of Brie.  I had 2 wedges.  Still, I followed the directions as given, and my Brie turned out AWESOME!!!!  Mine might have been cooked a little longer.  The cheese was pretty much completely melted.  But, no matter, it tasted AWESOME!!!  I served it with a loaf of crusty white bread (french and italian) that I cut in half to make the pieces smaller and thus "bite size". :)  I will definitely make this again, though Brie is SUPER expensive.  $5 for each wedge.  They were given to me, so I didn't feel the pain.  I used a tiny (5"x7"x1") glass baking dish in our small oven.

Hot Mama Grade: A

Dill Dip

Hot Mama Notes: This is the best dill dip ever.  Seriously.  It is so tasty and ridiculously easy to make.  A real crowd pleaser!  :)  Make sure to whip the dip with a hand mixer or stand mixer.  Otherwise it is lumpy and not as good.

Hot Mama Grade: A