Pizza Dip

Today I am sharing our favorite football party appetizer.  We love this pizza dip! It is so good and really simple to make.  Make this dip for your next football party, it is sure to be a winner!



Start by combining an 8 oz block of cream cheese (regular or low fat) with some oregano, parsley, and basil.  Spread into a greased 8 or 9 inch baking dish. I like to use my deep pie pan for this dip. 

 Next, sprinkle 1/2 cup each of mozzarella and Parmesan cheese on top of the cream cheese.

Spread 1 cup of pizza sauce evenly over the cheese.

Top with another 1/2 cup each of mozzarella and Parmesan cheese and then the pepperoni and other toppings. We usually just use pepperoni, but other pizza toppings are fun to try.

Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.  Yum!

Serve with toasted baguette slices.



















Enjoy!

Pizza Dip
Recipe by : Prescriptions for a Happy Home

Ingredients:
1 8oz. block of cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. parsley
1/4 tsp. basil
1 c. shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 c. shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
1 c. pizza sauce
1/2 c. pepperoni (we like to use the mini pepperoni, but regular pepperoni works great, too)
2 T. each additional pizza topping, optional

1 loaf baguette or other crusty bread, toasted


Directions: In a small bowl combine the cream cheese with the oregano, parsley, and basil.  Spread evenly into a greased 8 or 9 in square or round baking pan. (I sometimes use a pie pan) Sprinkle 1/2 cup of each cheese on top.  Spread the pizza sauce on top of the cheese.  Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of pizza sauce, followed by the pepperoni and other pizza toppings if you are adding additional toppings.  Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbling.  Serve with toasted bread.  

Noah's Ark Quiet Book Page

Awhile back, I posted a link on how to make animal puppets.  Today I am sharing a pattern for making a Noah's Ark Page for a quiet book. My book is 8" by 8".

Cut out the pieces for Noah. I had "dress" piece in orange and red. A belt in yellow. Two pieces of red for the vest - which matched the other red dress piece so it would look like a robe. Use whatever colors you would like. I waited until I had all of the pieces sew together before I did his hair. Sew his face on, and then do the hair so that the hair on the back of his head will cover the stitches.

Noah Pattern.



For the ark, cut out the boat pieces (there are 3) and then 3 windows (I chose to do grey).

Ark Pattern

BYU Football Party Ideas with Free Printables!

Football season is here! Our BYU Cougars won their first game and we are excited to cheer them on again this week.  Print out these free games to use at your next BYU Football Party!   


Cougar Fight Song Fill in the Blank

Cougar Fight Song Printable (PDF)


BYU Word Search

BYU Word Search Printable (PDF)

No football party is complete without yummy food! Add some of these easy blue and white treats to your next football food spread.

Chocolate covered pretzels.  Melt some white baking chocolates and dip half of the pretzels in the white.  When you have about half of the chocolate left add a couple drops of blue food coloring to make your blue pretzels.  Add some blue white sprinkles if desired.

Use a bag of blue tortilla chips and regular white tortilla chips and mix them together.  Serve with hummus/guacamole/salsa.















Get a bag of Almond Joy Pieces and just put out the blue and white ones.  Use blue Gatorade or Kool-Aid for drinks.





 
 
















Happy Football Season!

Go Cougars!!

30th Birthday

30th birthdays can be hard for some people; I made this fun little birthday kit for one of my friends 30th birthdays.

"Now that you're 30 (and a mom), you may find yourself wondering where the years went.
In case of emergenc, the items in this kit can make you feel young again."

There are so many options of things you can include in this kit and even specialize it to the friend you are giving it to. I thought Target was helpful in coming up with items, but really you can shop anywhere or use several different stores. 

I had one item for every category.

Slumber Party Ideas:

• Sleeping face mask
• Fleece blanket
• chick flick and popcorn
• new pjs

Give yourself a makeover:

• favorite makeup products (mascara, eye shadow, etc).
• Nail polish with nail files
• body spray
• Hair accessories

Play dress up:

• Fun socks
• jewelry
• hair accessories
• gift card to a clothing or jewelry store

Have girl time (this category may have overlap with the other categories so either don't include it or use an item you haven't used yet).

• magazine
• book
• chick flick
• nail polish
• hot chocolate and mug
• brownie mix

When all else fails eat chocolate:

• include favorite candy bar
• bow of chocolates

Printables:

 Jpg version
Pdf Version