SuperBowl Dip

Hello everyone!

Welcome back after a fantastic weekend. Seriously, this weekend was great. Quick synopsis:

Friday: Workout, SCUBA!, work a few horses, and a massage line at the swim team pasta dinner. Oh, and Jiffy Treat after. Gotta love me a cyclone.

Saturday: IUSC Hoosier Classic Swim Meet! So much fun. God it felt great to be back in the water. Six years out = too long. Just glad to be part of the team before I graduate. They're so fun. Thanks guys! 

Sunday: Workout, riding, and the Super Bowl!!

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Thanks to Mike for hosting the swimming Super Bowl party. I had a blast hanging out with all of you this weekend (Jiffy, pasta dinner, Jiffy, swim meet, Jiffy, PJ party, Super Bowl, Jiffy Jiffy Jiffy). Looking forward to Northwestern this coming weekend :)

Now a Super Bowl party wouldn't be a party without plenty of food. Since "SuperBowl party" more or less translates to "junk food marathon", I decided to make an über health-conscious dip loaded with sour cream, cream cheese, and more cheese. But it's served with peppers, carrots, and cucumbers, so it's healthy! Okay, so the veggies are more guilt-negating than calorie-averting, but this dip is so good, who cares? Rhetorical question. No one cares. It's that good.

Aunt Delores's Bread Pot Fondue

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 60 - 90 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups (8 oz) shredded cheddar cheese

1 1/2 cups (12 oz) sour cream

6 oz cream cheese, softened 

1/4 lb chopped, fully-cooked ham

1/2 green onions, finely chopped

1 can (4 oz) chopped green chiles

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 round loaf (1 to 1 1/2 pounds) Italian bread

Assorted fresh veggies (guilt-negating scoops)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine the first three ingredients. Stir in the ham, onions, chiles, and Worcestershire sauce; set aside.
3. Cut of the top fourth of the loaf of bread; carefully hollow out the bottom, leaving a 1/2" shell. Cube the removed bread; set aside.
4. Spoon the ham & cheese mixture into the bottom shell, mounding slightly. Wrap tightly with a double layer of heavy-duty foil. 
5. Bake at 350 for 60 - 90 minutes. Serve with the reserved bread cubes and assorted vegetables. Enjoy!!