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FROM OUR READERS:
Nashville Hot
Chicken Dip
Wendy Lankford, Red Oak, Va.
INGREDIENTS:
3 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
¾ cup buttermilk
6 tablespoons hot sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 ½ teaspoons cayenne pepper
¾ teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon scallions, sliced
DIRECTIONS:
Microwave cream cheese on high
until melted, 1-2 minutes, stirring after
1 minute. Stir in buttermilk, hot sauce,
honey, cayenne pepper and garlic
powder. Microwave on high until hot,
2-3 minutes. Top with sliced scallions.
Serve with chicken wings.
FROM OUR READERS:
Pepperoni Pizza Dip
Wendy Lankford, Red Oak, Va.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
2 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese,
softened
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
½-1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1 can or jar of pizza or
spaghetti sauce
2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated
pepperoni, chopped
mushrooms, green peppers,
onions, optional
DIRECTIONS:
Beat together sour cream, Italian seasoning, cream cheese, garlic powder and
Parmesan cheese. Spread in 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Top with a can or jar of
pizza or spaghetti sauce. Next, cover with mozzarella and sprinkle additional
Parmesan cheese over top. Chop pepperoni and put over top. Add optional
items on top, if desired. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Serve with
tortilla chips.
FROM FAMILY FEATURES:
Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip
INGREDIENTS:
¾ cup vanilla Greek yogurt
¼ cup peanut butter
1 dash cinnamon
apples, graham crackers or other dipper
of choice
DIRECTIONS:
In bowl, mix Greek yogurt, peanut butter
and cinnamon until smooth. Serve with
apples, graham crackers or another dipper
of choice. Prep time: 5 minutes. Servings: 4.
The dips featured on these pages bring snacks to life. But keep in mind
that providing nutritionally balanced snacks is important, too. That's especially
true for children, who consume about 25% of their daily calories from snacks,
according to research published in the Journal of Nutrition Education
and Behavior.
For example, low-fat and fat-free dairy foods are essential to children's
growth and overall wellness. They provide calcium and vitamin D, two
nutrients kids don't get enough of, according to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines
for Americans. The guidelines recommend 2-3 servings of low-fat and fat-free
dairy foods every day, depending on the child's age.
Get more ideas to get kids cooking and snacking smart at
milkmeansmore.org.
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Please email your classic home-cooked family recipes; salty & sweet
recipes; and rice recipes to cooperativekitchen@co-opliving.com or
mail them to Cooperative Kitchen, c/o Cooperative Living, P.O. Box 2340,
Glen Allen, VA 23058-2340. We also welcome your unique or personal
background stories on your original recipes for consideration of
publication.
Selected recipes and stories will be published in future issues of
Cooperative Living.
Reader recipes are submitted and accepted in good faith.
Cooperative Living cannot warrant results.
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