Good People... Good Food!

Friday night I went to a trivia night to show support for fellow St. Louis photographer, Gina Kelley who is battling for her life against cancer.  Gina wasn't able to join us... she's way too busy kicking cancer's bootie but we celebrated her! The girl has a heart for Jesus and for serving and it shows in the most amazing way.  The list of charities that she has donated time to is long and inspiring and that's just the official stuff.  I love that the majority of her preaching is not done with words but with her actions.  She is a great example of John 13:35, "By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

Now, I had the privilege of sharing a table with seven other fabulous ladies:  Kelly Manno, Michelle Ross, Donna Harris, Jennifer Peterson, Sherry Rosenberger, Sarah McDermott and Kate Hargis.   We had a lot of fun, despite Michelle and Sarah bailing on us early... :) and come to think of it, maybe we should blame them for our OH-SO-BAD trivia score.  yea, right!  Alas, all of the important things were there:  heart for a worthy cause, feeling way more stupid than we thought we were and the ability to laugh about it, awesome people and A-MAZ-ING food... which everyone knows is one of the most important aspects of a trivia night!  

So, for all of you that were not able to be at our table, (and for those that were at the table and are wishing they had some to nibble on right now) I wanted to share an awesome recipe that I discovered on Pinterest and made for Friday night.  We devoured TWO BOWLS of it!  I think our fatigue at the end of the night was more about a sugar coma than the late hour.  :) We ate it with chocolate graham crackers and they were soooo delicious!  Bon Appetit!

Cookie Dough Dip Recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 12

The most delicious recipe for cookie dough dip you've ever tasted.

Ingredients

• 1 8-ounce package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup toffee bits

Instructions

1. Cream together cream cheese and butter.
2. Add all remaining ingredients and mix until well-combined.
3. Serve with graham crackers or apple wedges.

Notes

Do NOT use reduced fat cream cheese as it may cause your dip to have the wrong consistency.