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Fabulous Warm Blue Cheese, 

Bacon, and Garlic Dip

This dip is to die for!

I have made this for 
several years now!

The recipe is from a cookbook, 

Stop and Smell the Rosemary.

It is a wonderful cookbook from

The Junior League of Houston.

Ingredients

7 slices of bacon, chopped

2 gloves of garlic, minced

8 ounces of cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup of half and half

4 ounces of blue cheese, crumbled (1 cup)

2 Tbls. chopped fresh chives

3 Tbls. chopped smoked almonds

Directions

Cook bacon in skillet over medium high heat until almost crisp.

Drain most of the fat from skillet.  Add garlic and cook until bacon is totally crisp about 3 minutes. Remove the bacon and garlic from the skillet and drain on a paper towel.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add half and half and mix until combined.  Stir in bacon mixture, blue cheese, and chives.  Transfer to a minimum 2 cup oven proof serving dish and cover with foil.  Bake about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped almonds.  Serve with sliced green apples, crackers or bread.  

I usually double this recipe if 
taking to a big party.

Sometimes I use a little more 
half and half if I 

think the consistency is too 
thick before baking.

  When bringing to a party ask 

the hostess  if you can bake 
it upon arrival.

It is so good hot out of the oven!

Mama Likes It Hot!
Mama Also Likes it COLD!

My friends LOVE this appetizer as well.
It is sooo easy and oh sooo YUMMY!
Go HERE to this post to get the recipe.