Hoagie Dip – click HERE for the recipe

Deviled Egg Dip – click HERE for the recipe

Cheesecake Cookies- click HERE for the recipe

Now, no matter what kind of goodies are at the party, I’ll be able to enjoy low-carb options and not feel deprived.

Here’s a tip for you that I learned the hard way when I went to go grab a snack and all of my low-carb goodies had been scarfed up – I put some aside for myself and store them in the fridge or backseat of the car (depending on the weather) – that way everyone can enjoy my offerings and I don’t have to worry about them totally disappearing on me!

Enjoy the game and may the best team win!

I think it’s because it’s such a tedious process.  Boil the eggs – cool them off … shell the eggs.  Sigh … I always manage to mess up a few that now look pitted and diseased with big chunks out of them.  Then I can’t stand it when the inside of the egg whites are wet, so I have to dry them out and I must pipe the yoke filling back in once it’s made – so there’s more mess that has to be cleaned up.

But they taste so darned good ………

You know, it never occurred to me that I could just make a dip with the same ingredients and it  would taste just as good with much less effort.  DOH!

I  found the recipe in a magazine I bought for myself recently, the Food Network Magazine – Jan/Feb issue.  It was in a pull-out section that I almost threw out thinking it was an advertisement.  Here’s the dip with my modifications.  Enjoy!

Deviled Egg Dip

• 8 eggs, hard boiled
• 1/4 cup heavy mayonnaise
• 1-2 slices bacon, fried crispy & crumbled
• Paprika, Salt & Pepper, to taste
• Fresh chives

Puree eggs with mayo and add paprika, salt and pepper.  Garnish with more paprika, chives & sprinkle with crispy bacon bits.

For those doing low-carb:  Serve with celery sticks and cucumber slices
For those doing mainstream:  Serve with veggie / roasted garlic crackers or pretzel chips

Enjoy!

When I’m craving a BLT, I discovered that if I use lettuce leaves to roll up the other ingredients, the sliced tomato combined with the washed lettuce made everything too wet and drippy.  Tasted good – but I felt like I needed a bib!

So, instead, I decided to make it into a salad instead.  I’ve left the amounts of each ingredient very vague.  Hey, I have no idea how hungry you are – or how many people you plan to feed.  You want the bacon & tomato mixture to resemble a chicken or tuna salad – so make it as wet or dry as you prefer.

BLT Salad

bacon slices – cooked and diced
tomato – diced
romaine lettuce, cut for salad
mayo (I recommend Dukes because they don’t use any sugar in theirs)

Combine bacon & tomato with mayo and mix thoroughly.  Spoon mixture on lettuce and serve!

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There are several options for you low-carbers out there – don’t go to any Super Bowl parties … no, no, no – I’m kidding! But, seriously, when you do go to the parties – BYOS! (Bring Your Own Snacks)

Here are some suggestions and one really great recipe that’s incredibly easy to make and everyone will enjoy whether they do low-carb or not.

Come to the party armed with cucumber slices, celery sticks & pork rinds to scoop up dips that are low-carb friendly (including the Hoagie Dip recipe below). If all else fails, I will also use olives, cheese slices & rolled up deli meats.

Bring your own black olives, green olives, pickles, peel & eat shrimp, crab stuffed mushrooms, BLT-stuffed tomatoes, etc. I usually also bring Double Decker Knox Blox as well as Cheesecake Muffins. When you can have all of these yummy goodies – who needs potato chips or pretzels!

Here is my favorite dip because everyone can enjoy it! I’ll be posting my recipes for 2 more Low Carb Super Bowl Party Snacks tomorrow morning! Enjoy!

Hoagie Dip

Use 3 of the following meats – any combination
1/4 lb. bologna
1/4 lb. salami (I use hard salami)
1/4 lb. turkey breast
1/4 lb. ham
1/4 lb. roast beef
1/4 lb. slicing pepperoni

1/4 lb. provolone cheese
1/4 lb. munster cheese (or american)
2 tomatoes
shredded lettuce
heavy mayo

Dice up all the meats, cheeses and tomatoes.

Non-low carb: Mix everything together (including lettuce) with heavy mayo and eat with italian bread cubes as a hoagie dip.

Low Carb: Mix everything but the shredded lettuce together with heavy mayo and pour on shredded lettuce for a hoagie salad ~or~ make as a dip with the lettuce and use cucumber & celery slices as scoops!

It’s recommended (if you can wait that long) to make the dip (without lettuce) the night before and let the flavors meld together. Then add the lettuce right before serving if using as a dip.

Yummmmmm!

Good luck to both Super Bowl teams!