Party Dip and Cobbler Slabs

Okay, I know I published my first post only a few hours ago... but that was a mere introduction. I didn't want to unleash this puppy into the wild, wild world without first posting something about food. So, here we go!

Unless you live under a large boulder, you should be able to recall that yesterday was July 4th. (Hopefully you can recall this).

We (along with many other patriotic citizens) decided to have a little celebration. 4th of July is my boyfriend's favorite holiday... I mean, I'm pretty sure he enjoys it more than Thanksgiving. Or Christmas. That calls for a celebration. 

Secretly, I was just excited to have an excuse to make my bean dip (that I literally make for almost every event involving more than 6 people) and my dad's blueberry cobbler. I've had a lot of people ask me how to make the former, and although it's probably the easiest recipe (if it can even be considered a recipe), I thought it would be nice to post it here. I'm also posting my recipes on here just in case I ever completely lose my mind and need a refresher.

EDIT: I COMPLETELY forgot to give credit to my wonderful Aunt Paula for this bean dip recipe! She is the one who introduced this deliciousness to me many, many years ago. :)

PARTAY DIP

Makes 1 bowl of delicious dip. Feeds about 10 people. For about 5 minutes.

Ingredients:

* 1 can white corn, drained (make sure it's WHITE corn, not yellow)

* 1 can black beans, drained

* 1/2 cup Italian dressing 

* 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese

* 1/4 cup chopped green onions (scallions)

Directions:

Literally just throw all of these ingredients in a bowl and mix them around. Let it sit in the fridge for about 15 minutes to meld all of the flavors together. Serve with tortilla chips.

Easiest recipe in the world. AND IT IS SO GOOD. Seriously. So. good. And so addicting. (And what makes it even better is that it is much much healthier for you than many other dips out there). 

Anddd, because I am feeling extra patriotic (and because I really just want/need to document this for my own self), I'm going to share my dad's blueberry cobbler recipe with you. It is also SO GOOD. My dad used to make this every summer... his version calls for a lot more butter and sugar, and because I usually eat the entire batch, I decided to tame it down a bit and add more blueberries. The result? Delish (and slightly healthier). 

Here it is! From my wonderful father to you. 

DAD'S DELICIOUS BLUEBERRY COBBLER

Makes about 20 slabs of cobbler. Mmm... cobbler slabs. 

Ingredients:

* 1 stick butter

* 1 1/2 cups sugar

* 2 cups all purpose flour

* 1 cup milk

* 3 pints blueberries (2 pints if you want more "cobbler" and less "blueberry")

* 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

* couple dashes of cinnamon

* creamy vanilla ice cream (or, if you're trying to be even healthier, whipped topping)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt stick of butter in a saucepan over medium heat. In a bowl, mix together sugar, flour, milk, blueberries, vanilla, and cinnamon. Blend until it is the consistency of pancake batter. Add more milk if need be! Take this delicious batter and blend it with the melted butter. Pour this new batter into a 9x13 baking dish. Bake for 50 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean and the top is slightly browned. For optimal deliciousness, serve warm with vanilla ice cream. 

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That's it. One real post. Two real recipes. BOOM.

Hope you all had a safe and fantastic Fourth!

<3 Nat.