Wired Women Hot Cheese Dip

Wired Women by Kathleen Z., Mary Lee, Rosemary, Linda, Kathy T., and Sally!

The Pencil Box Club gathered on Wednesday to make Wired Women lapel pins. Kathy T.'s beautiful and talented sister Ruth Ann drove in from Missouri to teach the class. "Trying to teach this crew is like herding cats," Ruth Ann said. (Just kidding; she didn't really say that.) We passed the tin and collected $55 for the LESA Backpacks for Kids project. I dropped the donation off at the LESA office at 1425 W. Grand River Avenue in Howell, MI where they are accepting donations for their 6-8 p.m. August 19, 2010 distribution of backpacks and school supplies for students in grades K-12.

Rosemary brought us a hot cheese dip served with Triscuits. Here is the delicious recipe:

Wired Women Hot Cheese Dip
8 oz. cream cheese
8 oz. swiss cheese, shredded (two cups)
1/3 cup mayonaise
3 green onions, chopped
1/8 tsp. black pepper, freshly ground
1/8 tsp. nutmeg, freshly ground
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted if desired

• Mix all ingredients except for almonds.
• Spread in glass baking dish, or small pie pan.
• Sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake at 350-degrees for 12-15 minutes, until lightly toasted and bubbly.

Kathy T. and teacher Ruth Ann

Rosemary shows off her Wired Woman