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Hot and spicy and good with a cracker or a chip!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We all love looking at Pinterest and the beautiful foods that people post there. Before I was hooked on Pinterest I was hooked on trying to get a picture of a recipe posted at Foodgawker and Tastespotting. I was lucky enough to get 3 out of 80+ (pitiful) posted there. And having a picture posted on Foodgawker or Tastespotting almost guaranteed a blog a lot of traffic from people wanting to find the recipe behind such a beautiful picture.  I guess I didn’t take that many “beautiful” pictures. (My husband even has a Pinterest account now.)<\/p>\n

Looking at my recipes that were on Foodgawker, Coconut Oatmeal Pie<\/a> (3,244 view), Salted Caramel Ice Cream<\/a> (3,983 views) and Quick and Easy Banana Pudding<\/a> (10,607 views) it seemed like I got more traffic but then I take my old stand by favorite cookie, Peanut Butter Shadow cookies<\/a>, and it has had 29,416 views.  That’s a ridiculous number of view and I really don’t know how that many people found the recipe without knowing the name and searching for “peanut butter shadow cookies<\/a>“. I’ve had that recipe since the 70’s and has always been my favorite peanut butter cookie.<\/p>\n

Long story short is I finally realized that I don’t have to keep trying to get my pictures posted at those two sites when I can simply “pin it” at Pinterest and eventually a lot of people get around to looking at it. Now if I can just figure out how to make money on the blog, then I’d be satisfied but until I do, it’s fun to make and blog new recipes.<\/p>\n

I gave up also on trying to make a Jalape\u00f1o Popper like you get in restaurants. Never could figure out how to get the breading to stick to the outside for a fresh jalape\u00f1o. This recipe for Jalape\u00f1o Popper Spread literally popped off the page the day I was looking at Pinterest.  It reminds me of a cold dip that a friend always finds at Sam’s around the holidays. Sam’s is kind of a cold version of this recipe but with some artichokes thrown in; so I did a little changing around of some of the ingredients and thank you to All Recipes<\/a> for giving me the start of something wonderful and lip smacking good.<\/p>\n

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I also call jalape\u00f1os filled with cheese, wrapped in bacon and grilled “poppers” so I decided to add some fried and crumbled bacon to the recipe. After all, bacon makes anything taste better.<\/p>\n

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All the ingredients for this yummy popper spread.<\/p>\n

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Mix the cream cheese, mayonnaise and cheese together either by hand or with mixer.<\/p>\n

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Add the lemon juice and lemon zest.<\/p>\n

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After stirring in the chiles and chopped jalape\u00f1os, stir in the bacon.<\/p>\n

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Pour into a small casserole dish; I did a half recipe so my dish was about 7×9″.<\/p>\n

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Top with the bread crumb\/cheese mixture and then drizzle with the melted butter.<\/p>\n

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Baked until hot, bubbly and browned on top and serve with either crackers or pita chips.<\/p>\n

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