Frugal In Florida

This dish has so many names, come to find out!  So I just decided to keep it my way and call it "Party Taters" ... and like that evil Warmed Cheesy Onion Dip , it's addictive, hence, the AKA part ... During the months of November and December, the frozen hash brown coupons come out like crazy and the sales are over the top ... remember this and stock up your freezer during that time.  And of course, hopefully, while you are trying to do a pantry challenge in the middle of summer, you will be able to remove a bag and make a little dent in the freezer! Here's what you need ... and of course, it's simple ;-) 1 large bag of frozen, shredded hash browns 2 16 oz containers of sour cream 2 bags (6oz) of bacon bits (oh heck, just buy the BIG bag from Costco or make your own as those little bags are a waste of money!) 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 2 packages of powdered ranch dip dressing mix (make sure you are using the dressing packet, not the DIP) Combi...

A few weeks ago we had some friends over and Hubby wanted some blue cheese dressing to serve with the salad ... this was BEFORE I started the pantry challenge ! I didn't have any in the pantry (that I could find!) so I said, heck, we have that really blue'y cheese in the fridge, I'll just make a bath myself ... It's funny how people react to blue cheese! Some people love it, the bluer the better ... others, like me, prefer not to see so many blue veins running through ... and then you have "those" people who will up and leave the table if you even mention blue cheese ;-) If you are one of the latter, just hit next page to skip right over this recipe, I understand! The first time I went to make this recipe, I was like, where is that jar of mayo I bought a few months ago... at that point, I remembered that I used the last of it for onion dip back at the boat parade ... which led me to making a batch of mayo before I could do anything else. The mayo is easy,...