Spinach Dip (Without the Mix) revised

Renee Found this Great recipe over at the "Chinese Grandma" blog. found here:
http://chinesegrandma.com/2013/06/spinach-dip-no-mix
She made it and Loved it and Shared it. So I decided to try it out too. I LOVED Spinach Dip back in the day, before changing my Diet, and I was very pleasantly surprised to find that I could actually use this recipe! Ive made a few alterations ie:I cut the recipe in half, but doubled the spinach and the water chestnuts. so I decided to re-post it the way I made it and LOVED it!

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup Plain Yogurt
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayo
3/4 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/8 tsp. garlic powder

3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce (make sure it's GF- I used Lea&Perkins Brand)
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1- 8oz can of water chestnuts (drained and chopped fine)
1- 16 oz pkg. frozen chopped spinach (thawed and squeezed as dry as possible)

Directions

1. In a large bowl mix well: yogurt,  sour cream and mayonnaise with the onion powder, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
2. Make sure you squeeze the spinach well to get out all excess water. Add spinach to the bowl along with chopped onions, and chopped water chestnuts. Chill before serving to allow dip to absorb flavors.
3. Serve with cubes of GF bread, GF crackers, Apple slices, carrot slices or celery sticks! (jasmine's faves are the bread cubes, and apple slices)

Notes

• If you have time, you can thaw frozen spinach in a colander in the sink. Otherwise, microwave to defrost.

GF- Broccoli Salad

(Adapted From Renee’s Recipe)

 I finally got my hands on Renee's Awesome Broccoli Salad Recipe and made it myself for the first time with a couple slight alterations and it turned out awesome! EVERYONE LOVED it and it disappeared so fast that some ppl didn't even get to taste it! :) It was a total HIT! It's all I ate at Grandma's Birthday BBQ! I had no desire to finish my chicken or even taste anyone Else's salads! :) lol I should have doubled the batch and just used the whole Costco bag of Broccoli!! It's my NEW FAVE BBQ side! I think I'll be making this all summer instead of Potato salad!! Probably  less calories too!!  So I thought I'd share with you all!! ENJOY!!!

Salad Ingredients

1 ½ pounds Raw Broccoli chopped small (½ of the 3lb Costco bag)

½ cup Sunflower seeds (pre-shelled and toasted and salted)

½ cup Organic Raisins

1/8 cup sliced green onion

3/4 cup candied walnuts (see directions below)

1pkg Apple Gate Bacon diced and cooked

Dressing

½ cup mayo

½ cup plain Yogurt

¼ cup Raw Blue Agave Nectar

1 tsp Apple cider Vinegar

~Mix well and add in increments till all ingredients have desired coating.

Candied Walnuts

3/4 cup chopped walnuts

1 pat butter

drizzle of Pure maple syrup

Melt the butter in a hot pan. Add the Drizzle of syrup allow to simmer slightly. Add walnuts and stir to coat all walnuts. Continue cooking till the syrup has caramelized on the walnuts. Remove from pan and allow to cool on a plate. When cool, break the nuts apart and sprinkle on the salad! YUM!