Spinach Dip

"It isn't how much time you spend somewhere that makes it memorable: it's how you spend the time." David Brenner

Good morning followers! We are back from our mini break to Niagara! So lovely!! First of all, I need to mention 'Travelzoo'. Have you heard of it? It's a website that is full of deals on worldwide hotels, flights, entertainment, etc. Once you sign up (for free), the 'top 20 deals' show up in your email once a week. That's how we got our package deal for the Falls and it was worth it! We crammed a lot into two days! Wanna hear about it? Okay!
We drove into the Falls around lunchtime on Tues. We checked into our hotel and quickly did some exploring! The pool, whirlpool and sauna looked nice! We went back up to our room for a picnic lunch. That's right, I packed a hotel room picnic! In Georgetown that morning, I rummaged through the fridge and managed to find us most of the ingredients for a great sandwich. I also whipped up a quick spinach dip and cut some veggies. All we needed were a nice demi baguette, some cold cuts and corn chips. So yes, there in our 'Junior Presidential Suite', I made us our yummy sandwich and put out the rest of the spread for us to munch on! After not waiting an hour (oops!), we went swimming. So nice and relaxing! Afterwards, we took a quick walk down to the Falls and back to our hotel to get ready for our dinner. With our deal, we had a meal waiting for us at 'The Keg.' Why not? We had a couple of Martini's, a couple of Caesar salads and a couple of Sirloin steaks. Very nice! And very filling! So filling in fact, that we decided to skip a trip to the casino to spend our evening in. With our fireplace roaring, the view of the bright lights out the window, we fell asleep with full tummies with the TV on... We sound like we've been to together for fifty years, as opposed for one! We woke up early yesterday morning, went for another quick swim and headed down for the other part of our deal, a breakfast buffet! Remember what I said last week? I love a buffet! After our omelettes, made to order by a friendly Chef named Jamie, we packed up and went to work the early morning shift at the casino. There for about 15 mins, my neighbour's prediction came true and I won $380 on the 'Blazing 7's', 25 cent slot machine! That's right!! I'm a big winner! You see, our neighbour back in Hamilton gave me $20 dollars to play her fave slot machine and said we would split the winnings. Nina loves to gamble! She's in her nineties and still makes it out to play the slots! She told me that her horoscope said, quote, "Sarah's going to win big at the casino." Well, thank you Nina!! I'll be home this weekend to give you your half! Tee hee!
Alright, I will stop rambling on now and continue the rest of our trip tomorrow! Tomorrow I will blog about my old stomping grounds, Niagara-on-the-Lake! One of most my favourite places, and now, one of Kevin's as well! Yippy! Just  a quick recipe and I bid you all adieu until the morning!

Simple and Tasty Recipe:

Spinach Dip
(serves 4 to 6)

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup cooked, chopped spinach (thawed out frozen spinach is fine)
1/3 cup, grated old white cheddar
1 Tbsp Parmesan cheese
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 pc scallion, thinly sliced
some parsley, finely chopped

.stir all ingredients together and use for dippin' with your fave dippin' foods! Enjoy!