# What You'll Need:
→ Dip
01 - 7 oz cream cheese, softened
02 - 3.5 oz sour cream
03 - 2 oz blue cheese, crumbled
04 - 1 tablespoon lemon juice
05 - ½ teaspoon garlic powder
06 - ¼ teaspoon salt
07 - Blue food coloring, optional
08 - 1 tablespoon fresh chives, finely chopped
→ Dippers
09 - 5 oz tortilla chips
10 - 3.5 oz blue corn chips
11 - 2 celery stalks, cut into sticks
12 - 2 carrots, peeled and cut into sticks
13 - 1 small cucumber, sliced into rounds
14 - 1 cup radishes, halved
15 - ½ cup snap peas
→ Garnish
16 - 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
17 - 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or dill
18 - Edible glitter or silver sugar pearls, optional
# Directions:
01 - In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese, sour cream, blue cheese, lemon juice, garlic powder, and salt until smooth and creamy.
02 - If desired, incorporate a few drops of blue food coloring, stirring until the mixture attains a pale, icy blue tone.
03 - Fold in the finely chopped fresh chives gently.
04 - Transfer the dip into a wide, shallow bowl. Smooth the surface and sprinkle with extra crumbled blue cheese and chopped herbs. Optionally, add edible glitter or sugar pearls for a festive effect.
05 - Surround the dip with tortilla chips, blue corn chips, celery sticks, carrot sticks, cucumber rounds, radishes, and snap peas on a large serving platter to mimic a frozen pond.
06 - Present immediately, offering additional chips and vegetables on the side.
