# 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 tbsp lemon juice
05 - 1/2 tsp garlic powder
06 - 1/4 tsp salt
07 - Blue food coloring (optional)
08 - 1 tbsp 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 - 1/2 cup snap peas
→ Garnish
16 - 2 tbsp crumbled blue cheese
17 - 1 tbsp 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, mix in a few drops of blue food coloring until a pale icy blue color is achieved.
03 - Fold chopped chives gently into the mixture.
04 - Spoon the dip into a wide, shallow bowl, smooth the surface, then sprinkle with extra crumbled blue cheese and chopped herbs. Optionally, scatter edible glitter or sugar pearls for an icy effect.
05 - On a large platter, artfully arrange tortilla chips, blue corn chips, and fresh vegetable sticks and slices around the dip to resemble a frozen pond.
06 - Present immediately, offering additional chips and vegetables on the side.
