# 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 fresh parsley or dill, chopped
18 - Edible glitter or silver sugar pearls, optional
# Directions:
01 - In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese, sour cream, blue cheese, lemon juice, garlic powder, and salt until creamy and smooth.
02 - If using, add a few drops of blue food coloring and stir to achieve a pale icy blue tone.
03 - Fold in the finely chopped fresh chives evenly into the dip mixture.
04 - Spoon the dip into a wide, shallow bowl. Smooth the surface and sprinkle with extra crumbled blue cheese and fresh herbs. Optionally, add edible glitter or sugar pearls for a festive icy effect.
05 - Surround the dip bowl on a large serving platter with tortilla chips, blue corn chips, and prepared vegetables arranged to mimic a frozen pond.
06 - Present immediately with additional chips and vegetables available on the side.
