Tomorrow is the beginning of a new venture for me. I’ll be broadcasting the first episode of my Blog Talk Radio Show - Sports Cynts! Sports Cynts will be a sports talk cooking show.

Ladies, if you want to impress with your sports conversation this show is for you. Gentlemen, if you want to impress with your culinary skills, this is the show for you. We'll have common sense conversations about what's going on in the world of sports and at the same time create some quick appetizers, snacks and desserts to enjoy.

Each of these recipes will be quick enough to finish during the show and you'll be able to follow along with me as I prepare them. Recipe ingredients will be posted on this blog the day before the show so that you have the opportunity to gather them and follow along with me. I'll also post the recipes here after the show. Please join me. You may hear something new to share, whether it be in the kitchen or around the water cooler. I’d love to have you!

The show will normally be broadcast weekly on Thursday afternoons at 1:30 p.m., but this first show will be on Friday at 1:30 p.m. There will be call-in opportunities during the sports segments for your participation. The call-in number is (347) 215-7080. Go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sportscynts for listening information.
The first recipes we’ll be preparing are Beef Cheese Dip and Berry Trifle.

Ingredients for the Beef Cheese Dip:
2 lbs ground beef
16 oz Tostitos Medium Queso dip
1 TB Chili Powder
Salt and pepper or your favorite seasoning to taste (I like Mrs. Dash)
Skillet to brown ground beef
Crock Pot to slow cook Dip

Ingredients for the Berry Trifle:
1 - 10.75 oz package Sara Lee pound cake, cubed
2 - 16-oz package frozen mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries)
1 - 16-oz package frozen strawberry slices.
Either 1 – large 5 oz package Jell-o vanilla pudding mix or 2 – small packages of Jello-o Pudding mix (1 vanilla, 1 cream cheese – you can also use lemon or banana if you like)
1/2 cup 2% milk
1 - 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 - 8-oz container Cool Whip, thawed
Either a large trifle dish, clear tall container or clear plastic cups to serve trifle from

I hope you join me!