Fancy Pinecone Dip!

I hosted a Fall dinner party this week (SO fun; I have the coolest friends!) and the hit of the party was the gorgeous pinecone dip.

Looks impressive, but WAY easier than it seems!

Here's how it turned out:

Here's the how-to:

Ingredients
1 1/4 cups whole natural almonds
1 (8-ounce) package of cream cheese
1/2 cup real mayonnaise
3 crispy cooked bacon slices (or chopped prosciutto, which is what I used), crumbled
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon chopped green onion
Fresh rosemary sprigs, for garnish

Directions
Mix together the cream cheese and the mayonnaise. Add the bacon, salt and pepper, dill, and onion. Chill overnight.
On a serving platter, make 2 pine cone shapes with the cheese. Begin to press the almonds at a slight angle into the cheese, starting at the narrow end of the pine cone shape.
Add the sprigs & voila!

I served it with crackers and it was a hit.

Personally...I HATE mayo and so honestly, I didn't like it much...but my roomie was CRAZY about it and everyone else seemed to like it too.

(The recipe came from Amy Sedaris on FoodNetwork.com)