Category Archives: Dips

Hot Crab Dip

3 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
6 ounces crab meat
1/4 cup onions, minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon Tabasco pepper sauce

Combine all ingredients, spread in oven safe dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Serve with crackers, pita chips, etc.

16  Servings

Crabmeat Cheese Spread

8 ounces cream cheese
1 -6 1/2 oz. can crab meat
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
dash everglades seasoning
dash garlic powder
1 tablespoon lemon juice
cocktail sauce

Combine softened cream cheese, drained crab meat, sorcestershire sauce, lemon juice and seasonings.  Shape into a ball on serving dish.  Make a depression in the top of the ball and pour cocktail sauce into the depression.  Serve with crackers.

12  Servings

Crab Dip

2 oz Cream Cheese, softened
4 tsp. Diced Yellow Onion
1 Tbsp. Butter, softened)
4 tsp. Finely Diced Green Pepper
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
1/4 tsp. Seasoned Salt
1/8 tsp. Paprika
1 Tbsp. Mayonnaise
1/4 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1 (6 oz.) can Crab Meat (drained) **Use fresh crab meat if you can!
Fresh Diced Green Onion, for garnish
Fresh Chopped Parsley, for garnish
*optional* dash of hot sauce for a little kick

Mix cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream and butter until smooth.  Blend in seasoned salt and paprika. Stir in yellow onions, crab meat, green pepper, and mozzarella cheese. Place in a lightly greased small shallow baking dish and place in a preheated oven at 350 degrees until mixture bubbles, about 10 – 14 minutes.
Serve dip with unsalted or very lightly salted corn chips.
Makes 3  Servings

Colby Cheese Fondue

1 pound Colby cheese, shredded (4 cups)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
pinch ground nutmeg
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons water
1 baguette, sourdough OR 1 plain baguette, cut in bite-size chunks
2 apples, such as Gala or Golden Delicious, cored and sliced
1 1/2 cups wine  , Riesling white wine or Pinot Grigio

Bring wine to a simmer in medium-sized, non-aluminum saucepan over medium heat.  Add cheese, stirring until melted; mixture will not be smooth.  Stir in garlic powder, salt, black pepper, cayenne and nutmeg.  Stir together the cornstarch and water in small bowl until smooth.  Stir into the wine-cheese mixture.  Simmer over low heat until thickened and smooth, about 2 minutes.  Serve immediately with bread chunks and apple slices for dipping; keep the fondue warm over a very low flame.

12  Servings