By Susan K. Bollin
More than 150 Delectable Dip Recipes for Chips, Crackers, Veggies and Fruits.
As lifestyles have become busier, dips have become popular mainstay of eating customs. Previously considered a prelude to meals or a cocktail party standard, dips now are an important part of daily eating habits.
Most dips are easy to prepare and require only a few ingredients. They can usually be made in advance and many recipes can be frozen for on demand eating. There are few more enjoyable foods that are as versatile and easy to prepare as dips. Chips have also become a traditional food. Their popularity has soared in recent years and the diversity in types of chips is unlimited.
Today's markets offer an endless variety of chips from which to choose. They come in shapes, sizes and flavors undreamed of until recently. There are corn tortilla chips, flour tortilla chips, potato chips, bread chips, bagel chips and even vegetable chips. However, for the purpose of this book, tortilla chips will be the focus of attention.
Tortilla basically are made in two ways--corn and flour. There are many variations of these, such as blue corn and wheat flour. Tortillas are fun and easy to make at home where the assortment of spices to add to them makes experimenting a new taste treat.
The tortilla--the national, basic bread of Mexico--can be shaped in many ways: flat, rolled, basketlike or folded. It can be baked, fried, toasted or microwaved. All of the ingredients and few shortcuts, are available in today's markets. The uses and varieties of tortillas know no limits, so experiment and have fun!
Dip Into These!
*Guacamole, *Baked Artichoke, *Bean and Bacon, *Black-eyed Pea, *Broccoli Cheese, *Cheesy Pecan, *Chili con Queso, *Chinese Crab, *Bourbon Cheese, *Corned Beef, *Smoked Swordfish, *Curried Egg, *Deviled Egg, *White Asparagus, *Eggplant, *Jalapeno, *Honey Ham, *Aloha Pineapple, *Nogales Cheese, *Ranch Salsa, *Red Anchovy, *Red Spinach, *Red Pepper, *Smoky Salmon, *Super Veggie, *Sweet Dessert, *Sweet Tuna, *Tequila Shrimp, *Tutti-Frutti, *Velvety Fondue, *Watercress, *Hot Chile Cheese, *Yogurt Cucumber, *Hamburger Cheese, *and many more!
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