Entertaining/Party Food (inc Dips)

Hummous (sp?)

1 can chick peas
1 clove garlic
1 twist of lemon (or 1-2 tbsp)
1 tsp cumin
2 tbsp olive oil
salt to taste

Stick it all in a bowl and use a hand held blender or puree it all somehow. If its too try add water ;)

Or my guacomole

1-2 ripe avocados
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp chilli
1 tsp coriander or 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
salt & pepper

Mix well yum!
Or when I lived in mexico we did the same thing but made it really chuncky with 2-3 avocados & 1 red onion chopped finely and 1 tomato chopped.

ok what about tuna dip? Get a tub of philli and a tin of tuna with flavourings (salsa, onion, curry etc etc)

add some spring onions and blend.....yummo :)

basically you can make any type of dip. Start with some philli and add different things. Then you will find the one that tastes best :)

How about I go out on a limb & suggest something a little different, although it's not Zane friendly ;)

Mix together sour cream, brown sugar & Baileys, just add however much of each until it works out nice LOL!! It is soooooo good.

Also, vegemite dip is pretty good - vegemite & sour cream mixed together.

Lol Ryn .....love ur thinking!!!!!!!!
And that spicy Avocado dip looks delish...yummo :)

This is a great layered dip to go with corn chips.
Start with a small layer of 4 bean mix that has been drained really well (or mexe-beans or any other bean you like). Then tip some salsa (from a bottle over it) then a layer of really basic avocado dip (mush up lemon juice, cream, ripe avocado, chilli powder & salt to taste and an optional teeny weeny clove of crushed garlic), then a layer of sour cream and sprinkle some grated cheese over the top. Make sure the layers are all really thin or it ends up too thick - for some reason if you mix it all together it doesn't taste half as nice as it does layered.

Baba Ghannouj or Mtabbal Bathinjan (eggplant dip)
* 1 large round eggplant (aubergine)
* 2 or 3 cloves of garlic
* 60 milliliters (4 tbs.) tahina
* 60 milliliters (4 tbs.) lemon juice
* salt, red pepper
* olive oil
* chopped parsley

Cook the eggplant in a hot oven or on a fork over the flame of a gas stove or on BBQ. When it is well cooked through and the skin is blackened, douse with cold water, peel, and chop into small pieces.
Mash two or three cloves of garlic to a paste with about the same volume of salt. Add eggplant, mash to a smooth consistency and blend the tahineh and lemon juice. Serve in a bowl with little olive oil on top and garnish chopped parsley and a dusting of red pepper.

To get that yummy smoky flavour its best to BBQ it. Poke a hole in the skin so it doesn't pop everywhere.

Ah Dachlostar! Thats one I always make for parties, well close to it, its called the 7-layer dip.

1st layer = refried beans
2nd layer = mix 1/2 packet taco seasoning with sour cream.
3rd layer = guacomole
4th layer = salsa
5th layer = lettuce chopped thin & fine
6th layer = cheese
7th layer = tomatoes & sliced black olives

Our 7-layer Mexican Dip :)

Mel.....I made these for Charlie's birthday......right off the side of the RiceBubble box:

Chocolate Crackles

4 cups of Rice Bubbles
1.5 cups icing sugar
1 cup dessicated coconut
3 tablespoons cocoa
250 block of Cohpa

~ In a large bowl, mix rice bubbles, icing sugar, coconut and cocoa
~ Melt the Copha over a low heat in a saucepan
~ Pour the Copha over the dry ingrdients and mix well
~ Spoon into paper cases and refridgerate until firm

The recipe says it makes 24, so if you are going "mini" it would make stacks more........

I am contemplating having a dip dinner over here....;) just 7-layer dip

Well I have a spinich one too but its a little different to the one Genuinesqueek posted,

I love love love this one it is just so moreish and I am telling you once you start you cant stop even if your not a huge spinach fan LOL

Combine equal amounts of:
S&W whole egg mayonnaise ( has to be S&W or its not quite the same )
Light sour cream

Add to taste:
Spring onion soup mix ( I think this is actually called french onion soup mix as I have yet to find a spring onion soup mix )
(start with only a small tspn & add gradually as can overpower dip really quickly allow dip to sit in fridge for a little while before adding more as it often gets stronger in flavour the longer its left)

Add:
1 can finely sliced water chestnuts
I pkt cooked (drain really well of water once cooked) & cooled frozen spinach

I highly recomend this one cant rave about it enough and now I am wanting to go to the shop to make it LOL *drool drool *

Enjoy

and OMG how yummo do some of these sound I am deffinately going ot be the dip queen at the next party I go to hehehehehe

*bump*

MG are you having a baby shower? I wanna come :D

Not at this stage Danni. I don't really have time to organise one with exams next month, a heap of Uni work to get done and am anticipating a heavy fire season - and I intend to still turn out as much as possible!

One thing I love is a really yummy dip that goes with fruit.
I'm not sure if you can still get it but there used to be a flavour yoghurt called "Honey Buzz". Either way, a yoghurt that's got a honey kind of flavour would do.
You melt down a toblarone bar (just until it's runny- on really low heat so you don't burn it) then stir it through the yoghurt.
Makes a lovely dip to go with a fruit platter. Kids and grown-ups love it!

Oh and another really easy dip: sour cream with a couple of tablespoons of corn relish... yum!

Deb - that honey one sounds great! I'm going to go looking for it today - DH would LOVE it!

MG :)

Oh it's devine, MG... only I haven't made it in a few years so I have no idea if the yoghurt is still available. You used to be able to get it in those big tubs?? Either way... a honey or honeycomb flavoured yoghurt would work. Maybe even caramel flavoured yoghurt (if it exists??).
Great with sticks of melon, bananas, apples... all fruit really!

There is a king Island Dairy youghurt with honey and cinnamon and it is divine! MIL got me onto it. It comes in a larger than normal size tub too.

Fletch Here's my Guacamole recipe...

Mash a ripened Avocado or 2
1 red onion chopped finely
a squeeze of lemon
a dash of tabasco sauce (to your liking)
1 table spoon or sdo of Sour cream
1 table spoon of Kraft Mayo
some salt & pepper all mashed in to together!!!

I sometimes add chopped tomatoes too, or chilli paste etyc... depends how I feel!

OOOH Sherie, King Island also have a choc one, it's delicious dipping strawbewrries into it!!! MMMM YUMMY!

I so feel like dips & bickies now!!!