Chapter 1:

Appetizers, Dips, and Beverages

This chapter features a variety of dishes for entertaining delightfully--Everything from dips with a Southwestern accent to appetizers with an exotic flare. A visually stunning dish, Chinese Marbleized Eggs are simple to create and hard to resist. Hard-cooked eggs with a beautifully marbled finish, this dish is sure to add a touch of elegance to your next get-together.

Appetizers:

• Appetizer Crab Ring
• Bagel Pizzas
• Basic Hard-Cooked Eggs
• Cheese Log
• Cheese Toast
• Cheese Straws
• Chicken Bites
• Chinese Marbleized Eggs
• Chinese Shrimp Toast
• Classic Shrimp Cocktail
• Deviled Eggs
• Devilishly Good Deviled Ham
• Easy Nachos
• Fried Won-Tons
• Guadalajara Shrimp Cocktail
• Mushroom Pate
• Potato-Bacon Pizza
• Tortilla Chips

Dips:

• Bacon-Cheese-Onion Dip
• Creamy Shrimp Dip
• Cucumber Dill Dip
• Green Chili Dip
• Guacamole Dip
• New Mexico Layer Dip
• Picante Sauce
• Pico de Gallo
• Quick Chili con Queso
• Southwestern Cactus Dip
• Super-Duper Bean Dip
• Surprising Spinach Dip
• Tex-Mex Green Sauce

Beverages:

• Basic Coffee
• Cotillion Cream Punch
• Freshly Brewed Iced Tea
• Hot Buttered Rum
• Instant Hot Chocolate Mix
• Low Calorie Fruit "Shake"
• Milk Shakes
• Old-Fashioned Lemonade

• Space to Add Your Favorite Appetizers, Dips, and Beverages

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Here's a Sample Recipe from the Appetizers, Dips, and Beverages Chapter; Enjoy!

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Bacon-Cheese-Onion Dip

(From The American Gourmet Collection Cookbook)

1 5-ounce jar Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread
2 slices Bacon, crisply fried and crumbled
1/2 cup Sour Cream
2 tablespoons dried Minced Onion
1/8 teaspoon Chili Powder

1. In a small bowl, blend all ingredients together.

2. Chill thoroughly, store in refrigerator. Blend in a little milk immediately before serving to "lighten" the dip.

Yield: About 1-1/2 cups.