French Onion Dip

Tomorrow is the Super Bowl, and whether you’re watching it to root for one of the teams, to see the commercials, or to swoon over Justin Timberlake, or all of the above, the one non-negotiable is there must be an abundance of game day food. To me, the king of party food is dip. We have never had a party at our house that hasn’t included salsa or queso or guacamole or the French onion dip I’m sharing today.

French onion dip may be the most versatile of the chip dip category. It goes perfectly with potato chips, pita chips, veggie sticks, tortilla or corn chips. I love this dip for it’s make-ahead-ability. Makeaheadability? Make aheadability? Make ahead ability? Whatever. It can be made a day or two ahead of time and stashed in the fridge until party time. You can even caramelize the onions weeks ahead of time and stash them in the freezer until you’re ready to make the dip.

French onion dip

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My Go-To Guacamole

Grilled Chicken with guacamole and esquites

The next couple of days, I am sharing three recipes I made one night for a dinner that was ready in less than 30 minutes (not counting marinading time and time to get the grill going). They are all recipes that you could easily use to celebrate Cinco de Mayo tomorrow and are pretty easy to scale up or down depending on how many people you’re serving. The first recipe in this miniseries, and the one I make the most often, is my go-to guacamole recipe. 

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