Creamy Caramelized Onion Dip

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfGeKFx7EXg9tv1pWOoZYnGV3vYNVTdeDGrnIlxO7-342Lit9pAJJnFYc-Q5rNlR7l8eqiLYoktj9wvsBkhGXhM6Rl0NA2PAUqb91f_0hgVq8bQbQ8YgdIjQwu1Bp7Y9KSrLTkZXLOe4/s1600/IMG_2415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfGeKFx7EXg9tv1pWOoZYnGV3vYNVTdeDGrnIlxO7-342Lit9pAJJnFYc-Q5rNlR7l8eqiLYoktj9wvsBkhGXhM6Rl0NA2PAUqb91f_0hgVq8bQbQ8YgdIjQwu1Bp7Y9KSrLTkZXLOe4/s640/IMG_2415.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonPin" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F03%2Fcreamy-caramelized-onion-dip.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-Voiwicu5NhM%2FUUyeEEwoYCI%2FAAAAAAAARfQ%2FtMSDVC72z9o%2Fs640%2Fonion-dip.jpg&description=Creamy%20Caramelized%20Onion%20Dip"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pin_it_button.png" /></a><br /><br />I'm not sure there is anything more useful in the entertaining world than a good, go-to dip recipe.  This Creamy Caramelized Onion Dip is mine.  It is an old favorite I'm revisiting after our trip to Seaside.<br /><br />Mike and I had message treatments on one of the rain days at the Watercolor Inn's spa.  After our services we treated ourselves to lunch at the Inn.  We ordered Bloody Mary's and a Mahi Mahi sandwich, but after the bloody mary's came out and before the sandwich, they brought around their "snack of the day" that happened to be a caramelized onion dip served with amazing warm and toasty (maybe even fried...?) pita wedges.  <br /><br />When I made this dip in my catering days I would usually serve it with a vegetable platter.  Yes, crunchy vegetables are a great accompaniment to this dip, but I'll tell you, toasty pita is fantastic.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUEQQxpXKGY0gMjc8348mmzIL7bggfy1JO-IhtN4AEevOlFQJo2-E4ekiQVEZqT9ZqmMeSZG6PI4K0zYseEtt0SE7OYeKppSxNRV4HrG_cDB36cxYVqB6WGjhPhvLvl0bH1Tv2j7WNeA/s1600/onion-dip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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Creamy Caramelized Onion Dip

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Fall Squash & Goat Cheese Dip with Garlic Toasts

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgcN4U739nihNFQTAYwcaOVxvk-M-CO8-I8IJT4I-uohyphenhyphenNPR6NIpIhyphenhyphenvFt-4mJtMPTuxEE8RNEi8UaLxxeEWTQDIagUa6NR1SVymmrBsSMx4nvTzJ5N2mu148E068wYvH3XPslcFNd6i-/s1600/IMG_0652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgcN4U739nihNFQTAYwcaOVxvk-M-CO8-I8IJT4I-uohyphenhyphenNPR6NIpIhyphenhyphenvFt-4mJtMPTuxEE8RNEi8UaLxxeEWTQDIagUa6NR1SVymmrBsSMx4nvTzJ5N2mu148E068wYvH3XPslcFNd6i-/s640/IMG_0652.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jqJ3HRld_P-SYxrnpAUMF05mrBNQqSr4g5AB9LBiyaZqBUcp7jMD4TRyHHYI2uv06qxEcGtLawASTXqzf2lG-b7hAuyzYmiwGc996yfzAm1NlGLRd_3g-ncYZz7i8AAyQy5Z1Rhl-mWb/s1600/IMG_0401.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jqJ3HRld_P-SYxrnpAUMF05mrBNQqSr4g5AB9LBiyaZqBUcp7jMD4TRyHHYI2uv06qxEcGtLawASTXqzf2lG-b7hAuyzYmiwGc996yfzAm1NlGLRd_3g-ncYZz7i8AAyQy5Z1Rhl-mWb/s400/IMG_0401.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Everyone loves a good dip.  For most of us, dip recipes are at the center of our entertaining repertoires.  For the Pumpkin Harvest Fall Entertaining Workshop, I made this hot, creamy goat cheese dip that features squash... and my favorite part - a squash bowl.<br /><br />The dip is great, but the garlic toasts were really the star in my workshop.  I toast a sliced baguette them for 2 minutes under the broiler, then rub them with a raw clove of garlic.  You won't believe how good.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCfFpLj7Ofq0beUIgOVACz9pqRmfhFFGm1CcXOSp_TYIzZyC10wVd9J74CHBEhD7jwK5CCGN6pkkYF5WzMgQmCCqkCBjvnQvj8-qZdESzg7GrbayrB6vST4Uwp1ywvY-8xRAgap53yDWT/s1600/squash-dip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCfFpLj7Ofq0beUIgOVACz9pqRmfhFFGm1CcXOSp_TYIzZyC10wVd9J74CHBEhD7jwK5CCGN6pkkYF5WzMgQmCCqkCBjvnQvj8-qZdESzg7GrbayrB6vST4Uwp1ywvY-8xRAgap53yDWT/s640/squash-dip.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><i>creamy goat cheese</i><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Squash Dip</span><br />   <br />2 blocks of cream cheese, softened<br />4 ounces of goat cheese, softened<br />3 green onions, minced<br />2 cloves of garlic, minced<br />1 teaspoon of sea salt<br />1/2 teaspoon of cracked pepper<br />1 small hubbard squash<br /><br />Cut a hubbard squash in half.  Place both pieces of the squash on a baking sheet.  Roast in the oven for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.  Leave one half to use as bowl.  Scoop out 1/2 cup of flesh from the other piece of cooked squash.  Mash it with a fork.  Set aside.<br /><br />In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine cream cheese, goat cheese, green onions, garlic, sea salt, pepper and 1/2 cup of cooked, mashed squash.  Mix until combined.  Spoon mixture into the ‘bowl’ piece of the squash.  Place it on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.  <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4XygqtCcCT9jq_EiXGagWgOCWS1VWanI7vUyU93pCjCygxkr6-kCB3zrJHqfb2ntBi0Oik1KzcG-18GmgWbjQ5uiKDbitnnYVPzotWJ6qDlk7HZXJQlGVAXE2aUrNqKj54qZv9Efis1l/s1600/IMG_0654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4XygqtCcCT9jq_EiXGagWgOCWS1VWanI7vUyU93pCjCygxkr6-kCB3zrJHqfb2ntBi0Oik1KzcG-18GmgWbjQ5uiKDbitnnYVPzotWJ6qDlk7HZXJQlGVAXE2aUrNqKj54qZv9Efis1l/s640/IMG_0654.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

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Creamy Crab Rangoon Dip with Vegetables

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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSM7ilXsQMAdu1DH5JEMF6E8irTkghr8FCDl7PlfFSGPTiORhP6VRB4oKAukfSJo2JYGk-BnTSXihiEXeCZeDkInMGqlr5W1Zb6AOagaL8bCNXjhWxcrX43fNwg7PiOJmVc1NMFwACUxcJ/s640/IMG_7116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think everyone loves crab rangoon.  Except my Dad, now that I think about it.  In fact, he doesn't like cream cheese at all- can you imagine?  Anyway, I'm quite sure that everyone else in the world, or more importantly, everyone at your at your next party will love this Crab Rangoon Dip.  Yes, you could serve it with fried wontons if you really want to do it, but I like it with crisp, fresh vegetables.   </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheR-9LLGgNxouMom5GYrCQhETOs9lcLmxQKFaRVpJw0tliCZ0acOf4Vobk03NkmgkCvN7_mmmvguBL6v4kilKGj7sZUEabi9RpG5AMdv0uuzTDzrGQeT7bC2SLdNQhA0doJ5hiXU2eD26n/s1600/IMG_7118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheR-9LLGgNxouMom5GYrCQhETOs9lcLmxQKFaRVpJw0tliCZ0acOf4Vobk03NkmgkCvN7_mmmvguBL6v4kilKGj7sZUEabi9RpG5AMdv0uuzTDzrGQeT7bC2SLdNQhA0doJ5hiXU2eD26n/s320/IMG_7118.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Creamy Crab Rangoon Dip</span><i> <br />with crisp cool vegetables </i></div><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F06%2Fcreamy-crab-rangoon-dip-with-vegetables.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-ykYcITxiCks%2FT8412mI1OHI%2FAAAAAAAAKqY%2FU_qW6BOnZAY%2Fs320%2FIMG_7118.jpg&description=Creamy%20Crab%20Rangoon%20Dip%20with%20Veggies%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F06%2Fcreamy-crab-rangoon-dip-with-vegetables.html"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br />2 small (4 oz.) cans of crab meat<br />16 oz. cream cheese, softened<br />1/2 cup sour cream<br />8 green onions, chopped<br />1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce<br />1 clove of garlic, minced<br />chives (or green onions) for garnish <br /><br />serve with : <br />carrots<br />cucumbers<br />celery <br />pita chips<br />fried wontons<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In a mixer, combine soften cream cheese with sour cream, green onions, worcestershire and garlic.  Mix until combined.  Drain the crab from the excess liquid in the can.  Add the crab meat and stir it into the mixture.  Place in an oven proof bowl.  Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.  Serve warm, at room temperature or cold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik49WKIPVTUVZvutt_TyP16zuMG24nb-4qFRtbBpKNF49-Lt_JYavzN19pAz137IG7Gj698J-zh4QBHspUp6ioflNrWJvTzsDvLgWTTKAg2TU55y6w8a62-mByJe5lHDXJJF9ToAnFIMXo/s640/IMG_7147.JPG" width="640" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Creamy Crab Rangoon Dip with Vegetables

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