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Creamy crab & artichoke dip

At parties this is the first thing to disappear. Simply delicious! 



Ingredients

1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese, room temp.
1 8oz. pkg. crab meat (imitation works great for this)
1 cup mayo
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1 13-14 oz. can articoke hearts, drained & chopped
3/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 375f
In a bowl, mix room temp. cream cheese and mayo until smooth
Stir in remaining ingredients and place in glass pie plate.
Bake uncovered for 15-18min. or until lightly browned on top.
Serve with crackers.
Warning: people have been known to eat it with nothing but a fork, so keep an eye on it…

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SpiceGuy on December 20th 2006 in Recipes, Seafood, Snacks

Hummus



1 (19 ounce) can garbanzo beans, half the liquid reserved
4 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons tahini
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil

Pour garbanzo beans and half of the liquid into blender. Place lemon juice, tahini, chopped garlic and salt in blender. Blend until creamy and well mixed. Transfer the mixture to a medium serving bowl. Sprinkle with pepper and pour olive oil over the top. Excellent with pita bread and beer.

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SpiceGuy on December 27th 2004 in Recipes, Snacks

Creamy crab and artichoke dip



1 pkg[8oz] crab meat
1pkg[8oz] cream cheese/room temp.
1cup mayonaise
1/3cup chopped onion
1can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
3/4cup shredded parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 375F

In a bowl, blend cream cheese and mayo until smooth.
Stir in remaining ingredients and put into a glass pie plate.
Bake uncovered until heated through and lightly browned on top.(15-18min)
Serve with crackers.

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SpiceGuy on March 13th 2004 in Recipes, Snacks