In medium bowl, stir cream cheese until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover; refrigerate until serving time, at least 2 hours. Garnish with red pepper rings. Serve with fresh vegetables or crackers for dipping.

Cook onion in butter till limp. Drain shrimp; place in a bowl with enough water to cover with 3 ice cubes and the lemon juice. Let sit 5 minutes; discard ice cubes and drain well. Mash up shrimp. Cut cream cheese into hunks; blend in pan with butter and onions. Stir in crushed shrimp, horseradish, […]

combine all in bowl and mix thoroughly. Regrigerate for 24 hours. Sprinkle with paprika and serve.

Combine all ingredients together in a pot. Mix well. Cook for 20 minutes on medium heat. Lower heat and cook an additional 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Best served in a chafing dish with crackers.

-BLACK BEAN DIP- 2 c Cooked black beans (from -above) 1 Jalapeno chile; minced 1 sm Chopped onion 1 tb Fresh chopped garlic 1 c Sour cream (or use yogurt) 1 ts Cumin Salt and pepper to taste First prepare the black beans: Put all ingredients in a suitable pot. Bring to boil, then reduce […]

Stir all ingredients until well mixed. Cover; chill. Serve with fruit. Makes 1 cup.

Heat oil in a skillet. Add garlic, onion, green chili and chili powder and cook gently 4 minutes. Drain kidney beans, reserving juice. Reserve 3 tablespoons beans; process remainder in a blender or food processor to a puree. Add to onion mixture and stir in 2 tablespoons of reserved bean liquid; mix well. Stir in […]

Beat together cream cheese, sour cream, oregano and garlic powder. Spread in a 9 or 10″ pie plate. Spread pizza sauce over cheese mix. Sprinkle with pepperoni and green onions. Bake at 350~ for 10 minutes. Top with Mozarella Cheese. Bake for 5 more minutes. Serve warm.

Drain tomatoes, save liquid. Mix all ingredients together, adding liquid from tomatoes as needed to get right consistency.

Place chick peas, tahina, lemon juice, garlic, salt and cumin in food processor. Mix until smooth. Refrigerate. Just before serving sprinkle chopped parsley on top.