Process cottage cheese, beans and seasoning mix in blender or food processor until fairly smooth. Serve with dippers.

Halve avocados lengthwise; remove pits and peel. Mash avacado in bowel with potato masher. Add onion, chili pepper, vinegar and salt; mix well. Place in plastic freezer container and cover lightly and freeze. To serve, let thaw; finely chop tomato; stir into avacado mixture. Serve with raw vegetables, cooked shrimp or chips. Note: excellent fresh […]

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl with a wire whisk or beater, till smooth. Put into a small non-metal container and refrigerate overnight. Stir before serving.

Place peanuts in wok that has been preheated with oil to medium-high. Make sure there is enough oil in wok to cover peanuts. Stir peanuts constantly, being careful not to burn them. As peanuts begin to brown slightly, lower heat to simmer, continuing to stir, and cook until light golden brown. Drain peanuts well in […]

Combine the catsup, horseradish and hot sauce. Remove any remaining filament from the crabmeat. Add the crabmeat to the catsup mixture and continue to blend. Add all other ingredients and blend till smooth. Serve at room temperature. Makes about 2 1/2 cups of dip. SUGGESTED DIPPERS: Salty Potato Chips, Potato Skins, Green Bell Peppers, Turnips

Thaw spinach. Squeeze water from spinach and set aside. Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Chop onion. Add spinach and onion and saute until onion is translucent, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Add crabmeat and Parmesan, stirring well to blend. Transfer spinach mixture to 1-qt casserole and bake 15-20 […]

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. 2. Mix popcorn and nuts together in a very big bowl. Warm honey and butter together over low heat until the butter is melted. Pour the honey-butter mixture over the popcorn-nut mixture. Toss to mix well. 3. Spread mixture in a large baking pan and bake for 20 minutes. […]

Roast the chilis over a gas flame or under a broiler. Steam 10 minutes in a paper bag to loosen skins, then peel them and remove stems. Discard seeds and veins IF you want mild chili. Chop chilis coarsely. Husk the tomatillos and parboil for 3 minutes. Then seed and chop them. Mix together all […]

Stir all ingredients until well mixed. Cover; chill. Makes 3 cups

Spread popcorn in jelly-roll pan. In small bowl, combine remaining ingredients, except spray. Spray popcorn for 7-8 seconds with cooking spray. Immediatley sprinkle with cheese-herb mixture. Toss to combine. Store in tightly covered container.