Delicious Dips

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Everyone loves chips and dips! And with 50 fabulous recipes to enjoy dipping and dunking, Dips & Chips has all the recipes you need. Chips and dips are always a party favourite, and Diane Morgan---the diva of dips and champion of chips - has created more than 50 recipes for your dipping and dunking pleasure. Scoop up classics with a twist like Baked Artichoke-Parmesan Dip. Grab a pita chip and dig into a bowl of warm and creamy roasted butternut squash with creme fraiche. Head south of the border for lip-buzzing salsas of pineapple and chiles or a smoky guacamole flavoured with roasted poblanos. On the sweet side, buttery bits of Toasted Pound Cake Crisps submerged into Caramel and Dark Rum Fondue will cause any guest to go weak in the knees. Simple "Dip Do-Aheads" make prep work a snap, while dip tips and easy chip-making techniques will make you forget about soup-mix dips and store-bought chips. Let the party begin with Delicious Dips!

Diane Morgan is an experienced cooking teacher and the author of several cookbooks, including Midnight Munchies, Dressed to Grill, The Thanksgiving Table, and Cooking for the Week (all from Chronicle Books). She has written for the Los Angeles Times, Fine Cooking, and Northwest Palate. She lives in Portland Oregon.

What is a dip, exactly? Liquid? Solid? Appetizer? Main course? The answer to all these questions is yes, according to this slim, stylish cookbook devoted to every possible manifestation of dip. Providing easy and satisfying recipes for lunch dips and dessert dips, seafood dips and tofu dips, this is the perfect volume for those who can't help throwing yet another Super Bowl party or housewarming. Black Bean Salsa with Cilantro and Chiles is spicy and colorful, perfect with a big bowl of nachos, while Goat Cheese, Chive, and Pistachio Spread is smooth and sophisticated, classy on a toasted baguette. Several of the dips would work well as sauces for meat, fish or veggies: Balsamic Roasted Tomato Spread with Garlic Olive Oil is delicious on eggplant, as the author suggests, and Fire-Roasted Corn and Sweet Red Pepper Salsa is a terrific accompaniment to grilled swordfish. Some of the recipes are burdened by too-cute names, like the Feta Compli, an otherwise harmless Greek-style dip, and the Salmon-Chanted Evening, a dip reminiscent of lox-flavored cream cheese. But most of the recipes are down-to-earth and useful, and the best ones Lime Mousse Dip, Chorizo Chile con Queso, and Caramel and Dark Rum Fondue were made to be eaten in heaping spoonfuls, straight from the bowl. -Publishers Weekly