A sweet, creamy cream cheese chip dip that you won’t find in the store, there’s nothing out there like it. You could go with ranch or sour cream & onion, but those are so predictable and boring.

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Schwager Dip

A classic cream cheese chip dip or pretzel dip.

Course Dip, Sauce, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 16

Calories 109kcal

Cost $5

Ingredients

• 16 oz cream cheese
• 1 c milk
• 1 dash sugar
• 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
• 1 T ketchup
• 1 t diced onion

Instructions

• Using room temperature cream cheese, beat on low, gradually adding milk until it no longer sticks to the beaters. You may need to add a little extra milk.
• Add remaining ingredients, a little at a time until color is pink and taste is satisfactory. You may need to add a little extra ketchup or Worchestershire sauce, according to your taste.

Notes

% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.2g	13%
Saturated Fat 6.4g	32%
Cholesterol 32mg	11%
Sodium 105mg	5%
Total Carbohydrate 2.1g	1%
Dietary Fiber 0g	0%
Total Sugars 1.3g
Protein 2.7g
Vitamin D 0mcg	0%
Calcium 41mg	3%
Iron 0mg	2%
Potassium 47mg	1%

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I love tomatoes. I love fresh tomato salsa.

I love tomato sandwiches. My mother hates tomatoes. Isn’t that weird? So, if she never really ate them, how did I fall in love with this plump, juicy fruit? We didn’t have a garden, but when I went to my friends house, she invited me to pick a tomato and bite right into it. You know what I’m talking about.

It’s funny how at some Mexican restaurants, they will call it “chunky salsa”, or “medium salsa”, when we all know it’s “Pico”! Pico de gallo is fresh tomato salsa (vs. a traditional, mild, blended salsa, or a chile-based salsa).

The rules are simple:

1. chop some tomatoes and onions into bite-size pieces (so you can get as many pieces on your tortilla chip as possible)
2. dice some jalapenos or Serrano peppers
3. obliterate some cilantro leaves
4. squeeze a lime into the mix
5. top with salt
6. mix
7. taste-test

Alterations

For less hotness, you should seed the peppers first, and cut them into larger pieces, so you can see them and maneuver your chip around them, if you’re afraid.

If they don’t scare you, leave the seeds in and dice them really small, so the hot juices blend more into your salsa bowl. Or, use Serrano peppers instead of jalapeno. Serrano peppers rank between 5,000 – 15,000 Scoville units, whereas the mild jalapeno ranks between 2 – 5K.

Some say leave the tomato seeds in, some say to seed the tomatoes. I think it depends on the season of the tomato: if they’re fresh and firm, you can seed the tomatoes, or just seed half of them to reduce the tomato juice that pools at the bottom of your salsa bowl. If they’re extra ripe and juicy, you might opt to leave much of that juice out. You don’t want a sloppy, sloshy salsa, you want it crisp, chunky and fresh.

First, I learned from Ree Drummond, and while I can no longer find her pico de gallo post, I think that her friend seeded the tomatoes but didn’t seed the jalapenos.

But then, my lovely friend bought me the book “Eat Mexico” for my birthday, and I felt empowered – no more trying to copycat the Mexican restaurant when I have an excellent and accurate source for “authentic” Mexican cuisine.

Try this on Taco night with my taco seasoning, or use any leftovers (as if) in a Southwest Veggie Wrap.

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Pico De Gallo (Fresh Tomato Salsa)

Authentic Mexican Salsa

Course Appetizer, Sauce, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 4 cups

Calories 28kcal

Cost $8

Ingredients

• 2 lbs roma tomatoes diced
• ½ white onion coarsely chopped
• 10 stems cilantro chopped
• 3 jalapenos or serrano peppers cut into half-moons, with seeds
• ½ lime juice
• salt to taste

Instructions

• Put tomatoes, onion, cilantro and chiles in a bowl.
• Squeeze the juice from ½ a lime into the bowl and mix well. Season with salt to taste.

Notes

% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.3g	0%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 26mg	1%
Total Carbohydrate 6.2g	2%
Dietary Fiber 1.9g	7%
Total Sugars 3.8g
Protein 1.3g
Vitamin D 0mcg	0%
Calcium 16mg	1%
Iron 0mg	2%
Potassium 318mg	7%

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I absolutely love Wendy’s Honey Mustard Sauce – but, wait! There’s two different Honey Mustard Sauces! There’s the one that goes on the grilled chicken sandwich and then the one that your dip your nuggets into. Both are very different – the sandwich sauce is very smooth, with a slightly more Dijon flavor (it was also thick and sticky, so clearly heavy on the honey), and the dipping sauce is a bit on the spicy side (in terms of flavor, rather than heat).

This recipe is a bit of both – a crossover/mashup, if you will. It has that smooth sweetness, as well as a bit more flavor than the sandwich sauce.

Paired with my Not-So-Spicy Buffalo Wings, the sweet spicy goodness comes home to Janet’s (not Wendy’s).

This makes a great side dish or appetizer for a Game of Thrones themed party, with my “Chicken Littlefingers”.

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Honey Mustard Sauce

Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce (or Sandwich Sauce)

Course Dip, Sauce

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Calories 98kcal

Cost $2

Ingredients

• ¼ c Hellmann's Olive Oil Mayonnaise Dressing
• 2 T Yellow mustard, prepared (French's)
• 2 T organic Dijon mustard
• 3 T Honey
• ½ t Lemon juice
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste

Instructions

• Combine ingredients and refrigerate (overnight is best).

Notes

% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.3g	6%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 364mg	16%
Total Carbohydrate 15.4g	6%
Dietary Fiber 0.3g	1%
Total Sugars 13g
Protein 0.4g
Vitamin D 0mcg	0%
Calcium 6mg	0%
Iron 0mg	1%
Potassium 20mg	0%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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