Making a Dip For My Saturday Party: Tips & Advice

[ChefPaulaB]

I am planning on making this for a party that I'm having Saturday evening... I've never made it before, so I'm winging it... I want to double it, can I put it in the Deep Dish Baker for doubling? Any other tips for this dip? I bought some little mini pepperonis that I thought I put on it too... any thoughts on that?

 

[chefann]

You can use the DDB for doubling - I've made it that way for shows. Pepperoni is good on it, as are mushrooms, peppers, onions, olives. Well, pretty much anything you can put on pizza.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

You can use the DDB for doubling - I've made it that way for shows. Pepperoni is good on it, as are mushrooms, peppers, onions, olives. Well, pretty much anything you can put on pizza.

Yeah - what Ann said.

 

[LeslieSGI]

Yes, you can do that. RE: pepperoni -- watch out that you don't let it make the dip "greasy". It rocks.​

 

[babywings76]

It's better with fresh parmesan as opposed to the kind in a shaker can. I had a host buy the kind that was "fresh" and in a jar in the refrigerated section and it tasted tons better than when I made it another day with the shaker can kind.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

It's better with fresh parmesan as opposed to the kind in a shaker can. I had a host buy the kind that was "fresh" and in a jar in the refrigerated section and it tasted tons better than when I made it another day with the shaker can kind.

I can't believe that you just admitted on this site that you used Canned "Parmesan Cheese Food".....:yuck::yuck:

 

[babywings76]

I know, I know...holding my head down in shame...

 

[Teresa Lynn]

I serve it with tortilla chips instead of bread slices

 

[chefann]

It's also good with breadsticks - the crunchy kind with sesame seeds all over them. Or celery sticks, even.If you're using pepperoni and want to reduce the grease, heat the pepperoni up in the microwave on a paper towel. Not long, just to warm them up and get the fat liquid. It'll come out into the paper towel - like cooking bacon.

 

[ChefPaulaB]

I have 4 cheese Focacia Sticks and Sea Salt Bagel Crisps and the Sesame Seed Breadsticks. Thanks for the tip on the pepperoni. I'm serving this along with a ton of other stuff for An Evening in Tuscany surprise b-day party for my sister this weekend, so I'm all about keeping things simple... that's why I opted not to make the bread for the dip and use the store bought stuff. I want it to be good, but easy and not too much for me to make from scratch. Thanks for all the tips! Love this site!