Stop everything and make this sweet onion dip recipe. Though the recipe is our creation, we can’t take credit for the nickname. It belongs to a little gathering of friends always labels it as “crack dip”. So when it came time to sharing it again in our cookbook, Bountiful, we lovingly added the new name to the final draft. Thankfully, our Abrams editor was open-minded enough to let us coin this term in print because the nickname really is fitting. And delicious.
Our crack-dip is easy for even the newest cooks to make and for you over-achievers, this dip will still make you look good, like you slaved over the stove for hours. Be prepared for the applause that follows when everyone has a few bites.
Friends Jacques & Hasty Torres came to celebrate & they “thumbs-up” the book. iphone Photo credit: Dervla Kelly
This sweet onion dip is a mish-mash of many things devilish, fattening and wonderful. Once in a while, you have to indulge and spoil yourself rotten with something warm, cheesy and comforting. You deserve it. We all deserve it and without these little moments of cheesy-joy, eating and cooking wouldn’t be half as fun or adventurous. And when all is said and done, you can fun a few miles around the track, sweat off a few pounds and start all over again.
Because this dip is so special to us, we wanted to make it in huge batches for our Bountiful cookbook signing with wonderful KitchenAid last week in the beautiful New York City, The Daily Meal kitchen that’s outfitted with KitchenAid appliances.
We taught how to roll the perfect spring roll. No floppies or burrito-sized here. iphone Photo credit: Dervla Kelly
iphone view of the whole party eating together. It was so great to finally meet so many of our editors & NYC colleagues
The incredible folks on the KitchenAid team was led tirelessly by the amazing Rachel Barbarotta. Partnered with the awesome kitchen at The Daily Meal, we were able to have a beautiful New York City venue to hold a little dinner for our fellow editors, colleagues and handful of bloggers. At the dinner, we shared all made spring rolls together, poured proseco thanks to Mionetto and ate crack-dip till we dropped.
thanks to the amazing beauties who ran the show like pro’s : Rachel, Jill and Katie-Lee (love you!)
iphone Photo credit: Dervla Kelly
We arrived at The Daily Meal kitchen with two suitcases full of groceries. In fact, these New York City locals kinda giggled at us for rolling up two full-sized suit cases to the fourth floor kitchen. How else are two tourists supposed to bring up about 3 shopping carts full of groceries to feed a party of 40? Indeed, it was the most efficient way to arrive, ready to cook, with about 100 pounds of groceries. You New York City locals should try it!
After about three hours of prepping vegetables and fillings in the incredible KitchenAid equipped kitchen (the KitchenAid ice maker is to-die-for), we were ready to feed 40 guests. And no White On Rice Couple party is ever complete without cocktails. So Todd made a few pitchers of our pomegranate grapefruit gin cocktail. Done. This Bountiful dinner was already ready.
apparently we said something funny . They were laughing at us. ooops. bloopers. iphone Photo credit: Dervla Kelly
Rachel and her team made sure everyone had beverages and crack-dip topped off. We made sure everyone rolled perfectly tight and plump spring rolls. Everyone seemed to behave and best of all, their rolls like amazing. The guests are now ready to pass on these spring rolling skills at their next dinner party. Some even might open up their own spring roll restaurant. Their skills are that crazy good.
Thanks to everyone at KitchenAid and The Daily Meal for hosting our Bountiful dinner! We’re so grateful for your support.
And to the rest of you, enjoy the sweet onion crack-dip! Warning— it’s addicting.
love,
diane and todd
some of the good-eaters before the feast iphone Photo credit: Deb Puchalla
our cookbook editor at Abrams and photographer of the evening… Dervla!
Jacques and Hasty Torres zoom off in their motorcyle and Bountiful.
Where to buy Bountiful online? Here’s also a list of some great independent bookstores in your area. Please support them! For most of the independent bookstores, our book is available to order online was well as at the store and many have signed copies available.
Amazon
Indiebound
Book Larder, Seattle
Book Soup and Vromans, Los Angeles
Kings English, Salt Lake City, Utah
Powells Books, Portland, Oregon
Barnes and Nobles
This recipe is from our cookbook, Bountiful. This dip was dubbed "crack dip" by friends who were over for an evening feast due to it's addictive nature. The name stuck and we've been calling that ever since. We've traditionally have served the dip with crackers or charred sliced of bread, however, with several friends needing gluten-free options, we've started serving it with crunchy vegetables such as radishes, jicama, celery, and carrots instead. We actually like the way the veggies help balance the richness of the dip better than that of the crackers or bread. It is also great to serve with heirloom tomatoes in the summertime. Amazingly good pairing. We'll also often make big batches, and then just dish out the un-baked dip into baking containers and then bake it whenever we need to serve it over a week or two span.
1 (8-ounce / 225-g) package cream cheese (at room temperature)1 cup (240ml) mayonnaise (preferably Best Foods brand)1 cup (100g) freshly grated Parmesean1 cup (160g) diced sweet onion1 tablespoon freshly cracked black pepperPreheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, Parmesan, onion, and black pepper and until everything is thoroughly combined.Pour the mixture into a 6-inch (15-cm) baking dish or any oven-safe dish. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, so all the ingredients meld together. When the top crust is brown and almost burnt-looking, the dip is ready. The darker brown the crust becomes, the better the flavors are.Serve with your favorite crusty bread, crackers, slices of tomatoes, or crunchy vegetables such as radishes, jicama, carrots, and celery.
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