Monday, December 29, 2008

Chips & Grandpa's Dunk

We had dinner last night at my cousins since both her parents & mine are here visiting in Minnesota from points south (& much warmer they keep reminding us). It was a real treat because we got to have the traditional family dinner that was always made by our Grandpa Kroll, Spareribs & Sauerkraut. More about that later in the week, this post is about what came before dinner.
Chips & Grandpa's Dunk
Appetizers before dinner included chips with my Grandpa's Dunk. Apparently our family doesn't dip chips, they dunk them. This is a pretty simple dip (or dunk)but the flavors are so good it'll get eaten up right away. Make some for while watching the game on New Year's & you'll see what I mean.
Family Cookbook
This recipe comes from our family cookbook which was complied by my Aunt Jan. I think I'll skip the Lutefisk though...

Grandpa Kroll's Dunk
Update 2010 based on how my cousin Jenny has adapted it to be lighter & fluffier

3 cloves garlic
3 oz blue cheese
6 oz cream cheese
half & half

Put the garlic through a garlic press. Stir together with the blue cheese & cream cheese. Beat adding in half & half until fluffy. (This can take up to 30 minutes on low with a Kitchen Aid) Serve with plain potato chips.
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 29, 2008 at 1:08 PM

    Kat, this sounds super tasty. I will be trying it out on our friends for New Years. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Stacey SnacksDecember 29, 2008 at 1:48 PM

    what a bunch of foodies!
    your family has its own cookbook?
    WOW!

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  3. SharonDecember 29, 2008 at 11:00 PM

    Easy party dips are always welcome! When I first saw your post, I thought it said Grandpa's Drunk!

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  4. AnonymousDecember 30, 2008 at 9:09 AM

    I thought your title read "Grandpa's Drunk." I need to get some sleep.

    Wow.. I wish we had a family cookbook. Recreating stuff without a recipe is tough :)

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  5. graceDecember 30, 2008 at 1:26 PM

    it's kinda funny that everyone now thinks that your grandpa's a sot. :)
    great little treat--easy, cheesy, awesome. :)

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  6. DeborahDecember 30, 2008 at 4:20 PM

    I'm a huge chips and dip fan, and I could go for some of this!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    We attempted to make this for New Years Eve. I was unable to make it fluffy (even with the Kitchenaid) and ended up adding sour cream to the mix to lighten it up -- otherwise it was very very thick and never "fluffed". In fact, my wife said it was like concrete heh.

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  8. katJanuary 3, 2009 at 10:46 AM

    Bill - I wonder why. We had it the night before & it was pretty light.

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  9. Alicia FoodycatJanuary 7, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    Yum - blue cheese and garlic? How could it get better?

    Does it matter what kind of cream cheese or blue cheese you use?

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  10. katJanuary 7, 2009 at 1:22 PM

    Foodcat - I don't think so but perhaps try whipped cream cheese to make it lighter

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