Best Ever Veggie Dip

1 cup mayonnaise

1 cup cottage cheese

1 envelope Hidden Valley Original Ranch Dressing mix

Mix ingredients together. Refrigerate an hour or so to allow flavors to marry. Serve with cut vegetables.

California Strawberry Dip

1 7-oz jar marshmallow cream

1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened

2 large fresh strawberries, mashed, with juice

Mix ingredients together and serve as a dip for fresh strawberries, or as a filling for stuffed strawberries.

Fruit Dip

1 8-oz cream cheese, softened

1 7-oz jar marshmallow cream

Grated rind of one orange

Mix together and serve with fruit chunks.

Especially good with fresh coconut chunks!

Folded Velveeta Dip

1 lb. Velveeta cheese loaf (room temperature)

1 8-oz cream cheese, softened

4 oz. diced pimentos

4 oz. chopped olives

4 oz. diced green chilies

Roll cheese out into a rectangle between two sheets of waxed paper.

Remove top layer of waxed paper and spread softened cream cheese on top of Velveeta.

Mix together other ingredients and drain well.

Sprinkle these over the cream cheese layer.

Fold one short end of layers in to the middle, then fold other end over that.

(You are folding the dip in thirds - the waxed paper will help.)

Invert a serving plate on top of the dip, then flip over so the seam side is down and you can remove the paper.

Trim ragged ends.

Serve with sesame melba toasts, or a sesame cracker such as AkMak.

Hot Artichoke Dip

2 small cans chopped green chilies

2 small bottles marinated artichoke hearts, drained

2 cups mayonnaise

2 cups shredded parmesan cheese (not Kraft grated)

Mix and bake in shallow dish at 350 for 1/2 hour.

Serve with corn or pita chips.