Here are just a few of my gazillion favorite recipes! All are pepared ahead and heated at last minute. CLAMS CASINO Posted by tobygirl (My Page) on Sun, Dec 23, 07 at 6:31 Here's a very good one, which I have made many times. 2 cans minced claims with their liquid 2 Tbls. lemon juice 1 small onion chopped 2 cloves garlic minced 2 Tbls. fresh parsley chopped or 1 tsp. dried 1/4 c. butter 1/2 tsp. oregano 3/4 c. seasoned bread crumbs 2 drops hot sauce or to taste 1/2 c. cheddar or parmesan cheese grated Paprika Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Simmer clams with their liquid and lemon juice in a covered saucepan for 5 minutes. Set aside. Saute onion, garlic and parsley in butter for about 5 minutes; then add the oregano, bread crumbs, hot sauce and clams/lemon juice mixture. Spoon into a greased pie plate and bake for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with the grated cheese and paprika and return to oven just until cheese melts. Serve warm with crackers. Robust Onion Cheese Toast (posted by Caliloo) 1 cup mayonnaise 1 package cream cheese, softened 4 oz blue cheese, crumbled 2 Tablespoons chopped parsley 2 tablespoons minced onion ½ teaspoon minced garlic ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce ½ teaspoon white pepper 1 loaf sliced cocktail rye bread Combine mayo, cream cheese, blue cheese, parsley, onion, garlic, pepper sauce and white pepper. Cover and chill for 2 hours to let flavors blend. Can be made up to 2 days in advance. Spread 2 teaspoons mixture on each slice of bread and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Cover with plastic and chill until ready to serve. To Serve: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Uncover baking sheet and bake 10 15 minutes until toasts are puffy and slightly brown. Dlynn's Ham & Asparagus Roll-ups 24 fresh asparagus spears 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 (4 ounce) package crumbled blue cheese 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives 12 slices bread, crusts trimmed off 12 slices thinly sliced deli ham 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted paprika Garnishes green onions, curl red bell peppers Snap off tough ends of asparagus, and remove scales from stalks with a vegetable peeler, if desired. Arrange asparagus in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover and steam 4 to 6 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove from steamer, and cool on paper towels. Stir together cream cheese and next 3 ingredients. Roll each bread slice with a rolling pin to flatten. Spread 1 side of each slice with 2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture; top each with 1 ham slice. Place 2 asparagus spears, tips pointed toward opposite ends, on one end of each bread slice; roll up, and place, seam side down, on a greased baking sheet. Brush with butter; sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until golden. Serve immediately. Garnish, if desired. Note: Freeze unbaked rollups up to 1 month in an airtight container. Thaw in refrigerator, and bake as directed. Yield: 12 appetizer servings. Hot Beef Dip 4 oz dried beef, shredded 8 oz cream cheese, softened 8 oz sour cream small can of chopped chilis Bake at 350* until hot and bubbly.....about 20-25 minutes SUZIE'S PESTO CHEESECAKE CRUST 1 cup breadcrumbs 1/2 cup grated parmesean cheese 1/2 cup melted butter Mix all together and press into 9" springform pan. Bake 10 minutes. FILLING 4 (8 oz packages) cream cheese 4 eggs 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 cups pesto (from the refrigerator section of your grocer) Beat with electric mixer. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350* for 1 hour. Chill several hours or overnight. Remove from pan and decorate with a little chopped tomato or chopped sundried tomatoes. Slice into very thin slices and serve on small individual plates - or - cut into thirds and place 1/3 on serving plate and use to spread on crackers or baguettes. Be sure to decorate with a little chopped "red" tomato accent and maybe some green basil too. Looks beautiful! (If you cut into thirds, you can serve 1/3 and freeze the remaining for another time.) NEW MEXICAN CHILE DIP from the kitchen of Jim Myers Makes about 3 quarts 2-3 pounds ground beef 2 pounds Velveeta cheese cubed 2 large onions, chopped 1 - 28 ounce ounce can crushed tomatoes 4 cloves garlic chopped 2 - 4 ounce cans chopped green chiles 1 tablespoon chili powder 2 teaspoons cumin Brown ground beef with the onions and drain. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 20-30 minutes. Transfer to crock pot to keep warm. Use large corn chips for dippers.

I've been reading Rosemary Barron's "Flavors of Greece" (I read cookbooks the way others read novels). In it there is sort of a Greek version of hummus that might work: Rivithosalata (Garbanzo Beans & Garlic Salata) 1 1/2 cups dried garbanzo beans, soaked overnight in water to cover 2 large cloves garlic, chopped 1 tsp ground coriander or 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 5 tbls Kalamata olive oil Strained juice of 2 lemons for serving: Finely chopped flat-leaf parsley 1 tbls dried rigani (Greek oregano) crumbled 1 tsp paprika Drain the beans and place in a large saucepan with cold water to cover. Bring slowly to a boil, drain, rinse. Rinse out the saucepan, return beans to pan, and add cold water to cover by 3 inches. Bring to a boil, recuce the heat, cover, and genly simmer for 50 minutes or until so0ft. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid and a few whole beans for garnish. Place the beans, garlic, coriander, salt and pepper in a food processor or blender container. With the machine running, gradually add 1/4 cup of the olive oil and most of the lemon juice. Add more salt and pepper and the remainign lemon juice if desired and process until smooth and creamy. For a thinner consistency gradually add some or all of the reserved liquid (if you plan to store the salata add all the reserved liquid---it will thicken on standing). Spread on a platter and sprinkle with the parsley, regani and reserved whole berans. Combine the parprika and remaining tbls olive oil and sprinkle over the salata. To store, refrigerate in an airtight container for up to two days.

Here is one that I use often. I don't remember where I got the recipe, but whenever I make it, I get a TON of compliments. Smoked Salmon Spread 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 12 ounces smoked salmon, chopped 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce 3 drops hot pepper sauce 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill weed 2 tablespoons chopped green onion In a medium bowl, stir cream cheese until it is no longer in a hard form. Add salmon, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, dill and onion; mix well. Serve.

Here's a fondue with cream cheese and chocolate and your Cherry Heering, but I would guess you're just looking for a cream cheese or fluff type dip, right? Maybe a search for a dip using Grand Marnier would come up with some results? Can you tell us more about the dip and what you think may have been in it? Was it just a regular fruit dip with a little of the liquor in it? Sounds like it could be good; I love "cherry" anything! Here is a link that might be useful: CHOCOLATE FONDUE EXTRAORDINAIRE