White bean and arugula dip. [Photograph: elizabeth] Last week on the Weekend Cook and Tell challenge we wanted to know what types of dips all of you would be scooping up while watching last Sunday's big game. As it turns out, your dip-related creativity didn't stop at sour cream and onion and guacamole, and dip consumption isn't reserved for spectator sporting events. Here are some of our favorite responses: Among her friends MadelynRodriguez is known as the Queen of Dips for her artillery of dip recipes including veggie dip, red bell pepper dip, and cielito lindo, a Puerto Rican version of 7 layer dip. Dips aren't reserved for sporting events at ElizabethS's house. This white bean and arugula dip was... More

For quarterbacks and wide receivers, the football playoffs are all about touchdowns, field goals, and fumbles. For the rest of us, they're all about cold beers, crunchy chips, and creamy dips. With the NFC and AFC Championship games this Sunday and the Super Bowl coming up on February 1st, I decided to "tackle" two of America's favorite football snacking staples in this week's Mixed Review: Lipton's French onion dip and Simply Organic's guacamole.... More

Photograph from kochtopf on Flickr The Super Bowl only comes around once a year, and you've otherwise been doing really well sticking to your New Year's resolution to eat healthier, so why not go a little crazy and make a killer blue cheese dip for your Super Bowl party? The key, of course, is choosing the right blue cheese. Zoe, the affable affineur at New York's Murray's Cheese, helped me narrow down the selection to a few great contenders. I tested three very different blues with the same base, and it may be surprising but your choice of cheese really does matter.... More

"At a Texas Super Bowl party, "... You'd show up around noon and stay until the final touchdown. There'd usually be a TV in every room (bathroom included) and some people even hooked up sets outside in the yard. Of course, there were huge amounts of food, and, well, it never really mattered who was in the game, what was really important was just how many good eats you could consume. ..." Good eats in the form of pimento cheese spread. Recipe at Homesick Texan.... More