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Beer Cheese

February 1, 2021 by Gretchen Blazer Thompson

With the big game this weekend, I thought it would be fun to share a favorite game time snack. This beer cheese is one of Rich’s and my favorites. It’s more flavorful than normal beer cheese thanks to two types of cheese, sautéed shallot, and a good beer. Plus, you can either eat it right away or keep it warm in a mini crock pot all day. The perfect appetizer or game time snack!

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizer, Side, Snack, Vegetarian Tagged With: appetizer, apple, baguette, beer, cheddar, cheese, dip, gruyere, the th, vegetarian

Summer “chop chop”

July 23, 2020 by Gretchen Blazer Thompson

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My mom and I started making “chop chop” years ago.  The name came from the fact that there’s a fair amount of chopping.  We started making it to eat as a dip with tortilla chips, but always ended up eating it with a fork like a salad.  Either way you eat it, it’s delicious!

Chop chop is easy to make all year (just sub thawed frozen corn for fresh), but is even better using fresh summer corn and cherry tomatoes.  I started grilling the corn a few years ago and adds a wonderful depth to the salad.  You technically don’t have to grill it, but I definitely encourage you to!

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizer, Side, Snack, Soup and Salad, Uncategorized, Vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, black beans, chop, chop chop, corn, dip, grilled, salad, tomatoes

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