New Year appetizers

The residents are enjoying a New Years party this evening. To help them celebrate, I purchased sodas and an assortment of chips. The sodas are a rare treat since I only purchase them three or four times each year.

I also prepared three dips and a salsa for the evening. All of the recipes except one are found on 'Round the Chuckbox. The dips are:

• Clam dip -- this is an old family favorite
• Onion dip -- I adopted this dip from Alton Brown
• Spinach dip -- to prepare, add approximately 20 ounces thawed and drained frozen spinach to a quart of onion dip; mix and chill
• Garlicky salsa ranchera -- roast tomatoes, chiles and double or triple garlic in oven until charred; continue with recipe instructions

Happy New Year!