New Year's Eve Recipes

The following are the recipes for clam dip and french onion soup.....

Cali Clam Dip
3-blocks cream cheese-softened
1-8 oz sour cream
1-1 1/2 Tbsp. onion powder
1-Tbsp. Worcestershire
1-2 Tbsp. hot sauce
3-5 oz. cans clams chopped & drained
about 1/4 cup ketchup
S & P to taste
squeeze of lemon juice

Combine ingredients in a bowl-clams last. Mix until most cream cheese lumps are smooth. Serve with ridged potato chips.

French Onion Soup
6-lg sweet onions, julienned Sliced French baguette
1-Tbsp of fresh garlic Sliced provolone
8-16 oz cans of beef broth
1-bay leaf
1-Tbsp. dried Thyme
3-Tbsp of oil
1/4-Cup sherry
S & P to taste

Heat oil in large stock pot. Add onions and saute until light brown. Add garlic, bay leaf and thyme. Deglaze with sherry and add beef broth. Bring to simmer. Allow to cook for 20 to 30 minutes. Toast baguette slices and melt provolone on top. Ladle soup into bowl and float the baguette in the soup.