From Page cé garlic, “% cup vegetable oil, % cup fresh lemon juice and 2 tablespoons chopped parsley in a blender. Blend at . high speed until the mixture is smooth, stopping to scrape the sides. Add up to % cup more oil, as needed to keep the blender from clogging. This is better made a day ahead and refrigerated until the flavors blend. Most Greek restaurants serve this with chunks of pita bread but I like at best with sesame crackers. In the past few weeks I've had two unusual requests for recipes. Both requests were from friends of a couple of my daughters. Why unusual? Both recipe collectors were young men! The first request was for Chili Con Queso which | printed a few weeks ago. The second was for my Crab Dip. Here it is: Combine “% cup mayon. naise (Best Foods or Kraft) and “ cup sour cream. Add CARPET & LINO CARP 2 NEED NEW FLOORINGS? _, ~@4 4 o, ONO CARPET & LINO CARPET & LINO CARPET & LINO 1 flat tin of crabmeat, well drained and picked over for shell. Blend in “% cup grated green pepper, drained and squeezed out on a paper towel. Add 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1-2 tablespoons sherry wine (essential!), a sprinkle of cayenne pepper and a touch of salt. This is best made ear- ly in the day to let the flavors blend. Watch for Admiral Brand Crab when it goes on sale at London Drugs for $1.99. The mixture can be spread on bread squares and baked for hot canapes. When our children’ were small we used to set aside one Saturday afternoon in December to do our Christmas shopping at Sears in’ Burnaby. After we'd bought out the toy depart- ment, we'd head for the Villa Hotel lounge for a drink by the fireplace. The big draw was a delicious cheese spread that used to be served with a bowl of pretzels as a com- plimentary snack during the SLING CARPETS LING o “ PLS mr THREE North Shore young men, Robin Bjonkleend, Andrew Smith and Grant Gillis, made it to the finals of the Most Eligible Bachelor Pageant held at the Hyatt Saturday night, but the winner of the evening was Ray Lindskog, above. All and all, it didn’t seem to matter how the 12 handsome men ranked though, because the female audience loved them ail. Appetizing snacks for guests happy hour. Alas, my request for the recipe was refused and when the hotel changed hands, the complimentary snack changed to a bow! of peanuts. It took me quite a while — and many pounds of cheese — to develop this recipe. | think it’s every bit as good — and just for old times, ! call it Villa Cheese Dip. 1 prefer pretzels with it as it needs a firm base. If you like it a bit softer, add more cream. Combine: 8 ounces cream cheese, softened, % cup but- ter (not margarine), 8 ounces sharp cheddar, finely grated, 3 dashes of Worcestershire sauce, “% teaspoon seasoned salt (I use HY’s) and a dash of cayenne pepper in a blender. Blend, adding coffee cream until you have the- right consistency for dipping. You'll need to stop and scrape down the sides of the blender often. Try preparing small pots of this at Christmas time as a gift. very welcome hostess CS Get the buyer’s ‘“‘Edge’”’ on QUALITY, VALUE and SERVICE Edgemont Carpet & Lino Centre (2 bikes behind the Avalon) 1083 Roosevelt Cres., North Van. 985-0011 — 985-0114 ARPET & LINO CARPET & LINO CARPET & LINO CARPET & LINO CARPET & LINO CARPET & LINC Featuring carpets b y Crossley Karastan Har Westmills C7 - Wednesday, September 19, 1984 - North Shore News SNEAKERS 4 dl i p 1810 MARINE DRIVE WEST VANCOUVER 926-1440 926-8128 oe ORDER Now! °%