Big Dip Energy
By Alyse Whitney
2024 • William Morrow Cookbooks
Dip is the world’s universal love language, and dipficionada Alyse Whitney is here to teach you how to be fluent in Big Dip Energy. In this personality-filled, outrageously fun book, she shares her MVDs (most valuable dips and dippers), tips for dipceptively easy entertaining, and styling inspiration for the best #DipPics. Dip can turn any moment into a party, and helps turn strangers into friends as they gather ’round the bowl and dip into Alyse’s twists on classics and innovative transformations of popular dishes to dips. There’s a diptionary to help break down the basics, and suggested modipfications offer alternatives to satisfy vegans, vegetarians, and gluten-free dip fanatics. Plus, almost every recipe in the book is a one-pan wonder and takes less than 45 minutes from start to finish, including:
- Caesar Salad Dip, with romaine lettuce in the dip and as the dipper
- Death Breath Dip, a slow-roasted allium dip in mint condition
- Crab Rangoon Dip, with Rainbow Dumpling Chips or Wonton Lil’ Scoopz
- This Dip Is Bananas, a combination of banana bread, banana pudding, and bananas foster with an innovative dipssert technique
- Chopped Cheese(burger) Queso, a loaded cheesy dip (that erupts out of a volcano surrounded by dino nuggets and broccoli tempura trees)
- Drive-Thru Taco 7-Layer Dip, an homage to Alyse’s love of Taco Bell
- Saag Paneer Artichoke Dip, filled with warm spices and perfectly paired with crispy paneer “dipsticks”
- Pizza Your Way Dip in a Garlic Knot Wreath, with white and red sauce versions
- And much more!
Leave the party planning up to Big Dip Energy and get inspired to dip into the world of the undipfeated champion of party food.
Tags: AAPI & diaspora authors, appetizers, Books, comfort food, easy, entertaining, was-preorder, weeknight