Throwing party can take a lot of energy and time. There are a lot of things you must prepare, from the drinks to the food, the music, the decorations, invitations, and many other things. Party dips are a great way to entertain your guests. You can serve the dips either as appetizers, hors d'oeuvres, or finger food with appropriate accompaniments. This how to make quick party dips page will guide you to make some delicious and simple party dips.

To be able to throw a good party, you need to plan and prepare for it in advance, including your menu. You need to predict how much you will need for your guests and how many kinds of dishes you are going to serve. You also need to buy and prepare the ingredients in advance to avoid forgetting something in the last minute. Some dips can last for few days, so you can prepare them a day or two in advance. This way, you’ll going to have more time and energy to prepare for other food that requires immediate serving.

To enhance your food appearance, including your party dips, prepare nice serving dishes for your dips and garnish with some parsley or other colorful vegetables. To serve party dips, usually you put the dips in the center of a larger dish and arrange the accompaniments around the dips. Popular dipping accompaniments including crackers, vegetable sticks, crisp toasted bread, and tortilla chips. Try the recipes below to make some great party dips for your party.

You can prepare this dish up to 2 days ahead. Use Norwegian smoked salmon because it is drier and not make the dip soggy. It also has less salt than other smoked salmon.http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/smoked-salmon-spread-recipe2/index.html

‘’’Ingredient:’’’

• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sour creamhttp://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/smoked-salmon-spread-recipe2/index.html
• 4 oz smoked salmon, finely chopped
• 1 tsp horseradish
• 1 tbsp grated onionhttp://www.greatpartyrecipes.com/smokedsalmondiprecipe.html
• juice from 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley, for serving
• salt and pepper, to taste

‘’’Directions:’’’

1. Beat the cream cheese and sour cream until smooth.
2. Add the salmon, onion, horseradish, lemon juice, and seasonings. Stir to mix.
3. Chill until serving time.
4. Sprinkle fresh parsley when you serve the dip. Serve this smoked salmon dip with crackers.

Taramasalata is Greek dip made of tarama or fish roe. You can use tarama if you can find it, or use caviar or other fish roe instead.

‘’’Ingredient:’’’

• 1 thick slice of bread
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 4 oz red caviarhttp://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipes/Appetizer/Fish/recipe.html?dishid=4747
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped http://hubpages.com/hub/Taramasalata-recipe
• 2 tbsp lemon juice

‘’’Directions:’’’

1. Soak the bread in the lemon juice until it absorbs all the liquid.
2. Put the bread, caviar, and parsley in the food processor and process until smooth, adding olive oil in steady stream though the process until you have used all the olive oil.
3. Serve taramasalata with crisp toasted pita bread.

Bagna Cauda is a popular Italian dip made of anchovies, butter, and olive oil. A small amount of this dip is enough to for a lot of people.

‘’’Ingredient:’’’

• 1 can (2 oz) anchovy fillets
• 3 cloves garlichttp://www.italianmade.com/recipes/recipe75.cfm
• 1/3 cup unsalted butterhttp://homecooking.about.com/od/appetizerrecipes/r/blapp69.htm
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• pepper, to taste

‘’’Directions:’’’

1. Heat the olive oil in the pan on low heat.
2. Saute the garlic and the anchovies until they are soft and mushy.
3. Add the butter and the pepper. Whisk until the ingredients all blend together smoothly.
4. Quickly remove from heat.
5. Serve with raw vegetables.