Onion Dip - Dad's favorite

Popie with Memo, Jenna, Brett and Liz (clockwise)

Sundays were ALWAYS football days at our house growing up! I can remember sitting with my dad for hours watching football while he explained the plays and the calls. All future men in my life can thank my dad for my unwavering love of football! It was also Onion Dip with potato chips day!!! Mom would be busy making a wonderful Sunday meal which more times than not we would eat at the dining room table especially if one of our sets of grandparents were visiting. Onion Dip and chips would carry us over until dinner was served.

Onion Dip: 
2 pkgs cream cheese
1 medium onion
Milk

The ingredients are few and simple but the HOW
is terribly important to make this savory appetizer. First bring cream cheese to room temperature then slice the top off the onion and remove the outer skins. Then using a hand grater on the medium to small side of the grater, grate about 1/2 the onion into the cream cheese. You want the onion juice and gratings to fall directly into the cheese - NOT onto a cutting board. Now using an electric mixer, beat until completely integrated and then start adding the milk to make it the consistency you want. I like mine creamy and NOT runny. Test by using a potato chip - our family ALWAYS uses ridged chips but whatever you like is fine - if it stays on the chip and tastes delicious, you got it!!

PS I have upgraded to half & half or whipping cream instead of the milk as it expands into more and it is light and fluffy.

PP SS Over the years Mom and Dad created another variation on this dip. Instead of the grated onion, Mom would buy a can of minced clams and put that in to the cream cheese. Mix that together and then add the milk until just creamy. Since I am NOT a fan of any type of seafood or fish....this is just an anecdote but nothing I make!