Shrimp Spread

• 3 8oz packages of cream cheese
• 1 can tomato soup (zesty tomato soup is great if you can find it otherwise a few dashes of Tabasco, to taste, will zest it up for you)
• 3-4 cans tiny broken shrimp or 1-2 cups frozen salad shrimp thawed works as well
• 1/2 cup minced onions
• 1 teaspoon season salt
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

In a medium sauce pan, with the burner set to low, melt cream cheese and tomato soup stirring until well combined and smooth - do not let this sit or it will burn. Once the consistency is smooth mix in remaining ingredients. Pour into serving container (or air tight container if making in advance) and allow to cool completely in refrigerator (This will keep up to a week).  Serve on crackers or baguettes. 

Dilly Vegetable Dip

• 8oz Cream Cheese - Softened
• 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons Dry Onion Flakes
• 1/2 teaspoons Beau Monde seasoning**
• 1 teaspoons Dill Weed
• 1 teaspoons Dry Parsley Flakes

Mix all ingredients until smooth. Serve at room temperature with cut veggies of your choice.

**Beau Monde seasoning can be hard to find. Personally I like the dimension it adds but you can leave it out all together and it still tastes good. If you can't find it and want to make your own, here's a recipe that works just fine!

Beau Monde Seasoning:

1 tablespoon ground cloves
1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground bay leaf
1 tablespoon ground allspice
2 tablespoons ground pepper
1 tablespoon ground white pepper
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground mace
1 teaspoon celery seed

In a small mixing bowl, mix together all ingredients. Pour into a tightly closed jar and store in a cool, dry place. Yields approximately 9 tablespoons.