The Fastest Way to Look Like Betty Crocker

One thing that you can do to make you feel confident that you are prepared for an unannounced visitor is to have one or two reliable, easy dip recipes under your belt. Be sure to make your selection of the dip based upon the time involved in preparing it, and the likelihood of having the ingredients on hand.

One of the greatest standby dip recipes I have encountered, and put to use on many an occasion is a simple bean dip. The ingredients are 1 can of black beans, 1 onion, 1 large tomato, salt, pepper, chilli flakes and a bag of dip-able chips. Then when that doorbell rings, and your surprise guest steps across the threshold run for the kitchen.

All you will need to do is drain the beans, dump them all into a big bowl, and mush about half of them with a fork. Then chop up the onion and tomato, in reasonably sized pieces, add salt, pepper and chilli flakes to taste and mix everything together. Just carry it on out for the unanticipated caller. You will look very Betty Crocker, and feel relieved that you were prepared.