A list of delicious things

As a companion to my earlier post on nasty food, here is a list of delicious foods. I've narrowed it to the top 5 delicious snack foods.

1) Cheddar cheese pretzel Combos. For those who live in a cave, they are a tube of pretzel filled with a fake cheesy center. They say the cheese is real, but they lie. Nonetheless, they are v. lovely. And can be purchased in a semi-large bag at the CVS down the block from my work.

2) Cheesy poofs. Particularly the white cheddar kind, for a gourmet treat.

3) Hot bacon dip with bread on which to spread it. See recipe below. Thanks to Mo for introducing me to this (as usual, it has been modified from its original form)

4) Totino's Pizza Rolls. Tiny pockets of nasty meat and sauce. And cheese blobs. Delightful. Who knew they were owned by the Doughboy?

5) Tostito's tortilla chips. Really, the perfect chip. I heart them with bean dips, cheese (or QUESO) dips, and salsa. When I'm not eating them plain, I often use a small bowl of shredded cheese and stack bits of cheese on a chip. People find this odd. People can suck it.

Hot Bacon Dip - really, this dip cannot be praised enough. Start by layering 1 pound of bacon on cooling racks, then place the cooling racks on baking sheets. Bake the bacon in a 400 degree oven for 20-30 minutes until crisp. In the meantime, chop half of a medium onion and mince one large clove of garlic and place in a large mixing bowl. Add 1 cup of mayonaise, 1/2 cup of sour cream, and 1/2 to 2/3 cup of grated parmesan cheese. Add 1 1/2 to 2 cups of grated cheese (cheddar, cheddar jack, whatever). Mix well. When the bacon is crisp, allow to cool and drain on paper towels, then chop or crumble into the mayo mixture. Carve a bread bowl out of a large round loaf of french, italian, or sourdough bread and pile the dip into said bowl.* Put the bowl's "top" back on. Wrap entire creation in foil and bake in a 400 degree oven for about 40 minutes.** Take the foil off and remove the top, and allow to bake until very hot and bubbly. Serve with crackers, bread, anything that will soak up the bacony goodness. Don't toss the bread bowl and top - those are the best parts.
* If you don't want to mess with the bread bowl, place in a medium casserole and reduce the baking time to approximately 30 minutes total.
** If you want to make this ahead, after wrapping the bowl in foil, place in the refrigerator. Add about 10-20 minutes to the initial baking time.