Sunday Night Oscars Dip

This year, much like last year, we managed to schedule Supper Club for the same night as the Oscars. It's okay, it just turns Supper Club into an Oscar party! Few of us had really seen any of the movies this year, with the exception of Ratatouille (go Ratatouille! Wooo!), so we spent the time mocking outfits. Jon Stewart did make a joke about the mocking of the outfits, but let's face it, we'll stop mocking when you stop wearing ridiculous crap that makes you look ugly. I mean, really. Cameron Diaz has the figure of a 12 year old boy, with teeny little hips. And she managed to wear a dress that makes her look either like a rhino. Or like she's wearing a bedsheet. Or like she's a rhino in a bedsheet. And Barbara Walters' horrific series of outfits afterward, of which I will speak one phrase only as I'm trying to recover from it still, in the retinal region of my eyes, were just so bad. Barbara, I do NOT need to see your business.

On to the food. Everyone made tasty stuff and we went through plenty of wine too! On request, here is the dip that I made. It comes from my newest cheese book, Laura Werlin's Cheese Essentials. I highly recommend the book. And the dip.

Havarti Dill Dip with Parmesan Toasts

1 baguette, sliced
Olive oil
Parmesan
2/3 cup mayo
12 oz (3/4 lb) Havarti, grated
14 oz can artichoke hearts, chopped
About 10 scallions, just the white and light green parts, finely chopped
2 tbs fresh dill (though I used dried and it was fine)
Pepper

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Brush oil on each side of the slices of bread. Place on a baking sheet and toast for about 5 minutes in the oven, then flip them and sprinkle Parmesan on them. Toast again for about 5-7 minutes. Let cool. Whoo! Toasts are done!
Mix together the mayo, Havarti, artichoke hearts, scallions, dill, and pepper (to taste) in a bowl. Put in a ceramic or Pyrex dish and bake about 20 minutes (till hot and bubbly). Let cool for about 20 minutes. Whoo! You are all done! And look how fancy you are. Now go get dressed up, you look sloppy. It's an Oscar party, after all.