Cream Cheese and ?????, your best party surprise ever

Cream Cheese, or for me Neufchantel(30% less fat and all the flavor), and just about anything will make your next parties cheese tray an instant hit! Several years ago I was at a party where cream cheese mixed with coctail sauce was served. It was one of the best dips I have ever had. Now, I have my personal cream cheese dip. It is just mixed with the juice of candied jalapenos. My suggestion is to use 2 Tablespoons, give or take, depending on the thickness and strength of what ever you want to mix with the cream cheese, and then to top it with some more of what you mixed in. If you want to use something solid like smoked salmon, deviled ham, chicken, or cheese, I suggest using 2 parts cream cheese to 1 part addition. The four requirements I would make for this are: 1) Whip it in a stand blender to make it light, fluffy and soft 2) Make certain it is smooth enough that it can easily scoop on crackers or chips 3) If your addition has texture to it, leave enough texture to give some interest. 4) Serve it at room temperature unless it is thin enough to be scoopable at refrigerator temperature Try some of these ideas: 1 brick of cream cheese and 2 T coctail sauce 1 brick of cream cheese and 2 T jalepeno juice 1 brick of cream cheese and 2 T jam 1 brick of cream cheese and 2 T hot sauce 1 brick of cream cheese and 2 T syrup 1 brick of cream cheese and 1/2 c grated cheese 1 brick of cream cheese and 1/2 c fish, chicken, ham, bacon, shrimp or crab It is next to impossible to not make this a success. All you need is a little inspiration and some cream cheese.