Recipe - Rip And Dip

1 Bread; round, hollowed out,
2 pack Spinach; frozen, chopped
2 pack Cream cheese 8 oz
1/3 cup Water chestnuts, chopped
3 tablespoon Milk
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
One fourth teaspoon Nutmeg; ground
1/8 teaspoon Cayenne; ground

Cut 2" slice off top of round bread loaf. Remove centre portion, leaving at
least 2" of bread on the bottom and 1" on the sides. Cut remaining bread
into cubes. Unwrap spinach; place on plate. Microwave on High 58 minutes
or till defrosted. Drain spinach, pressing to remove excess moisture. In
medium bowl, microwave the cream cheese at 50% (medium) or till softened.
Mix in the spinach and remaining ingredients. Spoon spinach mixture into
hollowed out bread loaf. Serve dip with reserved bread cubes, carrot and
celery sticks.

Variation: can add following ingredients Parmesan cheese, cooked crumbled
bacon, cut or sliced up almonds, chopped hard boiled eggs, shredded carrot or pine
nuts.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini