Mock Maytag Bleu Cheese Dip

As promised, here's my recipe for the awesome bleu cheese dip I spent 3 days trying to replicate. I did this to taste, so if you are not particularly fond of bleu cheese, don't add as much, and vice versa. The same can be said of all of the ingredients, just don't let any one flavor come out top-heavy. I'll post a pic tonight hopefully. Enjoy!

Mock Maytag Bleu Cheese Dip (Sauce, Dressing ...)

3 T grated Parmesan cheese (NOT the sprinkle stuff you put on your pasta!)
3 T grated Asiago cheese
1/4 C bleu cheese crumbles (either buy it in brick form and crumble it yourself or cheat and get the little tubs already crumbled for you)
1/2 C sour cream
1 garlic clove, grated
Milk, cream or half & half, to thin the sauce

Heat a heavy-bottom sauce pan over medium high heat and add about 2 T of your milk or cream. Let this warm. Add the Parm and Asiago and stir, using a whisk or wooden spoon, until it begins to melt, about 5 minutes or so. Toss in the bleu cheese and continue stirring. Keep an eye on things, you don't want it to burn so adjust your heat accordingly. Once the cheeses start to blend, add half of the sour cream and the grated garlic. Continue to stir until the mixture melds together somewhat smoothly (bleu cheese doesn't completely melt, so it's gonna be a little lumpy no matter what). Cut off the heat and add the rest of the sour cream. If your mixture is thick enough to stick to the whisk or spoon without falling back into the saucepan, add a little bit of milk or cream, a tablespoon at a time, until the consistency is saucier.

Serve with homemade potato chips (or any potato product for that matter, or over chicken or steak, or on top of veggies ... )

Notes: I made chips really easily by peeling a few white potatoes and letting them soak in ice water for a few minutes. I drained them, dried them well and fried them in oil. They don't take long! Crisp and golden and delicious. You don't need salt, as the cheeses are salty enough. (Also, the restaurant served this drizzled over the chips and then topped with more bleu cheese crumbles. A fantastic option!)

Happy Eating!