Not long after, she collaborated with LA gourmet grocery store Erewhon on a Short ‘N Sweet Smoothie (the name of her album).
But recently, Sabrina has been taking on the cooking herself, in honor of the release of her latest album Man’s best friendSabrina shared a few simple recipes in a video with Vogue.
Two of them were inspired by her album – “Go-Go Juice” (based on her song of the same name) and Puppy Chow (a nod to the album’s name).
However, the recipe that really caught my eye was when Sabrina made her mother’s dip recipe. Sabrina calls the dip an “heirloom,” which could either mean just a family recipe or a clever pun on the tomatoes. “My mom started this when I was really young, and I didn’t like it when I was little. But now that I’m clearly a grown woman, I love how it tastes,” Sabrina says in the video.
The base of the dip is salsa, which is then combined with cream cheese and extra-sharp cheddar. “(My mom) is from Philadelphia, so we have cream cheese,” Sabrina says.
Sabrina begins chopping up the salsa ingredients, using her knife skills that keep me in suspense.
Unfortunately she stole herself!
However, she quickly recovered, chopped up the cheese and added it to the bowl with the microwave softened cream cheese. “If you don’t have a microwave, don’t do this,” she jokes.
Mix the puppy, serve with some chips and you’re done!
To make Carpenter Family Dip, I put together a tomato, an onion, a jalapeño, a handful of cilantro, a lime, cream cheese, and a block of extra sharp cheddar.
I also chopped the cilantro.
After taking care of all the vegetables, I moved on to shredding the cheddar (the most labor-intensive step of the entire process).
And heat the cream cheese in the microwave.
Then I put everything in a bowl and squeezed in the juice of a whole lime.
After that it was mix, mix, mix.
I transferred the dip from a mixing bowl to a smaller bowl and refrigerated it for several hours to allow the flavors to intensify.
So, how was it? First of all, the dip is very thick and creamy. The consistency is more like a spicy vegetable cream cheese, as there is a lot more cream cheese and cheddar than salsa. And while I especially love sharp cheddar, the amount in the dip was a little too intense. As I ate it, I found myself craving more fresh vegetables to compensate.
Other than that, I couldn’t stop eating it. Maybe it’s because I served the dip with a sprinkle of lime tortilla chips, which are incredibly good. In the days that followed, I also enjoyed spreading the mixture on sourdough toast, getting used to the tangy vegetable and cream cheese vibe.
If I were to make the recipe again, I would either halve the cheese or double the vegetables to make it feel like a real dip. Alternatively, I could imagine making it again to serve with bagels at brunch, making minor changes like using scallions and reducing the amount of cheddar. Until then, I’ll drink the current bowl while “Manchild” plays on loops in my head.
Would you try the Carpenter Family Dip? Let me know in the comments!
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