THE FUSE

I’m not a natural host. I find the prospect of having people over to be lightly exhausting. Which is why I lean on clever, low-lift dishes as often as I can when I’m having guests. Some of the all-time greats in that category are dips. Who doesn’t love a good dip? You can truly put as much or as little effort into them as you want. It can be a quick stir-together affair, like boat dip, or involve some actual cooking, like Buffalo chicken dip. I was delighted to find a third, even less involved category: layered dips.