How do you make Hot Artichoke Dip? This may be the most popular dip in history – and the simplest. The most basic recipe calls for combining a cup each of canned artichokes, mayonnaise and Parmesan cheese, and bake at 350 degrees F. until bubbly. But where you go from there is a playground for the imagination -- making this a holiday party take-along favorite.

The Web site Cooks.com lists 143 recipes for Hot Artichoke Dip, and a quick sifting through reveals additions of everything from onions to sour cream to chopped pimientos.

Spinach is by far the most popular add-in, and the Web site Cdkitchen.com has 45 variations on the “variation” of the dip using spinach.

Our version of this classic, originally published in our Desperation Entertaining cookbook, relies on roasted garlic to provide the punch. Try it and let us know what you think.

If you really get revved up here are some of the other add-ins we found in those 143 entries at Cooks.com:

Onions, Lemon juice, whipped cream cheese, drained plain yogurt, sour cream, pepper jack cheese, tarragon, green bell pepper, chopped pimientos, canned green chilies, garlic powder, diced green onions, crushed red pepper flakes, dill weed, mozzarella cheese, chopped tomato, fresh jalapeno peppers, chopped black olives, cheddar cheese, Worcestershire sauce – and another of our favorites -- flaked crab meat.

So what are your favorite add-ins? Click on "Comments" after this post and join the conversation!