So this is what the dip called for:
1 block of cream cheese
1 can of pink shrimp
1/2 jar of artichoke antipasto
1/4 cup of parmesan cheese
lime juice and hot sauce to taste
I made it, tasted it, and it was awful.
Then the paragon of success came in (Emily) and gave me a solution to my problem:
2-3 tbs Butter
Saute garlic
Add cup of white wine
simmer
cook noodles
and now you have a pasta sauce.
For a salad it was salmon, beets and olives.
Some day I hope to emulate her abilities. But until I learn it I guess I will have to keep asking her to safe my manky dishes. By the way, manky is not a GRE word, its just made up word. It means nasty.