What is a summer gathering without a few dips? People love the casual goodness of dips that they can use with chips, pitas, crackers, or other assorted dipping tools.

Our friends at BHG.com compiled 18 of their best dips just in time to begin the summer potluck season. And the BHG list offers quite an array of dips from which to choose, for instance, Mediterranean Veggie Dip, Wild Mushroom Dip, Creamy Apricot and Onion Dip, or Hot Artichoke and Asiago Cheese Dip (as seen at left).

Find the recipe that’s right for you and your friends and family the next time that you need to take a dip!