Quick and easy appetizer ideas to pique your appetite.
Happy Summer! The weather has been brilliant the past week, which means the bounty of summer has been hitting the markets with an abundance. Everything has been so good, from apricots to wild king salmon, and we feel blessed. One ingredient that has been extra sweet the past month are red grapes. The ones we …
I started writing this post after a trip to Barcelona back in 2014 where I stuffed my face with massive amounts of Pan con Tomate. I have no idea why I never pushed publish on this recipe but here I am seven years later sharing my love of Pan con Tomate. I have been …
I know what you are thinking, what another pumpkin dip recipe? Stick with me as this is not your everyday pumpkin dip. This my lovely friend is a pumpkin cheesecake dip recipe. It is dreamy and actually tastes like cheesecake but with less sugar and no crust. I was inspired to make this recipe …
I have been wanting to share this recipe since I started Chez Us. This clam dip recipe brings back so many childhood memories for me. I am very happy to finally share it with you and just in time for Super Bowl Sunday. I will be out of the country this year but am really …
We were brainstorming for a recent dinner party and kept talking about holiday childhood food memories. I kept coming back to shrimp cocktails. I vaguely remember those little bowls of bay shrimp swimming in a pool of cocktail sauce. When I say vaguely I really mean I fondly remember them. This recipe for my super …
My brother-in-law made this caramelized onion dip recipe over the holidays. It was for a party he was going to so we were only allowed one taste. Good thing as it was so good, I am sure I would have finished the entire bowl. I have always been a lover of onion dip but this …
After posting my Lamb Shawarma recipe I realized that I have not shared my go-to everyday homemade hummus recipe. While I have a few different hummus recipes on Chez Us, this is the one that I fall back on more often than not. It is great for using with the shawarma recipe as well as …
When it comes to picking out a beer to drink, I am often intimidated. There are so many choices. I know what I like, and tend to stick to that style. That was until I read Food on Tap: Cooking with Craft Beer by Lori Rice. I feel like my world has been expanded beyond …