Appetizers

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 …

I have been trying to get this recipe for Tater Tot Nachos perfected and shot before the big game, and I just made it.  First things first, why did the tater tot disappear for so long?  I fell back in love with the crispy tater tot after having them served with a meal in Southern …