Thank you to Kontos Foods for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed are my own. Today we are sharing TWO Mediterranean Spreads for your upcoming fall gatherings featuring the delicious Flatbreads and Toasted Tidbits from Kontos Foods. It’s an easy and light spread for any occasion! It’s a scene I’ve watched countless times. The combination…
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Eggplant Dip with Hello Delicious! Brands Pizza Chips
This simple Eggplant Dip is easy and delicious for any gathering and pairs perfectly with Hello Delicious! Brands Pizza Chips. I tried to avoid using this quote, I really did, since I’ve used it here a few times in the past, but the more I tried to come up with something else the more apropos…
Cranberry, Walnut and Honey Spread
Thank you Breton for sponsoring this post. Make everyday entertaining better with Breton! This Cranberry, Walnut and Honey Spread is a perfect way to end off the summer. It is a light, delicious spread that combines that some of our favorite Fall flavors. We’ve all heard the trope that we “Make our own happiness,” and…
Spicy Hummus
Hummus is one of the healthiest, easiest recipes you can make. Find out how homemade hummus is only a handful of ingredients away! My professor had an idea about…ideas, and yes, I am taking today as the occasion to share that idea about ideas with you. “They are like ghosts, they travel at the speed…
Salsa Fresca
Welcome summer with the vibrant flavors of this Salsa Fresca alongside Mission Organics® Tortilla Chips! All opinions are entirely my own. “Learn to love change,” we are taught, and yet we, as a species, have evolved to hate it. Change represents the unknown and the unexpected – that which is beyond the ability of our…
Cilantro and White Bean Dip
This delicious dip is a perfect start to all those Spring gatherings. Fresh and bursting with flavor, enjoy with warmed pita, chips or alongside your favorite meal. Last week seemed like a dream in comparison to this week. I was outside sitting in the sun, starting up my flower beds. It seemed as if Spring…
Italian Cheese Ball & A Happy New Year
This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds. In the wake of another year gone by, we gather to celebrate the past year; to reflect, and to learn from. We gaze ahead towards a brighter future, in hopes that the New Year will bring us the peace, happiness and success we seek. So in the…
Olive Tapenade
This Old-World classic tapenade is best served with cheese, crusty warm bread or crackers. It’s a delicious spread and a perfect holiday dip! **ENTER IN THE MEZZETTA HOLIDAY SWEEPSTAKES** As the “Noir Prophet” William Gibson remarked, “Time moves in one direction, Memory another.” Time has been called our most precious resource, the metaphoric ‘meter’ by…
Cannellini Bean & Sun Dried Tomato Dip
This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Nut Thins. Creamy cannellini beans and sun dried tomatoes are blended together with fresh basil, garlic and spices for a wholesome, irresistible accompaniment to Artisan Nut Thins – crisp rice and almond wafers speckled with flax-seed and nuts. Have you tried Blue Diamond’s Artisan Nut Thins? If you…
A Fashionable Luncheon with Gloria Ferrer Wines
There’s an old family saying that I can’t but help remember from time to time, no matter how hard I try to put it out of my mind. “The host is at once a guest, a maestro, and a presentation.” While I don’t disagree, since a host is assuredly a guest at his her or…
Boneless Dill Chicken Breast with Dill Cream Cheese
There are nights when you don’t know what to make. It seems like you are making the same thing and your imagination has taken a vacation…..You think about it; then you decide no it hasn’t taken a vacation, I am simply a bit tired and am deciding not to think very hard. The dill shouts…
Cilantro Dip
The beautiful color, aroma and freshness of this dip makes the waning season of summer come to life once more. There really is nothing more relaxing than to sit with family and friends and enjoy and sunset. These times are not as frequent as one would wish for; though they are precious and saved to…
Fresh Spinach and Gorgonzola Dip
Fresh warm blended spinach, mixed with crumbled Gorgonzola is a delicious way to kick-start any summer gathering! Yields 5 servingsFresh Spinach and Gorgonzola Dip5 minPrep Time 8 minCook Time 13 minTotal Time Save Recipe Print Recipe My Recipes My Lists My Calendar IngredientsFor the Spinach:2 bunches of fresh spinach4 cloves of garlic¼ tsp. salt¼ tsp….
Creamy Hummus Dip
Sometimes our minds need to rest and dream; even if it is just for a minute. Here is a simple and healthy hummus dip to enjoy on those quiet evenings. Yields 8 ServingsCreamy Hummus Dip5 minPrep Time 5 minTotal Time Save Recipe Print Recipe My Recipes My Lists My Calendar Ingredients1 (15) oz. can chickpeas…
Spinach Cannellini Dip featuring Stonefire Naan Crisps
Yields 4 ServingsSpinach Cannellini Dip featuring Stonefire Naan Crisps10 minPrep Time 15 minCook Time 25 minTotal Time Save Recipe Print Recipe My Recipes My Lists My Calendar IngredientsFor the Dip:10 oz. frozen chopped spinach – thawed and drained29 oz. can cannellini beans – drained4 cloves of garlicJuice of 1 small lemon or ½ large lemon¼…
Aegean Flavours: Baked Chicken with Green Olive Sauce
Living the Gourmet is pleased to present Aegean Flavors by Didem Senol Tiryakioglu. Aegean Flavors covers a range of textures and flavor-keys that we at Living the Gourmet consider essential not only to good Aegean cooking but also Mediterranean cooking as a whole, and foundational to virtually all ‘fusion cuisine.’ That being said, we deeply appreciated what was on…
Artichoke & Red Bean Dip with Bread Crisps
Yields 10 servingsArtichoke & Red Bean Dip with Bread Crisps5 minPrep Time 10 minCook Time 15 minTotal Time Save Recipe Print Recipe My Recipes My Lists My Calendar Ingredients6.5 oz. jar of marinated artichokes1 ½ cups of red kidney beans – drained4 cloves of garlic½ tsp. salt½ tsp. black pepper½ tsp. red pepper flakes3 tablespoons…
Dip Time of Year
Hummus and Baba Ghanoush Dip Baba Ghanoush – ( Don’t you just love saying that name!) Ingredients: 1 eggplant 1 – 29oz. can of chick peas – drained Juice of ½ lemon 4 cloves of garlic ½ cup of parsley ¼ cup of olive oil Dash of Sea Salt Dash of Black Pepper Pre-heat oven…
