Dip – Long Distance Baking

When Kelly and I went to Portland last year for her birthday, we went to the most amazing Mediterranean restaurant. We order every appetizer on the menu and stuffed ourselves full of hummus and olives and fresh, hot, homemade pita bread. The bread was unlimited, but I think the chef was probably regretting that by the time we left. We ate so much! We just couldn’t help it. It was sooo good. One of the appetizers we had was baba ganoush, which I had never had before. I think of it almost like … [Read more…]

Do you ever struggle deciding what to bring to a party or potluck? My instinct says to bring dessert, but you know there are always plenty of sweets. You could bring chips and dip, but again, there’s bound to be at least one variation of 7-Layer Bean dip already there. It’s nice when someone brings something healthy, just to balance out all the other junk food, but veggie trays can be so boring. You don’t want to be that person who shows up to the party with a sad assortment of grocery store … [Read more…]

Kelly has been begging me to post this dip recipe. Partially because she thought you guys would love it. Partially because she wanted the recipe for herself. I can’t really blame her…cause this stuff is delicious! My cousin made it for Christmas Eve a few years back, and we were all very surprised. Not that we didn’t think she would make something good, just that she’d never really cooked before! Not for us anyway. So when she whipped out this Jalapeño Popper Dip we all got in line to try … [Read more…]