File this under Things That Make You Go Ahhhh….

This party friendly appetizer recipe for White Bean Dip With Feta and Black Olives from the folks at the Choosy Beggars Food Blog is an easy Mediterranean version of the classically crowd-pleasing white bean party dip.

This is the kind of richly flavored dip that just begs to be served with hunks of good rustic bread and a nice red wine.

Even better, double the recipe and serve it in a large bread bowl or a bunch of mini bread bowls (find out how to make a homemade bread bowl here) with some celery or carrot sticks for dipping.

Looking for more wonderful ideas for dips and spreads? Then you definitely won’t want to miss the delicious and easy recipe links at the bottom of this food article.

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 can (19 0z) navy beans

1 large clove garlic

4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 smallish lemon

1 small sprig fresh rosemary (about 4- 6? long)

1 cup feta cheese

1/2 cup oil packed sundried black olives

freshly ground black pepper to taste

How to Make White Bean Dip With Feta and Black Olives.

You can also see our growing list of delicious party appetizer recipes, to help inspire your gatherings with friends and family throughout the year.

Also, here’s some convenient links to our first 100 Original Recipes on Hugging the Coast to make it easier for you to find culinary inspiration and ideas beyond appetizers.

Please join us tomorrow to see our latest daily food and cooking article: Homemade Tortilla Chips With Seafood Nachos.

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(Photo Credit: Black Olive by Firemind on Flickr.)

At the end of a long day (or a long week), kicking back with some nachos can be like taking a mini vacation.

But even better than that is when the nachos are made with still warm tortilla chips fresh from the pan in all their corn-y goodness.

Although these tortilla chips are technically semi-homemade because you start with a package of small soft tortillas to save time, these are a truly wonderful upgrade from the dry tortilla chips usually found in the snack aisle.

(If you’d prefer to make your corn tortillas from scratch with masa harina, you might try this homemade corn tortilla recipe here.)

Mexican and Tex-Mex food is more popular than ever, so you can find the soft corn tortillas you need in either the international or bread aisle of most grocery stores and supermarkets, or at your local latino market.

Warning: once you’ve fried up your own tortillas, those packaged corn chips just won’t satisfy you quite the way they used to.

Below is a delicious step-by-step recipe for Homemade Tortilla Chips With Seafood Nachos from the folks at Macheesmo that is the perfect excuse to enjoy some richly flavored warm tortillas while you relax.

Ingredients For the Tortillas:

12 small corn tortillas cut into 6. (Makes 72 chips)

Vegetable oil for cooking the chips

2/3 pound cod or other white fish

Ingredients for the Guacamole:

1 avocado

2 Tablespoons greek yogurt or sour cream

Ingredients for the Pineapple Salsa:

1/2 pineapple, diced. (About 2-3 cups)

1 red pepper, diced

3 jalepenos

1 lime, juice only

1/4 Cup orange juice

Other Ingredients:

Kosher salt

Cayenne pepper (optional)

How to Make Homemade Tortilla Chips With Seafood Nachos.

Enjoy!

You can also see our list of delicious seafood recipes, organized by type of fish to help you eat more seafood throughout the year.

Also, here’s some convenient links to our first 100 Original Recipes on Hugging the Coast to make it easier for you to find culinary inspiration and ideas.

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(Photo Credit:The Perfect Meal by Bookgirl on Flickr