Here’s a look back at the food, cooking, and recipe posts that appeared earlier in the week here on HuggingtheCoast.Com…please join us tomorrow for the start of next week’s exciting food features!

Looking Back: 1/25/2010-1/31/2010

Monday: Sweet and Salty Butterscotch Flavored Popcorn (Party Appetizer Recipes)

Tuesday: January Adventures in Food Blogging: The Most Popular Recipes and Cooking Articles on Hugging the Coast

Wednesday: Mozzarella Sticks With Buttermilk Dip (Party Appetizer Recipes)

Thursday: 44 Clove Garlic Soup With Parmesan Cheese (Soup Recipe of the Week)

Friday: Florida Crab Cakes Recipe (Fish For Friday Recipe)

Saturday: Easy Guacamole Dip Recipe For Burgers and Chips (Weekend Video Spotlight)

Sunday: You are here

Please join us tomorrow to read our newest daily food and cooking article, Bloody Mary Tomato Salad Recipe.

A popular part of Mexican cuisine, eating guacamole is a great way to add more delicious vegetables to your diet without sacrificing flavor.

Of course, guacamole is great on tacos, flautas, and other Mexican foods, but as we get closer to the Super Bowl many of us will use it as a dip on our chips. Guacamole also makes a wonderful topping for burgers or a great spread for crackers, carrot sticks, celery, and other vegetables.

The easy video recipe below uses the goodness of fresh avocados, green onions, roma tomatoes, cilantro, and lime plus a little salt and pepper.

Also used are pickled sliced jalapenos to add some heat to the guacamole dip, but you can omit them if you prefer your guacamole on the less spicy side.

You can see the Easy Guacamole Dip Recipe Video below. Enjoy!

Looking for other delicious dip recipes? You can find them here.

You can see other recent Weekend Video Spotlight Videos here.

You can also see HuggingtheCoast.com’s growing collection of food, cooking, and travel videos here.

Please join us tomorrow to see this week’s Hugging the Coast.Com Week in Review, an overview of last week’s special food features (as well as selected previews from the week to come).

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Melt in your mouth crab cakes are the perfect way to add some coastal ease and grace to your everyday life.

Here’s a delicious recipe for Florida Crab Cakes from the folks at The Perfect Pantry that will help you do just that.

Ingredients:

1 lb lump crab meat
2 strips of bacon, finely chopped
2 Tbsp minced shallots
1 rib celery, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup minced parsley
3-4 Tbsp fine cracker or bread crumbs (low salt)
1-1/2 tsp Old Bay seasoning
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Pinch of cayenne
1 egg, beaten
1-2 Tbsp heavy cream
2 Tbsp melted butter plus 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

How to Make Florida Crab Cakes.

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.

Please join us tomorrow to see this week’s culinary Weekend Video Spotlight: Easy Guacamole Dip Recipe For Burgers and Chips.

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• 44 Clove Garlic Soup With Parmesan Cheese (Soup Recipe of the Week)

(Photo Credit: All Fish For Friday Recipe of the Week photos are courtesy of the featured blog.)

This week’s soup is a garlic lover’s dream come deliciously true.

Here’s a soup recipe for 44 Clove Garlic Soup With Parmesan Cheese from the garlic scented folks at Smitten Kitchen.

And remember: a garlic clove (or 44) a day helps keep the vampire away!

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

26 garlic cloves (unpeeled)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
2 1/4 cups sliced onions
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
18 garlic cloves, peeled
3 1/2 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese (about 2 ounces)
4 lemon wedges

How to Make 44 Clove Garlic Soup With Parmesan Cheese.

You can also see our list of delicious soup recipes, organized by type to help you enjoy more soup recipe ideas 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 soup.

Please join us tomorrow to see this week’s Fish For Friday Recipe of the Week: Florida Crab Cakes Recipe.

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