You know when you eat something and it’s so good you crave it again and again? That’s the story with this warm artichoke and tuna dip. It may not sound refined rolling off the tongue, but it’s damn delicious. Case in point: me, sitting here in my robe at 11:00 am munching away on the batch I had to make so I could snap pictures.

It all started when my friend Julie was visiting and we planned a small girls’ night and as usual, we were playing around in the kitchen. I wanted to make a little something warm and tasty that felt like fall. We found a recipe for crab dip but we were a home without crabs (yes, insert joke here). What we did have was tuna packed in oil, a can of artichokes and jalapeños still going in the garden. Viola!

This recipe is so simple I wasn’t sure if it was blog worthy. However, two weeks, four batches served and a slew of compliments, I figured it earned a spot on the blog roll. This is an equal-opportunity pleaser; it works well for a cozy dinner with friends, on the coffee table during the big game or even as a warm up on Thanksgiving Day.

I love my cazuelas, these traditional Spanish baking dishes made of terra cotta hold heat beautifully.