This recipe is based on one from my husband's grandmother, Angelina. She was a great cook: she ran a restaurant in Greenwich Village, NY during the hipster-beatnik days. After selling the restaurant, she lived a full life with my husband's family until she died at the ripe old age of 99. Bagna cauda ("hot bath") is a dish for which there are as many recipes as there are cooks. This is my interpretation of her recipe (more butter, more garlic, more heat). Note: for a delicious variation use all butter, not olive oil, saute the remaining ingredients until softened and then smoosh into soft butter. Use the butter on a grilled beef or lamb or steaky fish like tuna of swordfish.

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