Cheesy Chicken and Rice Bake

I've really fallen in love with this simple dinner.  It's essentially a casserole, but somehow "bake" sounds cooler, I guess. :)  I found this via Pinterest and it was a winner!  I've made it several times now and sometimes add some extra things to it.  It's one my kids love and will eat a lot of which really makes it a win in my house.  Brown rice, black beans, corn, chicken, etc.  It's delicious!  It can easily be made ahead of time, which is another reason why I love it.  If you have some chicken already cooked that makes it a lot easier too.

Spinach Artichoke Dip

Here's another great recipe that has been waiting to be posted!  I made this at my sister's house on New Year's Eve and it was delicious.  While definitely not low-cal, it is fun for a party.  Serve with a sliced baguette or crackers, and it will surely be eaten up in no time!

Slider Buns

These are so cute!  I made these months ago for a luncheon and kept forgetting to post about them.  I had a bunch of girl friends over and made this big salad for the ladies but wanted something else that was kid and adult friendly.  I decided to make these cute little ham and cheese sliders.  I just stuck some deli ham on the bun, topped it with a little swiss cheese, spread some mayo on the top bun, baked them on a cookie sheet covered with foil for about 15 minutes, and they were a hit!

Sesame Noodles

(forgot to add the cilantro for the picture - sorry!)

On Monday's note, here is another DELICIOUS meatless recipe.  I can't stress that enough.  This is my new favorite thing ever EVER!  And my family is so in love with it too.  My almost-3-yr-old devours this every time I make it and gets so excited when he hears it's for dinner.  In fact, I'll probably make this for his birthday because he loves it so much.

Cinnamon Rolls

These are the cinnamon rolls you have always dreamed about.  I went to make this recipe thinking I had posted it several years ago, and was saddened to see it wasn't here!  What a tragedy!  I had posted it on my family blog, but it never made it's way over here.  Well I am repenting.  These babies are sooooo tasty.  We enjoyed them on Sunday and every day since...until they ran out too soon.  Yikes!  They certainly are addicting.

Spicy Bean Burritos

We've been trying to cut back on our meat consumption these days, and it's going pretty well.  I mean, we're no where near being vegetarian or anything, but we're trying to not eat meat every single day.  I wanted to find more recipes that I loved (like this tabbouleh) that were meatless.  So I went on a search and found these.  Now if you know my husband, you know that he used to detest beans.  Like if a bean happened upon his plate, he would not eat.  Okay okay, maybe not that bad, but he really didn't like them.