Buffalo Chicken Dip

Now that the Hubster is home and we are watching Nebraska Football every chance we get I've been asked to make the Hubster and Man-Child's favorite dip. Buffalo Chicken Dip. It's such an easy recipe and every time I've made it and taken it anywhere it is always the first dip to run out! I've even made double batches and they'd still get devoured! Man-Child said when he took his first bite of dip today "This tastes like Football"

*Update: We make this every year now for the Super Bowl and also whatever Bowl Game Nebraska happens to play in! It's totally a family favorite!

Ingredients:

1 can of Chicken

1 8oz block of Cream Cheese

1/2 cup Buffalo Hot Sauce

1/2 cup Ranch dressing

1 cup Shredded cheese (I used Colby Jack)

Directions:

In a mixing bowl combine all ingredients and mix until everything is combined. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spoon the Chicken mixture into a baking dish and cover with foil. Bake for 15 minutes, remove the foil and bake for another 15 minutes until everything is golden and bubbly on top. Let cool for a few minutes then serve. 

I used beer bread for this dip! We usually use some type of bread, French, sourdough, whatever you like best!

What's your favorite Game Day food?? Share in the Comments!


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Spice Tin Magnet

We had such a busy weekend of cleaning and purging stuff from our house for our upcoming PCS! The good thing about moving every few years is that it prevents you from being a Hoarder! I think I have a few hoarder tendencies, especially where books are concerned! We did manage to get rid of a few things this weekend including the rocking chair we got when Drew was a baby! That was hard to let go! It's broken though and not salvageable so it has to go!

I think sometimes its hard to let things go because you think well I could use that for something one day! The problem is that "one day" often doesn't happen for years and years or maybe ever!

My Fridge is a little crazy

In an effort to not be hoarder ;) and to reuse something that I had, I decided to make an empty spice tin into a pen holder for my fridge!

Materials:

Spice Tin/ Tea Tin, empty and clean

2 colors of paint

Stencil

Magnet

E6000 glue

Directions:

Paint the tin in the color you want the saying or design to show up in (in my case black). Let dry completely. Place stencil on top of the tin. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out my saying that I bought from the Silhouette Online Store. I rubbed my nails over the letters to make sure they were really stuck on there well. I then sprayed the Red paint over top of everything. (my paint bubbled up a little but I left it I kind of liked how it made it distressed) Let dry again completely. Very carefully peel the design off. On the back of the tin apply a strip of magnet with E6000. Let dry and you are ready to hang it on the fridge!

*I reused my magnet as well, You know how you get all those advertising magnets well I've saved (not hoarded) mine over the years and I knew that I would use them one day ;)


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Chili Cheese Rice

Wow so much stuff is going ON! I can't believe that we are PCSing in gulp 69 days!!! That means we are trying to plan every last detail, when will the movers come, whens the last day in our house, what route will we be taking, what do we need to take with us and on and on and on! So meal planning isn't really on my list, even though it should be, and lets not mention how I need use up everything in our freezer and pantry. I may be posting some "interesting" recipes in the weeks to come!

Anyways, I wanted a quick easy meal that is a bit of a no brainer. This recipe is stupid easy and it's a childhood favorite of mine. I think it was born out of my Mom's frugality! I mean this meal is CHEAP! And if you're good you planned it out and had the rice cooked already and leftover from another meal!

Ingrediants:

2 cups Cooked Rice
2 cans Chili
3/4cup Shredded Cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions:

In a large pan combine the Chili, Rice and Cheese over medium heat. Stir occasionaly until the cheese is melted. Serve with a dollop of Sour Cream!

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NEW YEAR 2015 RESOLUTIONS

Ok so I didn't do great on my resolutions this last YEAR! But I'm ready to hit the ground running this year! I've made some new resolutions and simplified some of my old ones. 

Health

Eating: At least one fruit or vegetable at every meal

Exercise: Cardio 3x's a week, Weight Training 2x's a week

Family

Sunday Family Dinners

Family Game Night

Home

PURGE and ORGANIZE

Blogging

Be CONSISTENT

These are my resolutions in a nutshell!

Did you make any resolutions this year? Share them in the comments!

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