I hope you all had a wonderful day with your families and are enjoying some beautiful sunshine! We had a lovely meal at my in-law's, and we even had an Easter egg hunt for our puppies! Isn't my little Pepper cute??

Obviously, you didn't come here for pictures of my puppy :)
Instead, you probably came here looking for something to do with that leftover ham!
Well, do I have the perfect recipe for you! These little biscuit cups are filled with lots of ham and cheddary goodness! (I know that's not a word...)
​But anyway, you'll love these!

Total Time: 30 minutes
Bake Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 2 1/2 dozen

Ingredients:

• 2 cups (8 ounces) finely shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup ham, finely diced (more or less, depending on preference)
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup real bacon bits
• 2 to 3 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 2 tubes large refrigerated flaky biscuits

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients, except for the biscuits.
3. Cut biscuits into 4 quarters. Press into the bottom and up the sides of nonstick miniature muffin cups. Fill each with about 1 Tablespoon ham/cheese mixture.
4. Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until the tops are lightly golden and the cheese is melted. Let stand for 2 minutes before removing from the trays. Enjoy!!

​Source: Taste of Home

Here is another one of my favorite go-to appetizer recipes for a nice party!
I love mixing all of the fresh ingredients and toasting the pieces of bread so that it is all ready to put together just before your company arrives.

This bruschetta has the great taste of parmesan, garlic, basil and balsamic vinegar!

​So simple to make, but so delicious and classy!

Total Time: 25 minutes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
​Bake Time: 10 minutes

Yield: about 28 pieces

Ingredients:

• 8 plum tomatoes, diced
• 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped or julienned
• 1/4 grated parmesan cheese
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 loaf French bread

Directions: 

1. In a bowl, toss together all of the ingredients (except for the bread). For best results, allow the tomato mixture to sit in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
2. Slice the French bread thinly, and bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes, or until crispy.
3. When ready to serve, using a slotted spoon to drain the juice, place about 2 Tablespoons of tomato mixture on each piece of toast. Enjoy!!

Source: All Recipes

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!! As we are getting ready to bring in the new year, I added a new section to my Recipe Box! You can now search through some of my favorite appetizer recipes!

I love having people over and cooking tons of food for friends and family - most of the time, there is way too much food! For my last party, I asked my mom for good recommendations of appetizer recipes and I am SO glad that she suggested this delicious dip! Who doesn't love cheese and bacon? 

The great thing about this dip is that you can make it ahead of time, refrigerate it, and reheat at 350 degrees F for about 10-15 minutes.

Total Time: 45 minutes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Bake Time: 30 minutes

Yield: Makes a 9-inch round pie plate

Ingredients:

• 8 oz. block cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups sour cream
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• Small onion or bunch of green onion, chopped fine (optional)
• 1 package thin-sliced bacon
• Plain pita chips (like Wheat Thins pita chips)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cook the bacon until really crispy, according to package directions, then crumble.
3. Mix all ingredients together (except pita chips) and place in a deep 9 inch pie plate. Bake for 30 minutes.
4. Enjoy warm and serve with pita chips!

Has it seriously been a month?? Oh my goodness...I have been so busy with my grad school and with building our house! But I do apologize :)

Because of that, I am writing a post with 4 new recipes!! These fish tacos are killer with everything wrapped up into a tortilla, but the corn salsa and guacamole are also amazing as dips with tortilla chips. Everyone in my family went back for seconds! Even my sister, who I love dearly, is a bit of a picky eater, and she loved the fish by itself!

I found a bunch of different recipes that I combined to make the perfect fish taco and make them my own! Let me know what you think! What would you add to make these the perfect fish taco for you?

Here are some other ingredients that you will need for the tacos!

• Flour or corn tortillas
• Shredded cabbage
• Extra sour cream
• Shredded monterey-jack cheese
• Fresh slices of avocado
• Lemon slices (for squeezing over top)
• Fresh cilantro

Sources:  Marcella Valladolid, AllRecipes.com, HowSweetEats