Buffalo Chicken Dip

This is absolutely DELICIOUS. My brother-in-law had it at his house for a family gathering one year, and I've been making it as often as possible ever since. My brother has now started requesting I make it for family gatherings as well...including this Easter. It's so easy and so good. It's pretty hard to mess up. But it's a lot hotter when you switch the amounts of hot sauce and ranch dressing because you think you remember in your head what to do instead of looking at the recipe :)

I've adjusted it to the way I make it...and what I serve with it

• 2 (10 ounce) cans chunk chicken, drained
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup Ranch dressing
• 3/4 cup pepper sauce (such as Frank's Red Hot®)
• 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
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  Put everything in the crock pot. Heat on high for about an hour, stirring occasionally to mix well. Switch to low and keep it there until ready to serve, stirring occasionally. Turn it to warm if it starts to burn. :)

Serve with crackers (the pretzel flips are really good here!) or tortilla chips.

Turkey Tater Hot Dish

There are so many versions of this, it's really up to you what you put in it. I used what was in my cupboard, which happened to be Penzey's Mural of Flavor. We'd gotten some as a gift, so I thought I'd try it. I also added pizza sauce because there was some in a bowl in the fridge. I'd opened it on accident when I meant to open tomato sauce. Add any veggies you like, and you've got a really tasty comfort meal! I'm not going to list the ingredients and then a recipe, because with the way my mind is (not) working right now, it seems like to tough a task. So, here goes.

Make mashed potatoes. I used two large baking potatoes to top an 8x8 dish. Brown 1 pkg lean ground turkey (I used Jennie O) in olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste, and about a teaspoon of your favorite seasoning blend. Italian seasoning would probably work really well here. Add 1 small can pizza sauce and about 1 cup of frozen vegetables. Pour into an 8x8 baking dish. Top with mashed potatoes and 1-2 cups of shredded cheese (I used monterey jack). Bake at 375 for about 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Turn the broiler on high and broil about 3 minutes, or until lightly browned on top. Enjoy!