Super Bowl CONVERSION -- Make these recipes your own!

I LOVE the Super Bowl! Being completely honest, it's not for the game -- it's for the time with friends and family and the excuse to absolutely SPLURGE on tasty snacks! Here are two recipes I highly suggest you try out next time you have a reason to go above and beyond. The bread is pretty simple, but the nachos get a little complicated (but they were SO worth it!)

Cheesy Bacon Ranch Bread

What you'll need:

- 1 loaf of tasty bread (I used country white, but sourdough sounds awesome)

- 1 stick of butter, melted

- 1 package of Ranch dressing seasoning

- bacon, cooked until crunchy and chopped

- shredded cheese of your choosing (I used parmesan but would recommend cheddar or swiss)

How you make it:

Start by slicing the bread in both directions, but not cutting all the way through. The loaf should stay intact. Stuff the crevices with the bacon bits and cheese. Mix the Ranch seasoning with the melted butter, and pour the mixture over the entire loaf. Wrap in foil and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Then remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes. Then serve!!! Yummy, I'm craving this again already!

Buffalo Chicken Bacon Nachos


These are divine. No. They are BEYOND divine! SO. INCREDIBLY. GOOD. GAHHHHHHH!!! I want more and more and more.

 Look, just gaze at its wonderfulness--how beautiful is it?!

 PURE BLISS!

What you need:
- 1 bag of tortilla chips
- 2 chicken breast
- one 8oz bottle of Buffalo Sauce
- cilantro, chopped
- green onion, chopped
- red pepper flakes
- 3 cups of shredded cheese
- 1/3 cup of milk
- 1/4 cup of heavy cream
- black pepper
- jalapenos, diced
- blue cheese crumbles
- 1 cup of bacon, cooked and diced
- sour cream

How you make it:

Start by pouring the entire bag of tortilla chips into a deep dish baking pan and set aside. Next, cook the chicken breasts, dice or shred them, and then mix them in a bowl with the entire bottle of buffalo sauce. Let the chicken marinade while you make the queso.

In a small sauce pan mix together the cheese, milk, heavy cream, red pepper flakes, and black better. Make sure to be continuously stirring the mixture or else it will burn and be ruined. When the mixture is completely melted, pour the chicken over the tortillas (reserving some of the sauce for later) and then cover with the queso. Sprinkle the bacon over the entire thing and then add some extra shredded cheese on top. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. After removing the nachos from the oven, sprinkle with blue cheese, diced jalapenos, chopped cilantro and green onion. Pour the extra buffalo sauce over the top and add a few dollops of sour cream. Serve immediately! Watch how fast they disappear!

Emily got the first bite. LUCKY GIRL!