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Loaded Baked Potato Chips with Green Chile Ranch Dressing

These Loaded Baked Potato Chips with Green Chile Ranch Dressing are brought to you in part by Farmland ®  and Latina Bloggers Connect. These are a twist on a classic pub recipe, with oven baked potatoes loaded with cheese and bacon, served with a spicy green chile ranch dressing. While this post was compensated, the recipe and opinions in the post are entirely my own.  Welcome back for a week of homegating recipes! We are concentrating on easy recipes that you can make for your home celebrations or ones that you can take to a friend's or family member's house to celebrate watching the big game! Today I have a New Mexico inspired appetizer that you can make and incorporate into your big game celebrations! These Loaded Baked Potato Chips with Green Chile Ranch Dressing are a twist on classic cheese fries and ranch dressing that you order at your local pub, but of a smokey and spicy variation! I am so excited to introduce you to and/or talk with you about  Farmland ® B a

Garlic Artichoke Fries

These Garlic Artichoke Fries  are brought to you in part by  Collective Bias® and its advertiser to help you create festive homegating recipes for the big game! These fries are a take on a favorite artichoke dip and turned into a classy and unique appetizer!   As always, the recipe and opinions in this post are my own. #GameTimeGrub #CollectiveBias We're talking about "homegating" recipes this week in order to get you ready for the big game! Do you usually stay in, go to a party, or go out to celebrate and watch the game? For those of you staying in or going to a family member's or friend's house, you can easily make restaurant quality appetizers at home and not venture out to the busy restaurants and bars in order to watch the game. This year, I decided to make a twist on a classic dish with Alexia Smart Classics Crinkle Fries that I found at Walmart. Alexia products are superb quality food to use in your recipes; I've loved their products for ye

SNICKERS Blondies with Pretzel and Potato Chip Crust

These SNICKERS ®  Blondies with Pretzel and Potato Chip Crust are brought to you in part by  Collective Bias® and its advertiser to help you celebrate the big game! These Blondies incorporate some of your favorite big game snacking all into one sweet and salty treat!  As always, the recipe and the opinions in this post are my own. #BigGameTreats #CollectiveBias Are you all ready for the Big Game? What do your family and friends do to celebrate and cheer on your favorite teams? This is a big time of the year for people to get together and we're all looking for different entertaining ideas and recipes to make! If you decide to do some homegating at your house or someone else's house,  SNICKERS ® and Starbursts are one of my favorite candies to have available for guests to much on and its a great candy to incorporate into some fun recipes! It easy to put these goodies in a bowl for people to grab and snack on. It's a delicious and easy way to help entertain and feed

M&M's® Red Velvet Cookie Dough Filled Red Velvet Cupcakes

These M&M's® Red Velvet Cookie Dough Filled Cupcakes add an extra touch to traditional red velvet cupcakes and are brought to you in part by  Collective Bias® and its advertiser.  These red velvet cupcakes are filled with cookie dough made with  M&M's® Red Velvet , then topped with a cream cheese frosting and will  surely make your family and friends feel extra special, especially during Valentine's Day!   As always, the recipe and the opinions in this post are my own. #RedVelvetLove #CollectiveBias Valentine's Day is not just for your special someone, it's also about showing appreciation and love to your friends and family... this does not have to be done with extravagant gifts, but often the smallest of gestures are the ones most appreciated and sometimes the most memorable! I have a great recipe for you to share with your friends and family this Valentine's Day, M&M's® Red Velvet Cookie Dough Filled Red Velvet Cupcakes! One of the t

Cheesy Baked Penne with Eggplant (+ Skinnytaste Cookbook Review)

Did any of you ask for (and receive) cookbooks for the holidays?! And are any of you trying to be just a little more healthy this new year? One of the books that took the world by storm last year was Gina Homolka's Skinnytaste  cookbook, and I've been itching to get my hands on a copy! I was very fortunate to get this cookbook, and today I'm offering you a review of the Skinnytaste  as well as a recipe that I made from the cookbook, Cheesy Baked Penne with Eggplant. The Review: Skinnytaste by Gina Homolka is 320 pages and features 150 recipes and is organized into sections like, breakfast, sandwiches, salads, different proteins, and dessert. This is not a diet, but rather Gina focuses on helping to create healthy and lighter dishes that people can incorporate into their every day eating (whether one is trying to lose weight or just trying to eat a little more healthy.) The first thing you notice about the book, is the cover! How enticing is a cookbook called S

Cinnamon Anise Granola (Biscochito Granola)

This Cinnamon Anise Granola has all of the flavors of New Mexico's favorite cookie, biscochitos! T his post was sponsored by Collective Bias® Social Fabric Community ®  and Quaker Oats ®  to help others learn the many uses Quaker ®  products. As always, the recipe and the opinions in this post are my own. #LoveMyCereal #QuakerUp #CollectiveBias Do you have traditional recipes that your family absolutely loves but are reserved for only special occasions or during the holidays? Do you try to find ways to incorporate those flavors into different recipes throughout the year? Today, I'm sharing with you a recipe that I created using  Quaker Oatmeal Squares ®  that I found and purchased at  Walmart  to re-create my favorite holiday flavors that you can eat every day! #CollectiveBias #LoveMyCereal #QuakerUp #sponsored I always get excited when I find new products or when others share new products with me, and I love to incorporate these new products into different recipes! W