Three Day Weekend...Three Days of Recipes!

Amazing BATGIRL cake and lollipops made by my sister-in-law!

This weekend was jam-packed with my niece's birthday party, my husband's family visiting from Miami, and a quick date with two of my best friends.  Not to mention my usual weekend routines of cleaning, shopping, and COOKING!

Last week was extremely busy and I found myself frustrated because I didn't spend enough time in the kitchen.  Well, those feelings quickly changed after many last minute requests.  To be honest...I love satisfying those that eat my food.  I'm embarrassed if a recipe turns out less-than stellar.  However, I like to please everyone consistently while focusing on perfecting one recipe at a time.  This weekend had me juggling several recipes at once and I felt overwhelmed.  Here is a list of everything I made this weekend and you can see why I was overwhelmed (any Pinterst finds are hyperlinked):

1.  Buffalo Chicken Cheese Ball
2.  Sausage Balls (MY FAVORITE Pinterest find of the week!)
3.  Crab Dip
4.  Chocolate Cupcakes
5.  Chili
6.  Chili's Copycat Salsa
7.  My Dad's Biscuits (family recipe)
8.  Banana Muffins

Woah!  I'm exhausted and I wasn't even hosting a party!  Luckily, most turned out delicious and I am adding them to my MUST HAVE recipe book.  Here is a quick breakdown of my experience and feedback on some of the above mentioned recipes.

1.  Buffalo Chicken Cheese Ball - quick and easy to make, delicious flavor, love it as a spread, husband was not a fan of cheese ball idea - wished it were a hot dip.  I forgot to take photos...but click this link and see the original post by Kristen at Forkful of Comfort.

2.  Sausage Balls - quick and easy to mix (time consuming to make balls), amAAAHHHHzing flavor, could eat them daily, rave reviews from all that indulged.  Christy at the Girl Who Ate Everything hit the nail on the head with this recipe.  It reminds me of a great recipe that my Aunt Katherine always makes for the holidays.  Here are some photos of the process...

3.  Crab Dip - expected greatness because of the creator...turned out it was not my favorite, too many other flavors (like mustard and pepper jack cheeses), still in search of a hot crab dip. :(  Paula Dean has officially disappointed me for the first time in MY LIFE! I couldn't even bare to show you photos...sob!

All of this is probably a lot to take in.  Therefore, I'm going to sign off for tonight.  Please check back tomorrow for more information about the Chili's Copycat recipe and I might be willing to share my family's biscuit recipe (a true southern phenomenon!)  Ciao!