Easy Cheeseburger Sliders

When I saw this amazing creation on Pinterest, I knew I had to add it to our dinner menu. 

*Photo and recipe courtesy of Better Recipes*

I love anything that is easy to make and yet tastes delicious. Since making the switch to ground turkey versus beef, I wasn't sure that turkey would be good for these little burgers and decided to go ahead with using regular ground beef. It was a nice little change and tasted ahhmazing! I left out the onions as the husband is not a fan. I threw in some crushed Ritz crackers, seasoning and an egg to the meat mixture to add some flavor and give it more volume. 

I also toasted the buns in the oven a bit before serving. 

The finished product was even better than I had imagined it would be (although they did not look as fancy as the recipe photo). The buns were soft, the meat was juicy and the condiments added the perfect touch. We enjoyed these sliders so much that I quickly added them to our dinner menu for the following week. 

Wouldn't these be great for a party??

Super Bowl 48

AND THE SEAHAWKS TAKE HOME THE TROPHY! 43-8! 

Who saw that coming? I was rooting for my home team, but thought it would be a close game. I roared with excitement each time we scored a point. 12 seconds within the first quarter?! AMAZING! 

We had one of our friends over to watch the big game. We must have prepared with an empty stomach as the following is a list of food that we served: 

- Cheese ball with Ritz and Wheat Thins

- Jalapeno poppers wrapped in bacon

- Meat and cheese tray with crackers

- Peanut M&M's 

- Three bags of Skittles

- Honey BBQ meatballs with green pepper and pineapple

-Potato salad

- Ruffles and Doritos chips

- 3 two liters of soda

- Football brownie with vanilla ice cream on top

Not kidding, I probably gained ten pounds by the third quarter. 

There were a lot of people who talked crap about the Seahawks this season. However, there is no denying that they played an amazing game. We deserved to win the Super Bowl. First one in franchise history. We celebrated by tossing Skittles into the street and listening to the many fireworks going off around the neighborhood. 

Today was the celebratory parade. I really wanted to go as this is a day we will mark in history. However, with the high at twenty degrees this afternoon and nearly 1 million people attending, I decided to watch it from the comfort of my home. I love seeing the 12th man pride that our state has and look forward to next football season.

SEA!! HAWKS!!