Rave & Review: Pepperoni Pizza Quesadilla

Originally Posted By: Snixy Kitchen, found via Pinterest

Special Instructions: The original recipe makes four servings. This recipe is for an individual quesadilla. You will also find that the amounts of ingredients are very flexible based on your personal taste and preference.

Ingredients: flour tortillas, shredded cheese, pepperoni, pizza sauce

Tools: stove, pan, spatula (or a quesadilla maker)

Made with pepperoni and diced olives.

2 flour tortillas
1/4 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
12 pieces of pepperoni
1/4 cup of pizza sauce (I used pepperoni pizza sauce)

Optional Add-In: Other pizza toppings, like olives and mushrooms. Add-ins should be cut into small pieces. The more added in, consider adding more cheese; cheese is the glue that holds the quesadilla together.

Directions: Turn the stove on low and lay the first tortilla down. Sprinkle half of your cheese evenly, then place the pepperoni. Sprinkle the rest of your cheese and lay the second tortilla on top. You will know you can flip the quesadilla without the top tortilla falling off or losing any ingredients if you try to lift the top tortilla off and it is fused down with the melted cheese.

Cook for about 5 minutes on each side, or until the tortilla sides become a little crispy. (Test this by tapping your spatula on the browning portions.) Remove from heat and allow to cool for a minute before cutting it into quarters. Serve with the side of pizza sauce for dipping.

Pair With: Anything you might like! Eat this as a main dish or an appetizer.


I have made this recipe a dozen times and things can be done differently each time. I have served it with a vegetable side and made mini-quesadillas using one tortilla folded over. You can use more or less cheese, pepperoni, sauce--anything you might like! If you have a quesadilla maker, this can be made quickly. Play around with it and see what suits your tastes!

Rave & Review: Ranch Burger Sliders

Originally Posted By: All Recipes, found via Styleberry Blog/Pinterest

Ingredients: ground beef, ranch seasoning mix, egg, saltine crackers, onion

Tools: knife, cutting board, bowl, whisk, rolling pin, sandwich bag, measuring cup, grill

Ranch dressing & cheese; strawberry mango salsa

2lbs. lean ground meat
1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing & Seasoning mix
1 egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup crushed saltine crackers
1/2 cup chopped onion

Directions: Preheat the grill for high heat.

In a bowl, lightly beat one egg. Add the chopped onion and packet of ranch seasoning mix. Put some saltines in the sandwich bag, seal the bag, and use the rolling pin to crush the saltines. Measure out the crushed crackers, then add to the bowl. Add the ground meat and mix well.

Make sliders out to be a little smaller than the size of your palm, yielding roughly 8 sliders.

Place sliders on the grill and cook to personal liking.

Pair With: Go beyond the usual cheese, lettuce and tomato! Try topping your sliders with pepperjack cheese and homemade ranch dressing or strawberry mango salsa.


Once you go ranch, you can't go back--at least not back to the same plain ol' burger! One thing that could be swapped out or done differently is the use of wheat bread crumbles instead of the saltine crackers, as was done by Styleberry Blog. I used the saltines because they were easy. The onion was not overpowering; in fact, I hardly seemed to notice it as it was mixed with the ranch seasoning. Sliders are a great size to experiment with toppings. If you try something and don't like it, you can always wipe it all off and hose it down with ketchup. (Ketchup will fix just about anything.) Check your local grocery store's bakery as they might have slider buns, as I found.

Rave & Review: Strawberry Mango Salsa

Originally Posted By: McConkie Menu, found via Pinterest

Ingredients: strawberries, mango, red onion, basil, lemon juice, salt, pepper

Tools: cutting board, knife, potato peeler, measure cups, measuring spoons

The picture was an afterthought--better ones to come!

1 cup strawberries, finely diced
1 cup mangos, finely diced (cheat: use a potato peeler to get the skin off without wasting the good stuff!)
1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
6 basil leaves, finely chopped
1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice (cheat: bottled lemon juice)
1/4 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper

Optional Add-In: kiwi

Directions: Combine all ingredients in a bowl, cover, and allow to sit in the refrigerator for a few hours.

Pair With: low-fat cinnamon graham crackers, cinnamon pita chips, or use as a topping on chicken, burgers, salads


This is the first recipe I found on Pinterest that I actually went ahead and made. Not only is it incredibly easy, but it's especially delicious. It's a party hit and a versatile topping as any salsa could be. (I even used it to top a ranch slider burger, which I will be reviewing in a future post.) The only thing I tweaked in my repeat of this recipe was the quarter-cup increase of both the strawberries and mango, for two reasons: I like an even, easy cup, and I was afraid that the red onion might seem a little overpowering for my particular taste. I have also thrown in a kiwi or two when they were handy. I've doubled and even tripled this recipe for parties and there is never any left!