Gluten Free Spinach & Artichoke Dip

Rich and flavorful, this restaurant-quality baked spinach & artichoke dip is a simple to make crowd pleaser !

Serves 4 to 6

Baked Spinach & Artichoke Dip

This delicious warm, cheesy, creamy and tasty baked spinach and artichoke dip is flavorful and easy to make! Today I'm welcoming Rebecca from Living Better Together to the blog to share one of my personal favorite appetizers with you!

Rebecca says that whether you're getting together for the holidays or the big game, this is a must-have appetizer! Serve this delicious dip with toasted focaccia bread or tortilla chips! This makes a pretty large serving, so it's perfect for a large group of friends and family.

Peppermint Marshmallow Rice Cake Treats (Guest Post)

A festive twist on marshmallow treats made with rice cakes and peppermint!

Cheesy Pasta Skillet from An Alli Event

I'd like to welcome Alli from An Alli Event to Anyonita Nibbles today! Alli's sharing a delicious pasta skillet dish! Take it away, Alli:

Chocolate Zucchini Cake Guest Post

Are you guys ready for another guest post? Today, we have Britney from The Princess and Her Cowboys sharing an amazingly healthy take on a chocolate cake!

Hey all! I'm Britney from The Princess & Her Cowboys, where you'll find anything from DIY projects and stories to recipes. I am so excited to share here with Anyonita!

One of my favorite things about summer is zucchini. I grew up with my mom using it to make delicious bread and now I'm going to share an addicting recipe from my grandma--Chocolate Zucchini Cake.

Baked Crab and Mushroom Wontons Guest Post

Today, I'm pleased to welcome Kristin with an amazing recipe for baked wonton! How delicious does that look, guys? And, as Kristin points it; it's full of healthy, natural vitamins and nutrients! Excellent!

Hi, my name is Kristin and my blog is Dizzy Busy and Hungry! I am glad for the opportunity to do a guest post here at Anyonita Nibbles. Thanks, Anyonita, for having me!

First, let me share a little bit about myself. I am a busy mom of 2 teenage boys, and I also work full-time, volunteer in a few different capacities (at church, at the kids’ schools, and with the boys’ Scout troop), and I play keyboard and sing in a soft-rock band. In addition, I am a breast cancer survivor, so I also work with newly diagnosed women to help them get through those first few tough and scary months after diagnosis. Therefore, as you can imagine, I am pretty busy! With all that going on, as well as having two active boys to shuttle around to various activities, I need a plethora of quick and easy meals to make for my family. Quick and easy are not the only requirements, though, because I also want the dishes to be healthy and family-friendly, with ingredients that fit into my budget.

Gluten Free Patriotic Fruit Braid for July 4th

Today we're doing something completely new! I'm on a guest posting staycation! That means this post was written for Sugar Bee Crafts but instead of appearing over on that blog, it's going to be here! How cool is that idea?

When Mandy first announced the theme for these guest posts, I was stumped. I didn't want to share the same old patriotic desserts we've all seen a hundred times. I wanted something delicious and enticing. Something that you would remember and that you could make in 20 minutes. That's where the idea for this Patriotic Fruit Braid came! It's a follow on from my Turkey & Stuffin' Braid with Cranberry and Pistachio, this is just the dessert version! It's also filled with my homemade blueberry freezer jam, too!

Banana Almond Bread with Bacon

How amazing does that bread look?! You guys are in for a double treat today: we're welcoming the lovely Jess from Hungry Harps who's sharing that delicious looking loaf.

Baked Chicken Parmarella Meatballs Two Ways

Today, you guys are in for a treat! One of my fabulous co-hostesses from the Tasty Tuesdays link party is here guest posting a yummy baked meatballs recipe as well as two different ideas for serving them up!

Hi guys! I am super excited to be guest blogging over here today! Thank you, Anyonita! My name is Tara and I blog over at Organized SAHM, where you will find menu plans, recipes, homeschooling posts, crafts, Pinterest ideas, book reviews and sewing projects. I am an organized mom to four kiddos, otherwise known as Things on my blog to protect their identity. Today, I am going to share a budget-friendly meal that you can make two ways!

With all of the tomatoes from our garden we have coming in this summer, I have been trying to perfect my spaghetti sauce! I am oh. so. close. to getting it exactly where I want it. In the meantime, I am taking a break from gluten-free pasta this week. We love meatballs, but for some reason, I never make them with chicken. That needed to be remedied. Once I decided to make the classic chicken and cheese meatballs, I had trouble deciding which cheese to go with (parmesan or mozzarella). Decisions, decisions. In the end, I added both. These were good! I didn't see The Man's face until he was done eating.

Before we get to the recipe, don't miss this amazing summer giveaway coming to you from 17 bloggers! One lucky blogger will win 18 fantastic prizes to promote their blog including top billing ad space on Anyonita Nibbles!

Cohosting Let's Get Social Sunday!

Today, I have the great opportunity co-host the Let's Get Social Sunday link party! :) I love participating in this party every week; it's such a great way to grow my blog and to find other blogs to read, too!

If you've never linked up here, then today's your lucky day! You will NOT be disappointed with all the great blogs you'll find! 

Welcome to Let's Get Social Sunday!

Homemade Honey & Oat Bread

Cohosting: My Favorite Posts Weekend Blog Party

I'm co-hosting this fab party for 4 weeks! Be sure to stop by and visit our lovely host, Jessica's blog! Also, meet me co-hosts

Lisa @ Squishable Baby

Jackie @ The NonMartha Momma

Marty @ Thoughts on Life & Money

Asha @ The Whimsical Peacock

Come back to The Wondering Brain tomorrow and enter a Conscious Box Giveaway! We are partnering up at 5 pm for a chance to win a free box. Start entering tomorrow with any of us! 

Are you ready to party? Before you begin, remember these simple rules:

1. Link up your favorite posts. It doesn't matter which one, just make sure it's family friendly! 
2. Follow your host (that's me! The Wondering Brain)
3. Follow all 5 co-hosts: Lisa, Jackie, Anyonita, Marty, and Asha
4. Leave a comment if you'd like them to follow you too
5. Visit at least 3 other bloggers 
6. Show them your blogger love too if you'd like them to follow 
7. Remember, it's not a party unless you mingle, so mingle around and make some friends! 
8. Take our beautiful badge and proudly display it on your side bar to encourage others to party with us! 

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Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches from This Silly Girl's Life

Today, we're welcoming our very first guest poster! The fabulous Dana from This Silly Girl's Life is bringing us a fantastic recipe for slow cooker bbq pulled chicken sandwiches. The day Dana sent this recipe to me, I was in a pinch and needed something quick to prepare for my family and made this and can say: it is so tasty! I'll be posting my review of her recipe a little bit later. 

Here's what Dana has to say:
"I LOVE my slow cooker. What I like to do on my day off is assemble some dishes that I can throw in that bad baby and off to work I go! That is where this recipe for Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches came in. These are finger lickin' good, literally ya'll! This is probably the easiest crock pot recipe I have ever made! This is another one going in the rotation ... trust me.

This recipe made 6 sandwiches for my hubby and I but that is only because we love to stuff our faces we have a healthy appetite. If you are more conservative with your portions, you will easily get 8 to 10 sammies out of this recipe. But, if you go a little over board like we do sometimes, I don't judge."

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Ingredients:
For the crock pot BBQ pulled chicken sandwiches

1                Whole Chicken

2-3tbsp       BBQ Rub (I used Bone Suckin' Sauce Seasoning & Rub*)

1/2-1 Cup    BBQ Sauce (I used Russell's sauce* from the restaurant in Chicago, I suggest using a thinner sauce to get a good even coating)

Hamburger Buns

*Anyonita says: For my UK friends, my review of this recipe will include alternatives for both Bone Suckin' Sauce Seasoning and Rub and Russell's BBQ sauce. 

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All right, let's cook:

All you do is sprinkle the chicken with the seasoning and rub it all over. Under the skin even. To do this just separate the skin from the meat by placing your hand under the skin and gently push your hand around until the skin separates. 

Place it in your crock pot breast side down with nothing else, no liquid, nada. 

Cover, place on low heat and let it go to town. Ours cooked for about 9ish hours.  You will see it produces a lot of natural juice.

 Remove the chicken and save about 1/4 of the liquid. Discard the remaining liquid. 

Shred the chicken discarding the bones and skin. Place the shredded chicken back in the slow cooker on the "keep warm" setting. 

Pour the liquid over the meat and add the BBQ sauce little by little until it is sauced how you like it. Cover the pot. Use this time to finish any sides you want with it. 

Place on hamburger buns and drizzle with more sauce if you'd like. This is so unbelievably tender you'll wonder why you never thought of it!
 

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Dana is the woman behind the blog This Silly Girl's Life. Writing about food is her first passion but shares outfit posts and silly ramblings as well. She lives in Florida with her newly wed Hubby and four fur babies.

Thank you so much for the post, Dana! This post originally appeared here on Dana's blog. Be sure to stop by and show her some love! I'm currently accepting guest posts, so if you'd like to gain more exposure for your blog, be sure to get in touch and we'll get something sorted.

Blogging as a Guest + Foodies Festival Contest

I'm being featured on This Silly Girl's Life today! It's a fantastic blog and I'm proud to be offering up a guest post of one of our most viewed recipes. Be sure to go check it out!
Click the picture to be taken directly to the blog and remember to show some love.

Thanks, Dana! 

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In other news, the good people at the Foodies Festival have sponsored this post and this competition! Enter the competition below for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the amazing Foodies Festival in Tatton Park near Manchester on 18 May 2013.

We'll be attending the festival and we think it'll be great to see you there! Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway