"Weird" Recipes

So I guess I should specify that by "weird" I mean they were weird to me.  So here are some of my new favorite recipes that are no longer weird!

Monte Cristo Sandwiches - So it took me months, MONTHS to muster the courage to try this recipe.  I am not even exaggerating the slightest bit. Despite the good reviews I'd heard, it just sounded...weird.  I mean the lunch meat and crescent rolls I could handle, but with raspberry jam? umm no.  But I'm telling you they are YUMMY!  We have had them 3 times already this month. THREE!  Now I like to cook and try to recipes so the fact that we have had them 3 times in this short month says something.  Seriously...just give it a try.  You can find the recipe here.

Taco Salad - Now I know what you're thinking.  Taco salad?  How is that weird.  But if you know me very well you know that I HATE, and I mean DESPISE Tacos.  Just the yucky taco seasoning on the meat and the hard shell and everything put in it is just disgusting.  Whenever my mom would make them I would inwardly cry I hated them that much.  I wouldn't even eat them as a taco I would eat everything separately.  I kid you not.  I'd choke down the mean, break up the taco shell and dip it in salsa and make the lettuce and tomato into a little salad.  Taco salad was just as bad to me.  It was basically a taco crunched down and smooshed.  Disgusting.  I remember when the realization hit me that I was marrying a mexican who came from a mexican family who ate mexican food.  To me mexican=tacos.  I was so terrified that I would have to eat tacos once or more a week for the rest of my life.  I was quickly taught that what I hated were American tacos and I now love authentic tacos.
Anyway, so basically I always hated American tacos and taco salad, so again it took me a few months to want to try this recipe.  But it came from the FAVORITE cooking website Mel's Kitchen Cafe, so I thought I'd give it a try...and it was AMAZING!  Seriously!  I loved it!   You HAVE to make the homemade dressing though.  Its what makes all the difference.  I did find that it makes a lot, so I would half the recipe (unless its more than you, your husband and your toddler) but don't half the dressing.  Trust me.  You can find this recipe here.

Mushroom Lasagna - Growing up I also hated mushrooms.  They were gross and slimy and gross.  I still don't like them in sauces/gravy but I now love them in omelets or BBQ'd.  Mmmm...love them BBQ'd.  I also love them in this lasagna.  It is simply amazing.  Also from Mel's Kitchen Cafe so you should just know it's golden.  You can get the recipe here.

Green Chile Turkey Burgers - Ok turkey burgers aren't that weird.  These are especially amazing though.  Had them twice in 2 weeks. Again, that means something around here.  Here is the recipe.

Swiss Chicken - As I'm sure you can guess by now I also hated swiss chicken growing up...and my parents and brother loved it, so we would get it every so often and I was gag (literally) everytime.  I'm still not the biggest fan of swiss cheese, but we tried this recipe yesterday and I fell in love with swiss chicken.  It comes from Six Sister's Stuff if you've heard of them.  It was really good!  Here's their recipe.