Recipe of the Month. . .

Speedy Layered Chicken Enchilada Pie

So, I only put the recipes that I thought were really good, or that my family went "nuts" over, here is one that I tried for the 1st time, and everyone enjoyed it--wow!

Although the picture may not look so good, it really was delicious and easy to make!

1 pkg. (11.5) Flour tortillas

2 c. Cubed Cooked Chicken

1/2 c. Uncooked Instant Rice

2 c. Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese (8 oz.)

1 can (15 oz) Black Beans, Drained and Rinsed

1 can (19 oz) Hot Enchilada Sauce (my kids don't like things spicy, so I used regular)

1 c. Frozen Corn, thawed and drained (I used a can of corn instead)

1 c. Thick 'n Chunky Salsa

2 tbls. thinly sliced green onions (I opted not to use this)

Reduced-fat Sour Cream optional

Heat oven to 350 F. Spray 2 qt. casserole dish with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix the chicken, rice, 1 cup of the cheese, the beans and 1 cup of the enchilada sauce.

Tear tortillas into strips or triangles and layer them in the bottom of the baking dish. Top with 1/4 c. enchilada sauce and half of the chicken mixture. Top with another layer of torn tortillas. Spoon corn over this layer. Spread salsa over corn and layer with final tortillas. Top with remaining chicken mixture, enchilada sauce, cheese and green onions.

Bake uncovered 35-45 minutes or until mixture is thoroughly heated and cheese is melted. Cool 5 min. Top with sour cream and chopped green onions.

The Morning After. . .

So this is what I woke up to Saturday after Halloween. Yes, Meghan is sorting through her candy. Oh, it brought a tear to my eye :)

You see, when I was a kid, this is exactly what my brother and I used to do--FAITHFULLY--every Halloween! We would 1st sort through our candy seperating each piece into a different pile (i.e. favorites, not-so-favorites, and don't like). We would then--thanks to my smooth talking brother--trade. . .no, more like he would choose which ones of my candy he liked, and give me something in return from his not-so-favorites or don't like pile--I just thought it was cool that we had so much candy! Love ya Adam!!!

Well, thanks to him I have many a fond memory of seperating and trading candy! So when I saw Meghan's like and dislike pile, well needless to say it brought back those memories. I keep trying to get my girls to go through their candy, but surprisingly enough, they aren't as interested.

Meghan and I've been Tagged

Meghan and I decided to both be tagged, so we'll post Meghan's answers 1st.

1. Favorite TV Shows:
SpongeBobSquarePants
Fairly Odd Parents
Deal or no Deal

2. Favorite Places to Eat:
Sonic
Taco Bell
MacDonalds

3. Things that happened yesterday..........
We went to the Zoo
I went to a dance practice
I played games with Haley and Sadie

4. Things I'm looking forward to........
Getting lots of presents
Closing my fast
Going to church

5.Things on my wish list: I Wish.........
That we can go to Phoenix to celebrate christmas too
We lived next door to Grandma and Grandpa Winter
We could stay home from school every day

O.K. My Turn!!

1. Favorite TV Shows:
NCIS (just found out what a cool show this is)
Life
Pushing up Daisies

2. Favorite Places to Eat:
Mercados
Outback Steakhouse
Olive Garden

3. Things that happened yesterday..........
Cleaned my house
Went to "Boo" at the Zoo
Enjoyed watching my girls play games like I used to play when I was younger (i.e. hide the can)

4. Things I'm looking forward to........
Misteltoe and Magic (So I can watch Meghan dance)
The 1st Presidency Christmas Devotional
Seeing all the pretty Christmas lights
Going to Rachel's home for the holidays

5. Things on my wish list: I Wish.........
We had enough money to visit with family whenever we wanted
We had an inground pool in our backyard
Our yard was all fenced in so we could get a dog and awesome swingset!

6. Tag 8 people:
(1) Jamie E. (2) Jenny R. (3) Kelsey (4) Jonathan (or Melinda) (5) Melissa (6) Erin C. (7) Sara C. (8) Brian

Better Late than Never

Oh man, did I miss the carving of the pumpkin, and the other pre-halloween pictures of what we did?
Well, then here they are, just catch up where you can :)

We had a Halloween playdate at our house with all the LITTLE ones. They made things out of dough which we then microwaved, and they hardened up so they could color them with markers. They also made candy necklaces, and cute little treat bags made from Halloween socks--CUTE!


















Then we ate "Mummy Dogs" and Cheetos, and had chocolate frosting brownies for dessert--Caitlyn obviously loved them!!

The next evening we were finally free from the craziness of the week, so we carved our "Tiki" pumpkin. Thanks Dad!!

The girls were very hesitant about getting down and dirty, until Caitlyn decided she wanted to try, then they were all-for-it (mostly).

The Final Results--Ooooooooo, way cool!

The next day was class parties. I went to Haley's in the morning and Meghan's in the afternoon. However I didn't have my camera for Meghan's (but they were almost identical). No sugary treets at these parties, the school has a rule that they can only have 2 holidays with sweets, and I think it is Christmas and the end of the year parties. Maybe that's why Haley looks so sad :( Or maybe it's the fact that she sits at a table with 3 boys (nah, she loves that--a little tomboy--sort of)

That evening we hit the mall 1st, because they do a trick-or-treat thing for each store. If you couldn't tell, Sadie is a Princess (although, she had said she wanted to wear a different dress that has wings that attach to the back so she could be a butterfly--which I brought with us, but at the last minute she changed her mind), Meghan is a Fruit Bat and she helped make her own costume, she also had some ears that she made, but that day was Crazy Hair Day at school, so she figured that her hair kinda looked like ears, and Haley is --yes-- a cheerleader (I've decided that this look just comes naturally to her) After the Mall, we headed to our church for a Trunk-or-Treat and roast your own hotdog meal. It was lots of Fun!

Oh, and we had an additional trick-or-treater--our little Caitlyn Bumblebee. She was the 1st one who actually enjoyed wearing this costume. She even wanted to put it back on after I took it off. My other girls couldn't wait to take it off when they were this age.

Whoa--You Won't Believe It!

I hardely believe it myself, but I just won 2 books from that Pink Lemonade blog that I posted about previously!! Who knew, I rarely win anything (although my mom would probably tell you differently).
Anyways, I just thought I would give "kudos" to that blog once again--THANKS Pink Lemonade!!!

When life hands you lemons. . .

Make Pink Lemonade!!
Just found this blog, interesting with several giveaways, go ahead and check it out, it's easy to get to, just click on the widget on my page!

Wanna Love you Tender

O.K., call me crazy, but I LOVE this song (maybe because it's crazy too). Anyways, if you scroll down to the bottom of my blog, I've added a video/song called "I wanna love you tender". Supposedly this was the 1st, or one of the 1st MTV videos. They must've been desperate.

Anyways, if you're having a bad day, just watch this video, and you'll be laughing before you know it--oh, and fair warning the song is VERY addictive!!!!

It's actually kind of fuzzy and keeps buffering on mine, but if you "click" on the link right below the video, it'll take you to a better version of it, and it moves a lot smoother.

Oh, and don't forget to give it a go on guessing my girls in the pictures down below :)