Prestons New Haircut & Another Recipe

February 20th, 2009

One thing I love about Andy is that he cuts his own hair and he's really good at it too!  Now, as you may have noticed our little man has been looking a little beach bum-ish lately.  I happen to like the long hair look but his was just getting way out of hand.  SO... my amazingly talented husband gave him a much needed haircut.

During:

(He couldn't move his hands so I had to keep hand feeding him cereal to keep him from moving.  He thought it was funny and smiled at each bite)

After:

I can't believe how much different he looks now!  Much older, for sure.  I really like it!

Also today, I made Chicken Enchiladas.  Very Yummy!  It's an old family recipe.  I've written down this recipe so many times and repeatedly lost it so I figured this would be a good opportunity to not only share it but to put it somewhere I can find the next time I want to make it.

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 cup sour cream

2 chicken breasts; boiled & shredded or 1 can chicken

1 small can diced mild green chilies

Tortillas

Cheddar cheese

Combine the soup, sour cream, chilies, and shredded chicken.  Spread butter on the corn tortillas and warm on a frying pan until they are soft.  Coat the bottom and sides of a casserole dish with a light layer of the sauce.  Spread about 2 heaping spoonful of the sauce across the center of each tortilla.  Roll them up and lay them side-by-side in the dish.  When the dish is full spread the remaining sauce over the top.  Cover with the cheese and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

My Birthday

February 26, 2009~

Today, the 26Th is my Birthday!  I am a quarter of a century old.  Lately I've had a hankering to bake something (this almost never happens) so I decided today would be the day.  I originally thought birthday cake but after rethinking it I decided what I really wanted was Lemon Meringue Pie.  So I did it, I baked my first pie!  

Homemade Crust

The finished product (not the best picture).  Tasted really great!

Happy Birthday DAD!

Happy Belated Birthday DAD!

You're AWESOME! Thanks for being the best dad and grandpa EVER!

WE LOVE YOU!

Andy, Amber, Evelyn & Preston

   

Dad, Evelyn & Eliza at the Long Beach Aquarium

January 22, 2008

In honor of my dad I thought I'd publish his infamous Mac & Cheese recipe.  This recipe is one of my all time favorites.  Not only because it tastes really good but it's super easy to make and it's a HUGE hit with the kids.

1 pound velveeta cheese

1 stick butter

1 cup milk

1 pound large elbow noodles

Cook the noodles al dente.  In a separate pot combine the cheese, butter, and milk.  Cook the mixture over low heat and stir frequently.  Drain the noodles and add the cheese mixture.  You can either enjoy as is or put in a baking dish topped with cheddar cheese. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 min.

Pecan Pie Recipe

My mom has always made THE BEST pecan pie.  There is seriously no substitute.  This trip up there I finally remembered to get her recipe and thought I'd post it both for YOUR benefit and also for my own personal reference.

Karo six-minute pecan pie~

3 eggs, slightly beaten

1 cup KARO light or dark corn syrup

1 cup sugar

2 Tbsp. Mazola Margarine, or butter, melted

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 1/2 cups pecans

1 unbaked (9") pastry shell

In large bowl stir together first 5 ingredients until well blended.  Stir in nuts.  Pour into pastry shell.  Bake in 350 degree oven 50 to 55 min. or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean.  Cool.  Serves 8.

With a dollop of whipped cream this dessert is like heaven.  Seriously... Try it.