Hola Mi Amigos!

As promised, here is the recipe for the fantastic enchiladas. It’s adapted from an old Pampered Chef recipe, but we kinda made it our own. Alas, there are no pics, my camera ran out of batteries and I have scrounged in every drawer looking for some…teenagers, geesh.

8 Large Flour Tortillas
2 Cups Shredded Chicken
2 Cups Shredded Co-Jack Cheese
16 Ounces of Sour Cream – really a little bit less
2 Cans of chopped green chilies
2 10 Ounce Cans Enchilada Sauce THE RED KIND
Pinch of Salt

Pour one can of enchilada sauce in the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch pan.

Mix together the following:
chicken, sour cream, 1 cup of the cheese, green chilies (along with the juice), salt

Divide mixture so as to put equal parts down the center of 8 tortillas

Roll up the tortillas and put them side by side, seam side down, in the enchilada sauced pan

Top enchiladas with the other can of enchilada sauce, spread around if necessary but make sure everything is covered

Top with remaining cheese-it might be more than 1 cup-I’m just rounding off

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes, until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly.

I put a finely diced tomato, sliced green onion and sour cream on the table.
Logan enjoys his with a side of yellow rice.


You guys, I have a confession. I use canned chicken breast for this recipe. Do not judge. It’s just so easy. I am such a purist when it comes to certain things but I guess canned chicken is not one of them.
Also, a word of advice: Do Not EVER Use Enchilada Sauce Imported From Mexico or Authentic Enchilada Sauce. It will be bitter and you will hate it and your family will be so mad at you. People, in this case, it’s okay to buy “Ortega”. Trust Me. Notice how I capitalized every word so as to emphasize.

I am less than 48 hours away from heading down to Naw Orlawns!! I keep talking to my sister and we keep coming up with things to do, we are like little girls at Christmas-only worse and more annoying. I keep looking at Jason and just squealing “aren’t you soooo excited omigosh?”. He indulged me the first 25 times, now he is just annoyed and I don’t think he is excited to be sitting next to me in an Impala for 13 hours straight. Sheila and I think we want to take a haunted tour of New Orleans at midnight! Doesn’t that just sound like incredible fun? With Jacob Kesling and Jason Robertson?!!!! Oh my I can’t even imagine. Hold on, I have to go ask Jason if he is soooooooo excited.

So I’m back, he wants me to tell you that he is so excited. Even though he said it with no in fluctuation in his voice whatsoever.
Whatever, he’s not stealing my joy. 

Randomness

January started out so great! Jason and I had made a resolution to get in better shape and we have! I feel better, I look better-I mean I feel like I look better anyway-not in a narcissistic sort of way...in a healthy sort of way. I was even being a better steward my time; working 7 hours a day, working out at the Y, fixing dinner, cleaning up after dinner, BLOGGING even! Then February came and I don't know what the heck happened. Right now I am sitting here with Jason watching absolutely nothing on TV and typing away while 2 Chihuahua’s are fighting for my attention when I should be cleaning and folding laundry. Oye.
In my defense, I am recovering from the knock-you-flat-on-your-hiney-how-can-it-be-so-hot-and-cold-in-here-at-the-same-time-I-never-want-to-eat-again flu. Ya'll, I just wanted to be knocked unconscious. Now, I just can't wait to go back to work tomorrow and get things back to normal. I am resolute once again! I promised Logan I would make him his favorite meal tomorrow-ENCHILADAS with yellow rice. Tomorrow's blog is sure to be a fiesta.
Why am I blogging now if I have no recipe to share you ask? Well, I'm not sure really. I have a few random unexpressed thoughts that keep turning over and over again in my mind so I have put the proverbial pen to paper and share:
1. I am so excited that I cannot concentrate because in 2 days my man and I will be heading south with my mom and dad. Baton Rouge-it's not the place I am so excited about, it's that there is a houseful of heaven in the midst of that city and I cannot wait to hug me some necks! AND hold me some of that 16 + pound Gage Maddox. (He’s hardly 2 months old).
2. I am scared to leave Lauren and Logan with their big sissy Leanna (it's okay, she's an adult), not because I'm scared to leave them with Leanna, she is lovely and wonderful, it's just that I'm afraid they won't get enough to eat or Lauren may need a little pep talk for a bad hair day or Logan may need a note excusing him for his latest tardy because he slept in. I am assured by my BFF (Son) that they will be in need of nothing. I think they will miss their momma.
3. Am I the only person in the congregation on Sunday morning that wants to raise my hand and ask a question? Today, I was so into the message and following along so well and then BAM I was utterly confused.
4. I had the Angry Whopper for lunch today (thanks, Dad) and thought it was actually hot.
5. For some reason I forgot to curl my eyelashes today and it was not a good thing.
6. I think I am going to "live blog" my road trip to 'Weeziana. Everyone needs to experience 14 hours in a car with Woody, Linda and Jason.
7. I heard a "love song" today that I would like to think is from my Eternal Valentine.

Why are you striving these days
Why are you trying to earn grace
Why are you crying
Let me lift up your face
Just don't turn away

Why are you looking for love
Why are you searching as if I'm not enough
To where will you go child
Tell me where will you run
To where will you run

And I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Look at these hands at my side
They swallowed the grave on that night
When I drank the world's sin
So I could carry you in
And give you life
I want to give you life

Cause I, I love you
I want you to know
That I, I love you
I'll never let you go

I hope the words fall on you and bless you like they did me!
Here's to Fiesta Enchilada Monday!