Kidney & Throat Infection

OMG-I hate being sick more than anything.  But I especially hate being sick with 2 different things at the SAME time!  I am miserable and soooo ready for my antibiotic's to kick these infections' outta my body!

I'm not only mad that I got sick BUT I totally broke my year and a half streak of NOT missing a single day of work!  :(  Oh well....stuff happens right?

Chimichangas you say?

Oh yes, I so went there in my kitchen about a week after Cinco.  IDKW (I don't know why) but Shawn & I crave Mexican food about 80% of the time!  I found a super simple recipe for chicken chimichanga's that I just had to try.  I like the recipe b/c you can play with the heat of it...make is super spicy or not spicy at all.  Next time I make them I doubt I'd make so much green sauce and I'll take the temperature up a notch. 

Here is the recipe, let me know how much ya like it! 

Chicken Chimichanga's with Green Sauce

Ingredients:

2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 (4oz) cans diced green chile's (if you like the heat get the HOT ones or if you are a wimp and don't like the heat get MILD)
2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
1 8oz cream cheese (soften to room temp.)
1/2 pkg. of taco seasoning
8 medium sized flour tortillas
1/2 cup EVOO (extra virgin olive oil....I watch Rachel Ray too much!  ha ha)
8oz bag of sharp cheddar cheese
1lb. chicken shredded (I used left over store bought rotisserie chicken which made my life easy, but I'm sure any other type of chicken would work just as fine!)
1 jalapeno de-seeded & chopped (optional)
1 8oz sour cream (optional)

Time to Cook!

Pour cream of chicken soup, green chilies, & lime juice into blender.  Puree ingredients.  Pour into sauce pan & heat over medium to low heat.  <-----This is your green sauce to be poured over your Chimichangas

Stir (in a large bowl) cream cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, jalapeno & taco seasoning until well blended.  Fold in shredded chicken.  Evenly divide into tortillas.  Fold up tortillas like burritos, seem down to keep everything intact.

Heat veggie oil over med.-high heat in skillet.  Fry (4 at a time) until golden brown.

Once chimichangas are plated, pour green sauce on top with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of cheese and DEVOUR!  :)

Jota Jota Ja Ja Happy [belated] Cinco De Mayo

I know this post is belated but oh well...

I think I may have made a new tradition for Cinco De Mayo.  I met Shawn on May 1st 2009 and on May 5th I invited him and his friend Travis over for some home made enchilada pie.  This year (very last minute) I decided to invite a few friends over for a Cinco De Mayo get together.  Again, I made enchilada pie but stepped it up a bit and made home made chips...an all time fav. of mine.  :)  My food, along with some other munchies, was a great success! 

**Let's pretend that one chippy didn't get a little TOO crisp....  lol**

May Birthday Post!

Happy Birthday to:

Jordan & Ember!  :)  I hope you both have a wonderful birthday and a great year!  LOVE YOU BOTH!

1 Year Ago....

I met Shawn Jolley.  The sweetest, most patient, kindest man I'd ever met (next to my Dad of course).  Actually, Shawn has so many of the qualities and characteristics of Dad it's kinda scary!! 

Anyway-On May 1st 2009 I met Shawn & his friends at a local hang out my girlfriends & I used to go to.  We all seemed to click right away.  Shawn & I got together the next day, and the next, and the next.  :)  We have almost been inseperable!  lol.  We dated for a few weeks before making it official on May 30th that we were boyfriend and girlfriend.  :) 

I am so happy I met him!  I am so happy that he has stuck by myside through all the tough times I've had over the past year.  I don't know what I'd do without him. 

Love you Shawn!