This is a recipe that we eat pretty regularly at our house! I found it in the Rachael Ray's magazine a few months ago, and we have probably made it six times since then. It is SO delicious! My aunt asked me for a few new recipes because she was tired of always cooking the same thing, and this is one I suggested for her! She asked for the recipe, so here it is!! I really hope ya'll try it, because it is easy and GOOD! Would also be great for doing dinners for people with new babies or sick loved ones! I really hope ya'll enjoy this as much as we do at the Curry-house! Yummm!
Ingredients
•3 tablespoons vegetable oil
•3/4 cup onion, chopped
•1 can black beans (29 ounces), drained, 1/2 cup liquid reserved, divided
•1 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed
•1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
•5 10-inch flour tortillas
•8 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
•1 cup store-bought green enchilada sauce
Preparation
Pre-heat the oven to 400˚F.
In a skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes. Add half of the beans and mash into a chunky paste. Stir in the reserved liquid.
Grease a heavy, ovenproof skillet. In a bowl, combine the corn, parsley and remaining black beans. Place a tortilla in the skillet and spread with 1/3 cup of the mashed black bean mixture. Top with 2/3 cup of the corn-bean mixture and 1/2 cup cheese. Press to compress the layers. Repeat with the remaining tortillas, mashed black beans, corn-bean mixture and cheese.
Bake until the cheese is melted and the casserole is heated through, about 30 minutes. Transfer to the broiler and cook for 1 minute. Serve with the enchilada sauce.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Baked Mac & Cheese Recipe
About two weeks ago, I made some baked mac and cheese for my family and posted a picture of it up on facebook. Several people asked for the recipe, which I totally stole out of Southern Living magazine. But let me tell you...it was delicious!!! They also said you can cut the calories down a ton, by using low-fat milk and low-fat cheese. Probably won't taste as good, but with all things in moderation it might be ok to eat it regularly with a tossed salad and maybe some baked chicken on the side!! We ate it with baked chicken, salad, and bread...fattening but it was all delicious! I hope ya'll enjoy it :) **One hint for this to be so delish is to use a block of cheese and shred it yourself like they say, I'm telling you it makes ALL the difference!!!**
Ingredients:
1 (8oz) package elbow macaroni
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper (i used paprika for flavor & color but no hot-ness)
1 (8oz) block sharp Cheddar cheese shredded and divided
Preparation:
1. Prepare pasta according to package directions.
2. Melt butter into a large saucepan over medium-low heat; after melted whisk in flour and whisk it constantly for two minutes (you want it to look kinda like the color of peanut-butter) Gradually whisk in milk, and cook, whisking constantly for about five minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in salt, black and red pepper (or whatever you use for seasoning) 1 cup shredded cheese, and cooked pasta.
3. Spoon pasta mixture into a lightly greased baking dish (or into small greased ramicans *I did this for a more fun personalized twist!!*) and top with the remaining 1 cup of cheese! **yummmmy* :)
4. Bake at 400 for about 20 mins or until bubbly. Let it sit for about ten minutes before you serve it!
5. EnJoY!!
Ingredients:
1 (8oz) package elbow macaroni
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper (i used paprika for flavor & color but no hot-ness)
1 (8oz) block sharp Cheddar cheese shredded and divided
Preparation:
1. Prepare pasta according to package directions.
2. Melt butter into a large saucepan over medium-low heat; after melted whisk in flour and whisk it constantly for two minutes (you want it to look kinda like the color of peanut-butter) Gradually whisk in milk, and cook, whisking constantly for about five minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in salt, black and red pepper (or whatever you use for seasoning) 1 cup shredded cheese, and cooked pasta.
3. Spoon pasta mixture into a lightly greased baking dish (or into small greased ramicans *I did this for a more fun personalized twist!!*) and top with the remaining 1 cup of cheese! **yummmmy* :)
4. Bake at 400 for about 20 mins or until bubbly. Let it sit for about ten minutes before you serve it!
5. EnJoY!!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Been Lazy!
Sooo I've been a little lazy this past month..I haven't really had much to talk about honestly. Life has just been kinda ticking away, and the time goes SO fast!
This past month I made a huge decision. I decided, after talking it over with my parents, to stop working full time and go back to school to finish my degree. Last year, I finished my associates degree when I was pregnant with Rylee and I will receive my diploma in May. I decided not to walk the stage at Midland College, because I want to save the big graduation for my bachelor's degree. I'm REALLY excited about going back to school. It has taken me forever, but mostly because of all the moving around I have been doing the past five years. I'm excited to improve myself and have some direction in my life!
Most of you know that I really appreciate my job that I have now, but it is SO boring! I have learned a lot, but there is no room for me to move up here and I can't work a $12.00/hr job forever. I love living with my parents, but the only way I will ever be able to move out and be on my own is to marry "Prince Charming" or to get my degree and have a career that can support me and Rylee. I do not want to rent again, so the goal is to buy a house! One day....haha.
Rylee has been sick this past week. I was SO worried that it was going to be ear infections, but praise the Lord, it was a throat infection (horrible, but better than ear infections!!) She started feeling bad on Friday afternoon and was running a little fever. We had a garage sale of Saturday morning so I had no time deal with a sick baby. We were up late getting everything ready, and posting signs, and lucking my mom helped with Rylee.
Saturday morning she woke up running fever again. She seemed OK off and on during the day and then started running a pretty high fever (101.1). On Sunday she was miserable, really fussy and her fever got up to 103.1. I knew then that I would have to take her to the doctor on Monday. We woke up on Monday and she was SO hot! It went away for a little while after the tylenol, but she wasn't eating much at all, just drinking milk. I couldn't get into the doctor until 2:00, and when we got there she was running a 102.4 fever. They did a strep test, and thank goodness she didn't have that. He checked her ears and said they were good, and looked at her throat and said it was SO red. He suggested we give her motrin instead of tylenol because it really helps with the pain. Once we started the motrin she seemed better. On Tuesday morning, she was still running fever so that meant another day at home. Her fever broke that morning and she seemed better, but man was she one cranky girl! She refused to nap and fought sleep all day, even when it was 9:30 PM and she was so tired. I finally got her to sleep, but it was a rest-less night. Needless to say, she went to Lauren's this morning and slept until NOON! I'm sure she will be feeling much better by the time I get to her later this evening!
Lauren and Bryan's reception is coming up next week, and I finally found a dress for it. Callie's wedding is in less than 6 weeks!! AHHHHH!! I can't believe how fast time has flown! I remember the moment she called me to tell me she was engaged! I'm so happy for both of them, and I really hope both of their days turn out perfectly. I know they are both going to be tons of fun! I really need a date to both of them, since there is dancing involved, but I don't have anybody to ask :( sad day!!!! LOL...
I'm excited for the next step in life of going back to school and it absolutely proof that LIFE GOES ON!!!!
<3 Adell
This past month I made a huge decision. I decided, after talking it over with my parents, to stop working full time and go back to school to finish my degree. Last year, I finished my associates degree when I was pregnant with Rylee and I will receive my diploma in May. I decided not to walk the stage at Midland College, because I want to save the big graduation for my bachelor's degree. I'm REALLY excited about going back to school. It has taken me forever, but mostly because of all the moving around I have been doing the past five years. I'm excited to improve myself and have some direction in my life!
Most of you know that I really appreciate my job that I have now, but it is SO boring! I have learned a lot, but there is no room for me to move up here and I can't work a $12.00/hr job forever. I love living with my parents, but the only way I will ever be able to move out and be on my own is to marry "Prince Charming" or to get my degree and have a career that can support me and Rylee. I do not want to rent again, so the goal is to buy a house! One day....haha.
Rylee has been sick this past week. I was SO worried that it was going to be ear infections, but praise the Lord, it was a throat infection (horrible, but better than ear infections!!) She started feeling bad on Friday afternoon and was running a little fever. We had a garage sale of Saturday morning so I had no time deal with a sick baby. We were up late getting everything ready, and posting signs, and lucking my mom helped with Rylee.
Saturday morning she woke up running fever again. She seemed OK off and on during the day and then started running a pretty high fever (101.1). On Sunday she was miserable, really fussy and her fever got up to 103.1. I knew then that I would have to take her to the doctor on Monday. We woke up on Monday and she was SO hot! It went away for a little while after the tylenol, but she wasn't eating much at all, just drinking milk. I couldn't get into the doctor until 2:00, and when we got there she was running a 102.4 fever. They did a strep test, and thank goodness she didn't have that. He checked her ears and said they were good, and looked at her throat and said it was SO red. He suggested we give her motrin instead of tylenol because it really helps with the pain. Once we started the motrin she seemed better. On Tuesday morning, she was still running fever so that meant another day at home. Her fever broke that morning and she seemed better, but man was she one cranky girl! She refused to nap and fought sleep all day, even when it was 9:30 PM and she was so tired. I finally got her to sleep, but it was a rest-less night. Needless to say, she went to Lauren's this morning and slept until NOON! I'm sure she will be feeling much better by the time I get to her later this evening!
Lauren and Bryan's reception is coming up next week, and I finally found a dress for it. Callie's wedding is in less than 6 weeks!! AHHHHH!! I can't believe how fast time has flown! I remember the moment she called me to tell me she was engaged! I'm so happy for both of them, and I really hope both of their days turn out perfectly. I know they are both going to be tons of fun! I really need a date to both of them, since there is dancing involved, but I don't have anybody to ask :( sad day!!!! LOL...
I'm excited for the next step in life of going back to school and it absolutely proof that LIFE GOES ON!!!!
<3 Adell
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Well, I haven't really had much to blog about lately! Its been pretty boring around our house lately because my family is on vacation. My mom's best friend Susan, aka GG, is staying at the house with me this week to help out with the doggies. It probably wasn't really necessary for her to stay since Mom took the two most needy dogs with her, but I appreciate the company. Those of you that know me, know that I hate being alone! Boringgg! I love just being around people. Sometimes I like quiet time, but usually not for too long! I spent the first two evenings of the week hanging out with friends, first on Monday night with Mary and Callie. We ate vegetable spaghetti and were planning on working out, but of course we ended up in Landon's room playing with the babies and talking away about everything under the sun! I LOVE those nights with my amazing friends. On Tuesday night I went to pick up Rylee and Lauren and Bryan's families were all there and invited us to join them for dinner. The men were working on a fence that they are building to hold their cow that they are getting. Yep, a cow! I am kinda excited that Rylee gets to see a cow and spend her time with all of those wonderful people that love her as if she were a part of their family. She loves being at Lauren's house and loves to play outside. She was absolutely perfect last night when we took the babies on a walk around the park a few times. I really think she just enjoyed being out in the sunshine. I know she loves to play out at Lauren's house, and on the weekends, when the weather is nice, she LOVES to be outside just walking in the grass and enjoying the sun. What a JOY she is! Its amazing to me how she doesn't even know the kinda crummy situation going on around her, because all she knows is that she is loved by so many, and she loves us back with everything she has! I miss her so much during the day, but I don't really have a choice in that...this is one of those things that makes me want to hate Chance. I know I can't hate him because he is Rylee's dad, but I want to. Maybe it would make it easier if I hated him. The Lord says to forgive, and I'm trying. Its gonna take me awhile....but I want to. Forgiveness has always been hard for me, because I am SO sensitive about everything. I take everything personally, but this is an issue that I"m allowed to take personally, because it is personal. Somebody fell out of love with me, and left me with our three month old daughter to just "move on." I know that his life is probably not all peaches and cream like he tries to play off, but still, I wish I could just forget about him and all the crap that has happened to us, but obviously that isn't going to happen. I guess I just have to wait and be patient with myself and give myself time to heal...one thing I know for sure....Life Goes On!
Monday, March 15, 2010
MoNdAy
Ugh, I'm so ready for today to already be over! I woke up late today...I think this is the worst way to start a day! I was just snoozing away when I heard my phone go off letting me know I had a text message. I thought, "Who in the world is texting me so early?" Well it wasn't early. I laid there for a minute, then realized it had been awhile since I had last checked the clock. My alarm had not gone off :( It was 8:05...I am supposed to be at work at 8:00. Seriously?!?!?! Luckily Lauren texted me asking if I was awake...my reply was "nope" and hers was "was that on purpose" and mine was "nope!" Well of course, today was the day I HAD to take a shower. No options there, so of course, Rylee wakes up when I do because I am frantic. So nobody else is home because my family is out of town, so I have to take Rylee into the bathroom with me, while I take a shower. She was grouchy and just wanted to be held. I jumped in the shower and Rylee was crying...and trying to pull open the shower curtain. I had to hold the shower curtain closed with my foot and try and wash my hair balancing on one foot with Rylee screaming in the background. It was super fun! haha! Finally got done with that and got ready as quickly as possible! I had to get Rylee dressed and out the door. I knew it was supposed to be chilly today and a chance of rain, but didn't look outside while I was getting ready. So as I am leaving it is pouring outside. My hair that I just fixed is now soaking wet! Grrr! Anyways, I rushed to get Rylee to Lauren's and made it to work about an hour and ten minutes late. What a way to start the week! AHH! Oh well, there is nothing I can do about it. I just hate being late and I being disappointing to my job. I know its just a job, and its not really that important to me. But I do try to always do my best and be on time. Its just been a frustrating couple of months with Rylee being so sick and I have had to take off way more work than I would like. I guess its just life!
Rylee started growling this weekend. It is SO cute! Helen and I can growl at her and she does it back. She is also saying Uh-Oh and Un-Un (like no). Getting so smart! I am going to order your baby can read and Lauren is going to use it! I'm pretty excited about that!
Well, its time for me to head to lunch, I'm going to go tan and run to the house to get my work out clothes so that Mary, Callie, and I can work out tonight at Mary's house. We usually do Zumba on Mondays but I don't have a sitter for Rylee. So we will probably have more fun this way anyways!
Hope everyone's Monday is better than how my morning started out!
Rylee started growling this weekend. It is SO cute! Helen and I can growl at her and she does it back. She is also saying Uh-Oh and Un-Un (like no). Getting so smart! I am going to order your baby can read and Lauren is going to use it! I'm pretty excited about that!
Well, its time for me to head to lunch, I'm going to go tan and run to the house to get my work out clothes so that Mary, Callie, and I can work out tonight at Mary's house. We usually do Zumba on Mondays but I don't have a sitter for Rylee. So we will probably have more fun this way anyways!
Hope everyone's Monday is better than how my morning started out!
Friday, March 12, 2010
American Idol!
So as most of you know, I am an American Idol addict! I LOVE this show and I have loved it for a long time! I got into when we lived in Maryland, and I just fell in love! I even got my parents addicted to it...we watch it religiously every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I have to say, this year, I am a little disappointed in the contestants. There are some that I really like, but I think that the judges really picked some that didn't deserve to be there :( I kinda feel disappointed in some of the songs choices they have made, and sometimes the judges drive me CRAZY! They tell the contestants to sing a song, but to make it their own...then when they actually do change it, they have something to critize and say that it sounds too different that the original?!?!? I am so confused! I feel sorry for those poor people!
I hope that now we are down to the final 12, that they can figure it out! I hope those people can get up there and sing like stars! I want another Kelly Clarkson! Btw, I went to see her in concert a few years ago and she was AH-mazing! I love her to death, and that girl can sing live! It was sooooo good! I would love to go again!
Well, that is my American Idol thoughts so far.
I hope everyone has a great weekend! I have NO plans, and my family is going on vacation (without me :/) on Sunday...just me and Rylee for a whole week! I am kinda looking forward to having her all to myself, but I don't like to be alone! I just wish I could go, but oh well. Life goes on right?!?!? :)
I hope that now we are down to the final 12, that they can figure it out! I hope those people can get up there and sing like stars! I want another Kelly Clarkson! Btw, I went to see her in concert a few years ago and she was AH-mazing! I love her to death, and that girl can sing live! It was sooooo good! I would love to go again!
Well, that is my American Idol thoughts so far.
I hope everyone has a great weekend! I have NO plans, and my family is going on vacation (without me :/) on Sunday...just me and Rylee for a whole week! I am kinda looking forward to having her all to myself, but I don't like to be alone! I just wish I could go, but oh well. Life goes on right?!?!? :)
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Recovery!
Well I think I have recovered from the past weekend! What a wonderful weekend full of ups and downs. More ups and than downs, and I'm learning quickly to not let the downs get me so down! The weekend started out Friday night, leaving straight from work and heading to the airport to pick up Nicole and Isabella! Rylee and I got there a few minutes early and I was SO ancy! Rylee was wearing these shoes that squeak when she walks and so she was walking over the place just squeaking away! Everyone thought she was so cute :) Finally the place arrived, and tons of people kept coming down the stairs...and more and more and more, but none of them MY people! Finally she came down and I was balling as soon as I saw her and Bella. She was yelling at me from the top of the stairs, "Do NOT cry, Adell!!!" So Nicole! :) The very first time I met Nicole was the same way, I picked her up from the San Diego Airport the day before our husbands came home from their first deployment in November 2007. She came flying down the escalator as Stacy and I waited for her and she just walked right up and hugged me! I knew we would be great friends from that moment on. So anyways, we got the babies loaded up and headed into Midland. We went to grab some food, and went to the house. Of course, it was wild! Dogs and kids and babies, and all that fun stuff. We finally sat down and ate. We hung out for a little bit and tried to get the babies to sleep before we had to go pick up Casey from the airport. Rylee went down but kept waking back up and Bella was WIDE awake! It amazes me that even babies that young know when they aren't in their normal surroundings. We were getting ready to leave for the airport when Casey texted me saying she was there...I was SO mad! She was like 25 minutes early! I wanted to be there, waiting at the bottom of the stairs like I was earlier. I was SO sad :( Luckily we live in Midland and it only takes about 10 minutes to get to the airport, so we rused there, and I ran in and found her! I was so happy to hug her neck! She has been a wonderful friend for the past year. We kinda knew of each other in Maryland, but didn't really meet until she and her ex moved to California. She and Nicole were great friends and after Rylee was born and I moved down there, she pretty much became a part of my family! They just lived right up the street, and since both of our marriages were totally sucky, we spent tons of time together! Needless to say, moving away after three months was really hard on us! We were both going through divorces, and a thousand miles apart from each other :( It def sucked. But now, here we were in Midland hugging each other with all we have and SO happy to see each other. We ended up going to the store and getting her some food before we went home. Rylee was crashed out and Casey was so bummed, but she got to hold her. Its amazing how fast the babies grow and even though I send pictures of Rylee all the time, she couldn't believe how big she was and how much hair she had! haha!
We had a wonderful time, and even though we didn't really get to go and do a lot of stuff, I really enjoyed just spending time and yacking away with my girls until late at night, drinking Arbor Mist :)
The birthday party was a HUGE success! Chance almost didn't make it, because he slept through his alarm (Jerk Alert!!!) and I almost let it ruin my day. Somehow he was able to catch a quick flight that got him here on time, but needless to say, the disappointment there was strong.
We had to move the party to Midland Christian's gym because it was a little rainy. It ended up turning out fabulous!!!! We had a giant pink castle jumper that the kids, and adults, enjoyed! The decorations were so cute, and I really think everyone had a great time! It was very special to have all of our wonderful friends and family there to help celebrate Rylee's first year! I will try to get some pictures sent out, and uploaded. There are some under Lauren's facebook page and I am tagged in the so you can see them there too!
Casey had to leave at the end of the party, but her flight got cancelled when she got there!! Can we say EXCITED?!?!?! I was so ecstatic! One more night with one of my best friends! So we hung out again that night, we were all exhausted after the weekend, and so we didn't stay up too late. I had to get up and take Casey to the airport early that morning, and we made a Whataburger stop for some breakfast. After dropping her off, we all got ready and took Nicole and Bella to Graham Pharmacy for lunch, and then over to a consignment shop here in Midland called Daisy's that sells all the bows that I put on Rylee's head. Nicole went crazyyyy! Bella had like no bows, which is just not acceptable :) so she bought her a HUGE stockpile of bows and bands! Let me tell you, that beautiful girl is going to be getting all the attention now with her beautiful big bows!! :)
Chance came over after I had to take them to the airport (major sadface here) and we ran a few errands, and ate dinner. It was weird. I was so ready for him to leave, which sounds so terrible, but I do just fine when he is not around, and when he is here, I have all these feelings that come flooding back. I just wanted him to go away so the feelings would too. It worked! He left on Tuesday morning, and I'm back to my normal happy Adell again!
Getting back into work has been ok, I just hate working in general, but I guess I just need to get over it!
Recovery has been speedy this time around and I'm very happy about that! I miss my friends, and sometimes I miss being married, but not to him. I love my daughter, family, friends and life. Thank you Lord for blessing beyond what I can see sometimes!
We had a wonderful time, and even though we didn't really get to go and do a lot of stuff, I really enjoyed just spending time and yacking away with my girls until late at night, drinking Arbor Mist :)
The birthday party was a HUGE success! Chance almost didn't make it, because he slept through his alarm (Jerk Alert!!!) and I almost let it ruin my day. Somehow he was able to catch a quick flight that got him here on time, but needless to say, the disappointment there was strong.
We had to move the party to Midland Christian's gym because it was a little rainy. It ended up turning out fabulous!!!! We had a giant pink castle jumper that the kids, and adults, enjoyed! The decorations were so cute, and I really think everyone had a great time! It was very special to have all of our wonderful friends and family there to help celebrate Rylee's first year! I will try to get some pictures sent out, and uploaded. There are some under Lauren's facebook page and I am tagged in the so you can see them there too!
Casey had to leave at the end of the party, but her flight got cancelled when she got there!! Can we say EXCITED?!?!?! I was so ecstatic! One more night with one of my best friends! So we hung out again that night, we were all exhausted after the weekend, and so we didn't stay up too late. I had to get up and take Casey to the airport early that morning, and we made a Whataburger stop for some breakfast. After dropping her off, we all got ready and took Nicole and Bella to Graham Pharmacy for lunch, and then over to a consignment shop here in Midland called Daisy's that sells all the bows that I put on Rylee's head. Nicole went crazyyyy! Bella had like no bows, which is just not acceptable :) so she bought her a HUGE stockpile of bows and bands! Let me tell you, that beautiful girl is going to be getting all the attention now with her beautiful big bows!! :)
Chance came over after I had to take them to the airport (major sadface here) and we ran a few errands, and ate dinner. It was weird. I was so ready for him to leave, which sounds so terrible, but I do just fine when he is not around, and when he is here, I have all these feelings that come flooding back. I just wanted him to go away so the feelings would too. It worked! He left on Tuesday morning, and I'm back to my normal happy Adell again!
Getting back into work has been ok, I just hate working in general, but I guess I just need to get over it!
Recovery has been speedy this time around and I'm very happy about that! I miss my friends, and sometimes I miss being married, but not to him. I love my daughter, family, friends and life. Thank you Lord for blessing beyond what I can see sometimes!
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