SILLY BABY GIRL

Hally loves to dress up! Doesn't she just look so cute?

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

                                                        Mmm Mmm Good!

Chicken Manicotti

• 12 manicotti shells, uncooked
• 1/4 lb. Velveeta Cheese, cut up (1/4 lb. = 2 oz.)
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 2 c. frozen broccoli florets
• 1 1/2 c. water
• 3 large chicken breasts, cut into small strips (no need to cook first)
• 1/4 c. parmesan cheese

-Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Mix soup, water and Velveeta in microwavable bowl.  Microwave until Velveeta is melted and mixture is well blended.  Pour 1/3 of the soup mixture into the bottom of 13x9" baking dish.  Add frozen broccoli to remaining soup mixture.

-Stuff pasta with chicken strips; place in baking dish.  Cover with remaining soup mixture and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.  Cover with tinfoil.

-Bake for 45-50 min. until pasta is tender and chicken is cooked through.

*This recipe comes from the Kraft Food & Family magazine.

**Sometimes the pictures I take don't make the food look very appetizing, but they really are pretty good, I promise.  Try them and let me know what you think.  This recipe gets 3 stars.***  

HOME TOUR

ONLY 9 CANDLES?

Look at the cute birthday cake Tim made me! Honey, you're so thoughtful. Notice there are only 9 candles.... that's okay with me.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

FIESTA SALAD (This is my rendition of the popular Cafe Rio Salad)

                                                                                               YUMMY!! 

Ingredients:

• flour tortillas
  
• grated cheddar cheese
• spanish rice (I use minute rice mixed with tomato sauce, taco seasoning, and a bit of salsa)
• a can of black beans or pinto beans, heated
• a can of corn, heated
• meat (optional) I like it vegetarian style, but feel free to use shredded beef, chicken, or pork (you can make it yourself or buy it pre-made at the store.)
• lettuce
• garnish with sour cream, guacamole, and the salad dressing of your choice.
• top with a small amount of crumbled tortilla chips

-Put tortillas on an oven-safe pan, top with a fair amount of grated cheese and broil in the oven until cheese is melted. (Keep an eye on them, tortillas will burn fast!)

-Put tortilla on a plate and layer with heated rice, beans, corn, meat, lettuce, & your garnishes.

-ENJOY!  

*I like just sour cream and guacamole, no dressing.  Tim likes only salad dressing, no sour cream and guacamole.

CEDAR CITY

We love going to Cedar City to spend time with the Stubbs' clan. We always have so much fun in Cedar and hope to move back there someday. Addi and Hally just love their cousins. Thank you so much, Larry & Becky for always letting us stay in your home.

~Uncle Tim and grandpa helped the kids build this awesome snow fort!~

~Watch out Brendon & Cody, here comes Uncle Tim!~

~Laynie, Mckaylee, Addison & Kenadee~

~Addi and Grandpa Stubbs~

~A sleepover at Grandma Stubbs' house.~

~Addi love's baby Sage!!!~

VALENTINE'S DAY IDEA

This is what I gave my husband last year for Valentine's Day. I got the idea from a friend and I think it turned out so cute. Here is a list of supplies you will need:

• 4 strips of 11" x 5 1/2" card stock
• Cute Valentine paper
• Ribbon and other cute embellishments
• Glue
• Pictures of you and your significant other

Fold the card stock pieces in half. Glue the papers together in an accordion style. (It's important to lay it out before you start gluing.) You should have 5 surfaces to work with. Be creative and decorate however you want. On the third and fifth pages I made a pocket. The third pocket has a removable note that says, "10 reasons why I love you." In the fifth pocket you can put a gift card (I put Jazz tickets in this slot). When you are done it folds up nice and compact like this.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

RECIPE OF THE WEEK - Tim's Favorite

YUM YUM!

SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS OVER RICE

Ingredients for the sauce:

1 can pineapple tidbits 

1 1/2 tbsp. cornstarch 

1/4 c. brown sugar

2 tbsp. water

1/4 c. white vinegar

1 tsp. soy sauce

15-20 frozen homestyle meatballs

2 c. Minute Rice, cooked 

-Mix the cornstarch and water to a paste over medium heat.  Add pineapple juice (reserve the tidbits), vinegar, br. sugar, & soy sauce.  Mix over medium heat until thickened.  Add frozen meatballs (or homemade if you're really gung ho), cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10-15 min. until tender.  Put over the rice and enjoy.

-Possibilities are endless.  Use chicken, pork, beef, or use it with your favorite Asian dish.  If you are a pineapple fan you can stir in some of the reserved pineapple tidbits at the end of the cooking time.

*This recipe comes from my husbands Grandma Challis.

TAG, I AM IT!

6 HABITS OR FACTS ABOUT ME

1. I think I may have a slight case of OCD (Obsessive Compolsive Disorder). I have to have certain things in my house a certain way. For instance, the pillows on my bed have to be perfectly straight. I will go to the trouble of moving them 1 cm. to make them exact. My bedspread has to be equally long on both sides; I count the linolium squares on both sides of my kitchen table to make sure it is perfectly center ( I even measure so the centerpiece on top of the table is exactly center.); picture frames and different decor. have to be at the perfect angle; even my kids toys have to be a certain way, and these are just some examples. In my mind my house is not clean until everything is in the "perfect" spot, even up to the last centimeter. Now keep in mind that my house has never been "perfectly" clean and never will be "perfectly" clean. It seems that everything behind a closet or a cupboard is completely messy and this drives me crazy.
2. I think potatoes are creepy when they're growing the long sprout things. I can't even stand to touch them, look at them, and I most certainly would never peel them.
3. Peanut butter and jelly is my staple food. Skippy creamy style is the very best. Forget the bread, I just eat the decadent spread right out of the jar. I heard that peanut butter is good for you and so now I use that to justify eating it almost everyday.
4. I hate to run! (This doesn't mean I don't like to exercise.) I've tried it again and again and, nope I still can't stand it. Now I don't mind running if it is to chase my kids or to participate in a sport, but to run just for the sake of running, no.... running is not for me.
5. I (like my sister in-law Kr ista), like to watch T.V. Since the invention of DVR, I record lots of stuff that isn't even worth watching, but it has sucked me in. Reality is even one of my favorites. I have always been ashamed to admit it, but it's true. (Come on I know there are plenty of you out there just like me.)
6. I love guitar hero and I don't even own a gaming system. Sometimes one of the little boys in my daycare will bring it and I get so excited. Then when the kids are all down for their naps, I jam out. I think the reason I love it so much, is because I secretly wish I really was a superstar, but sadly I have no great talents to merit such a dream.

I tag Tiffy, Cheyenne, Heidi, Cassie, & April

CHEESEHEADS!!!

Since the Super Bowl is coming up, I thought I would post these pictures of my fanatical husband. You may or may not know that the Green Bay Packers had a chance to go to the Super Bowl. We were watching the dreaded game where Brett Favre threw an interception at the last second to lose the game. I'll just say..... it was a bad day at our house.

When you ask Addi her favorite football team she says, "Packers!"

Go Brett Favre!

This is my husbands best friend Benton. They drove all the way to Denver together to watch the Green Bay/Bronco's Game. Their dream is to someday go to Lambeau Field.