Thursday, October 29, 2009

Outside Girl

Her new favorite toy:



Monday, October 12, 2009

Recipe Monday

Santa Fe Pizza

Ingredients:

  • Pizza Dough (make your own or buy it)
  • 1 lb ground sausage
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 16 oz mild chunky salsa
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 can black beans, drained & rinsed
  • 12 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 4 oz each of sour cream & ranch dressing, mixed



Directions for Fast, Yummy Pizza Dough (compliments of my sister):

Combine 2 cups warm water with 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 packets of yeast - let sit for 10 minutes. Add to six cups flour, mix, and knead. Let rise for 20 minutes. For this pizza recipe, I like to add a packet of ranch dressing mix; for regular pizza, I add Italian spices.



Directions for Santa Fe Pizza:

1. Spread pizza crust onto two sprayed pizza pans.

2. Cook and drain sausage. Add peppers and saute for 3 minutes.

3. Combine the salsa, chili powder, and cumin in separate bowl.

4. Divide equally on both crusts: salsa mixture, sausage and peppers, beans, then cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes until cheese is melted and browned (if using a pre-bought crust, follow its baking directions).

5. Top (or dip) with the cool ranch dip and enjoy!

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This was a hit with my husband and all nine kids. I was a little nervous that it might be too spicy, but the cumin in the salsa, as well as the dip, cools it down nicely. We had fresh cantaloupe and a salad to make it into a great meal. It got two thumbs up in my house!

Friday, October 9, 2009

She's Getting Bigger Every Day


When did she get old enough to be in her own class at Awanas? *sigh* My sweet little Puggle...

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

New Family Additions!

So I’ve been a bit behind on updating on the two newest and most handsome gentlemen to the family. May I introduce you first to Issac Matthew, son of Nathan & Valerie,


and Ian Jon, son of Jason & Melissa,


both born within one week of each other the last week of September, and both weighting over nine pounds.


Congratulations!


Saturday, October 3, 2009

*It's Coming*

Posting on a regular basis will commence shortly.

:-)

I'll try, at least.

In the meantime, a picture of my sponsor: