bacon cravin' and mexican lovin'

so this pregnancy i have mostly been craving 2 things. first off mexican food. i always love mexican food and never get sick of it. i have really been dying for some good chips and salsa lately. i found my kitchen cafe blog last week and thought to myself " i would eat every single thing she makes." so i did... well not all yet, but i have made three of her recipes so far. The first being the honey - lime enchiladas... so yummy! the original recipe had you cook the chicken and then marinate it all day. i decided to just make the marinade, throw the chicken in the crockpot ( for 4 hours on low) and throw the marinade in with it. then i just followed the rest of her directions. oh yeah i also used corn tortillas, we aren't big fans of flour tortillas in enchiladas. i also made the pioneer woman's pico and fried up some fresh chips ( with lots of kosher salt of course) with some watermelon to round out the meal. go try it. my changes are in red.



*image via my kitchen cafe*

::Honey-Lime Chicken Enchiladas::

6Tb honey


4.5 Tb lime juice


1 Tb chili powder


1/2 tsp garlic powder


1 lb cooked chicken, shredded


flour tortillas ( corn tortillas)


colby or monterey jack cheese, shredded


10 oz. can green enchilada sauce


1 cup cream

Mix first 4 ingredients together and toss with shredded chicken. Let it "marinate" for at least a half hour. ( i just threw the marinade and chicken in the crockpot on low for about 3-4 hours, then i shredded it) Pour some green enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 10x10 casserole dish or 9x13 pan. Fill flour tortillas with chicken and shredded cheese. Pour the rest of the can of green enchilada sauce mixed with 1 cup of cream over enchiladas then sprinkle with more cheese. (When using a 9x13 I like to use 1 1/2 10 oz. cans) Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. (Put it under the broiler at the end to make the cheese brown and crispy on the top.)


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secondly i have been craving breakfast food. i don't really eat breakfast in the morning ( except some weekends) but i have really been wanting it for dinner. so again i tried this recipe from the my kitchen cafe blog, for pancakes. of course they were yummy, cream makes anything yummy and these really hit the spot. there is the requirement of bacon with any breakfast item right now. who doesn't love bacon? oh salty, fattening food of the gods, why are you so delicious??? next on the list is my friend krista's recipe for banana walnut pancakes.
*Image via my kitchen cafe*


::Zephyr Pancakes::

from the King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion


2 cups (8 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour


2 1/2 tablespoons (1 3/4 ounces) sugar1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder


1 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


3 large egg yolks


1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) heavy cream


1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) buttermilk


2 tablespoons (1 ounce) butter, melted


1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)


In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, cream, buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla. Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry, just until combined - it's okay if there are a few lumps.Preheat and lightly grease (I didn't grease my griddle and they didn't stick) a heavy skillet or griddle. Scoop the batter onto the griddle with a 1/4 cup measure or a large spoon. Make sure the heat is slightly less than medium. The pancakes will puff up very high. When the first side is golden brown and the edges start to look dry, turn the pancakes over to finish cooking the second side. Remove the pancakes from the griddle and keep them in a warm serving dish until you have enough to feed everyone.

new finds

here are some new blogs that have me pretty excited...
family life-
toddle bits, brightly beaming resources, nature mom, small magazine
organization/home help/decorating-
tip nut, casa sugar, design sponge, apartment therapy
crafty-
i love, love, love this blog! i have already got supplies to make the silloute portraits. i love her style too, i think it is really similiar to mine... she is a bit more bold than i am though, maybe i will work up to it.
purple kappa, sparkle power sew along, bling on my sewing machine,red velvet

Official 'Twilight' Trailer Released by Summit

I am a major nerd but i find this exciting...

not the edward that i had in my head. mine is much cuter and dark.
on another note, it is 10:00 and ezra has already left his bed about 5 times ( since 8:00) arghh! it is so frustrating. for the last while we have got him books on cd and tape and that has worked wonders. any advice??? he does still take a 2 0r 3 hour nap every day, should i limit it to and hour or hour and a half. HELP. ME. PLEASE...

nerd alert!

I am a major nerd but i find this exciting...




not the edward that i had in my head. mine is much cuter and dark.
on another note, it is 10:00 and ezra has already left his bed about 5 times ( since 8:00) arghh! it is so frustrating. for the last while we have got him books on cd and tape and that has worked wonders. any advice??? he does still take a 2 0r 3 hour nap every day, should i limit it to and hour or hour and a half. HELP. ME. PLEASE...

hey guys! i have just made a tutorial for a nursing cover, it is my first time trying to explain how to make something. sew mama sew is having a contest and i just entered my tutorial. i would love to know what you think. is it clear enough? if you haven't seen the sew mama sew blog before you are in for a real treat. they have lovely fabric that i sit and stare at hoping for some of it to magically appear in my stash. they also have lots of really neat ideas and projects. go and check it out!

Ezra is 3!

Ok so i am a bad blogger and bad mommy. ezra turned 3 last saturday ( the 12th) and i have just been to tired to post anything. i got my lazy butt into gear and decided to post tonight. we went bowling with our families and then had a pizza party at our house. ezra got alot of really neat things, including a trampoline from dad and mom. i really can't believe that i have a 3 year old. and you better believe he is the best darn kid a mom could hope for ( most of the time!)ezra loves any form of transportation, anything disney related, pirates, pizza, and laying on the floor playing with cars.

ezra and my brother share the same birthday so we had a combined party with mike. on a similar ( but different)note- they are now saying that my due date is august 29, which just so happens to be my other brother sal's birthday.

ezra's first day of school

ezra is not even three yet ( his birthday is saturday!) and i already have him in preschool. no- i am not one of those crazy get your kids into everything type of mom. you see ezra has a " learning disability" i hate that they label him but if it gets him into free preschool i guess i'll live with it. ezra has always been on his own timetable with everything. he honestly had no desire to walk and didn't even attempt it until he was about 15 months old. he is also a late talker. we were never really worried because- (A) he is a boy and( B) he is ezra and he does what he wants when he wants. our pediatrician told us not to worry until he was 2 1/2 and not saying at least 50 words. at 2 1/2 i would say he was saying maybe 30 words. anyhow- we singed him up for early intervention. these cute ladies would come to our house and play and work with him. in 3 months his vocabulary grew to about 200- 300 words ( that's what they are estimating at least)! i don't know if it was because of them, ezra or a combo of both. i actually think alot of it had to do with ezra hanging around his cute and very talkative cousin margo.

well- sadly at 3 this particular program ends. they did some more testing and meetings and determined that ezra was eligible for free preschool though! the neat part is that they make a program that is individualized to ezra's needs. for the rest of this year i go with him once a week . next year he goes all by himself 2 times a week for 2 1/2 hours... yikes, i will really miss him and i can't even comprehend my baby going off by himself, but it really will be good for him. we got him a new lightening mcqueen backpack and he loves it. everyday he wants to go to preschool and talks about it all day. so mamas- if your kids ( under 3) have any delays that you are worried about ( not just speech) look into headstart/early intervention... it is a great program.