father's day cake

Yes, that is a peanut butter cake with chocolate frosting and crushed peanut butter m&ms all over. They're even between the layers. Can't go wrong with a cake like this for my husband, but I'm pretty sure my dad was grateful he was half-way across the world when this was served. He does not like peanut butter and chocolate together. It's one of his weird mutations.

This is my most recent birthday cake experiment. Inspired by Martha and the whisk kid blog. It's a fun one!

easy and delicious dessert

I have made this dessert twice in the last month and I love it. It's super easy: just make your favorite brownie recipe and let it cool completely. Then mix up a box of chocolate pudding and pour it over the brownies and refrigerate until set up. Then top with cool whip and garnish with chocolate shavings or crushed m&m's (Easter colors are pretty) and refrigerate until ready to serve. It's a nice change of pace from plain brownies or plain pudding and it's yummy. My mom used to make it when we were growing up. Mmm...

cheese enchiladas

This recipe is easy, pretty cheap, tasty, and vegetarian. It's pretty kid-friendly because of all the cheese and their not spicy. I love them with a lot of shredded lettuce, some extra sour cream and chopped tomatoes. I've made them with low fat and fat free cheeses before and it worked out fine.

Cheese Enchiladas

from Betty Crocker

2 cups shredded monterey jack (8 oz.)

1 cup shredded cheddar (4 oz.)

1/2 cup sour cream (light and fat free work fine too)

2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

1/4 tsp. pepper

1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)

1 small green bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)

2/3 cup water

1 Tbsp. chili powder

1 1/2 tsp chopped fresh or 1/2 tsp dried oregano leaves

1/4 tsp ground cumin

2 whole green chilies, seeded and chopped, optional

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce

8 corn tortillas (I use flour because that's what I like and I usually use about 12)

1. Heat oven to 350

2. Mix cheeses, sour cream, parsley, pepper and onion; set aside.

3. Heat remaining ingredients except tortillas to boiling in 2 quart saucepan, stirring occasionally; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 5 minutes. Pour into ungreased pie plate.

4. Dip each tortilla into sauce to coat both sides. Spoon about 1/4 cup cheese mixture onto each tortilla; roll tortilla around filling. Place seam side down in ungreased rectangular baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas.

5. Bake uncovered about 20 minutes or until bubbly. Garnish with additional shredded cheese, sour cream, and chopped onion if desired.

update

The cutting boards are in and they are heading your way this week. Be prepared! Again, thanks for being patient. And sorry about the shortage of posts lately. We'll see if I can't correct that this week too.

sorry!

So, I can't seem to find those cutting boards in stores anymore. Sorry about the delay. I will get them to you as soon as I can. Thanks for being patient!

and the winners are...

Lincoln and Laura were right on with guesses of 10. Congratulations! I'll send those cutting boards out to you this week, so if you want specific colors let me know soon. I'll send two to each of you. Thanks for guessing!