I Cooked!!

Yes, I did & it was edible. Not only was it edible it was really good! I know, I'm surprised myself. I made Mexican Lasagna. I wasn't able to go to Yogalates today because I wasn't able to leave work early. So, I came home & cooked. Mexican Lasagna is real cooking too. I used a recipe, a pot & a skillet, my Pampered Chef 9x12 stoneware baking pan & several different ingredients. It's a fairly easy recipe if you cook a lot. I don't & when I do I tend to make mistakes. Dean reminded me of my 2 oz. of milk banana pudding mistake today. It wasn't my finest moment. I thought I'd share the recipe in case anyone's looking for something different to cook. I for one get so tired of eating the same stuff all the time. Also, we tried ground turkey for the first time. It was good. I like that it's not all bloody. That always grosses me out.

Ingredients:

• Tortilla's - You can use whatever size you want. I use the larger ones & I used whole wheat to try & make it somewhat healthier
• (1) 10 oz. can of Rotel
• (1) 10 oz. can of Enchilada Sauce
• 2 lbs. of Ground Meat or Turkey
• Taco Seasoning
• 8 oz. of Mexican blend grated cheese
• 1 lb. of Mexican Velveeta

So, you start by browning the meat. Once that's done follow the directions on the taco seasoning & mix with the meat. Then add the Enchilada Sauce.

In a skillet melt the Velveeta then add the rotel.

Use a 9x12 pan & put some of the cheese mixture on the bottom, then layer the tortillas. Just cover the bottom with them. I used 3 on this layer. Then pour some of the cheese mixture on top of the tortillas. Then pour some of the meat, layer more tortillas & repeat with the cheese mixture & the meat. I did 3 layers of tortillas & then put the last of the cheese & meat mixtures on top & covered that with the grated cheese. Then you bake it at 350 for 30 mins. Pretty simple huh??

We had a pretty laid back weekend. Aside from breakfast after Mass with friends & dinner with friends at Fuzzy's Taco Shop Sunday evening we didn't do much. We worked in the yard Saturday. Everything is trimmed & weeded. Sunday, Allison & I walked the lakes again. Another 3.5 miles down, along with another pound last week. Woo Hoo!!!

Toodles!