Chili Dog Enchiladas...What, what???

You read that right.  Chili Dog enchiladas.  Last week I was trying to avoid the grocery store and buy us a few days of not eating out, but rather eating up what we had in the good old fridge.  So, I stumbled upon a recipe that included all the ingredients that were magically in my house already.  Disclaimer: This recipe is not in anyway, shape or form healthy.  Just saying.  Thank goodness I plan on beginning to train for a 1/2 marathon in January because even my elastic pants are getting tight, LOL.

Here you are:

8 hot dogs (I used Nathan's)

8 soft taco size flour tortillas

2 cans of hot dog chili

1 can of tomato sauce

1-2 cups of shredded cheese (I used colby jack)

Mix together chili and tomato sauce.  Cover the bottom of a greased 9x11 baking pan with your chili mix.  Roll your hot dogs into the flour tortillas.  With the seam side down, place them into your pan.  Cover with the remaining chili mixture and top with cheese.  Cover with foil.  Cook at 425 for 30 minutes.  

And there you have it.  The most unhealthy, greasy, delicious recipe that you will adore me for.  Happy cooking!

The Reason for the Season

On Saturday I had the chance to have a "lazy day."  Nothing was scheduled.  Shannon was in town all day (he left Sunday morning) so I had an extra hand around the house and with Emme.  Friday night I prepared a sausage and egg casserole for Saturday morning to go along with our Cinnabon waffles.  Yes, that's right, Cinnabon waffles.

I saw a picture on Pinterest last week that sparked my curiosity.  Kind of like the chili-dog casserole I made that I haven't blogged about.  Maybe I'll do that tomorrow.  Anyway, back to the Cinnabon waffles.  I LOVE waffles.  And on Black Friday I picked up a belgian waffle maker.  It was like a dream come true.  But back to the waffles.  Did you know that you can put cinnamon rolls in your waffle iron?  Me either!  Dang they were good!  I just so happened to have the Cinnabon cinnamon rolls in my fridge.  So you take them out of the can and put one in each corner (that's 4 per cooking) and close the lid and viola!  Add about 1 tablespoon of Karo syrup and 1 tablespoon of water to that delicious cream cheese frosting and you have syrup folks.  Yes, Cinnabon waffles and cream cheese syrup.  Awesomeness!

After my sugar induced coma, I decided I wanted Emme to have the great salt-dough experience.  We made handprints and ornaments.  I baked them, she painted them, and now we have salt-dough that apparently didn't dry out enough to be painted.  So our soggy handprints and ornaments are sitting in my laundry room where Emme goes to take a proud peek ever so often.  I don't have it in me to tell her they were a flop, yet.  Needless to say, she had a blast.

With the flour out, I went ahead and made some sourdough bread starter.  Last week I made Amish Friendship Bread from starter I received from school.  I then read up on all the benefits of fermented foods and decided I should keep making bread.  So, I'm trying my hand at it.

Then I put together a bike for me.  Another Black Friday purchase.  When I was a kid I would ride my bike all day long.  I loved it!  I'm hoping that I find that love again and can enjoy some healthy fun, just not all day long LOL.

We settled down for the evening with family movie night.  Emme is so into Christmas this year.  It's really been a ton of fun to share in her excitement.  So, I rented two Christmas movies; Santa Paws and Beethoven and we cuddled and watched movies together.  

And there you have it folks.  My "lazy" unscheduled day is exactly what this season is about.  Making memories, creating fun, and spending lots of time with family.  I feel blessed that we made that happen yesterday.  I hope to never take for granted the healthy, happy family that I have.