Frankie

This is Allyson's new pet...a Netherland dwarf bunny.  I had to post all four pictures of Ally because she is such a cutie patootie!  :)

Travis' Birthday

Meat Loaf Wellington

This is Kristin's recipe that she so kindly shared with me. Kristin, I added onions and green peppers to the meat loaf and left out the parsley because I don't really care for parlsey.

I had one piece and Eric ate the entire rest of it. I made some red potatoes with sauteed onions and garlic and butter and also corn on the cob to go with it.

Chicken Strips

This is my own recipe. I cut the chicken breasts into small strips. I got two bowls. In one, break two eggs and add a little goats milk. I guess you can use regular milk, but I think that the goats milk actually gave it a great taste. In the other bowl and I poured in some bread crumbs and added my Santa Maria Seasoning (about 3-4 tbls). I sent all of you a container of this a couple years ago so I don't know if you all still have this. Then get a deep frying pan and add a good layer of olive oil (about 1/4in). Don't turn it up too high because the oil will pop. After a few minutes, baptize the chicken into the egg mixture and then coat it thoroughly with the bread crumb mixture. Put in the pan and cook about five minutes on each side. It depends on how crispy you like it. The reason that I didn't have a lot on the plate when I took the picture is that they were gone and eaten right when I put them on the plate.

Honey Dew likes drinking out of the hose.  Me lunging Honey Dew.

During these hot days, the kids enjoy chilly snow cones.

A really easy and delicious mexican dish!

Spicy Mexican Torte

Ingredients

1 pound chorizo sausage, casings removed and crumbled (I used a mixture of ground beef and sausage.)
1 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers, drained
8 (10 inch) flour tortillas (some of the layers I used one tortilla instead of two)
2 cups shredded Pepper Jack cheese, divided
1 (16 ounce) can refried beans, divided
1 (7 ounce) jar roasted red peppers, drained (I used mild taco sauce instead; it blended everything well and made the dish moist.)
Directions
1. In a large skillet or frying pan, cook chorizo
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a 10 inch pie plate.
3. Place 2 tortillas in pie plate. Spread half of the sausage mixture over tortillas. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Place 2 tortillas on top of cheese. Spread with beans. Place 2 tortillas on beans and place peppers on tortillas. Place 2 tortillas on top of peppers. Spread with remaining sausage mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
4. Cover and bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes more, or until cheese is melted and center is hot. Cool 10 minutes before cutting. (serve w/corn chips, sour cream, and a cool salad)