Enchilada Casserole-easy easy easy

2 1/2 lbs hamburger

1 can enchilada sauce

1 pkg. white corn tortillas

1 C. momzzarella cheese

1 C. cheddar cheese

1/2 C. chopped olives

1/2 C. chopped green onions (or less)

Brown hamburger.  Pour enchilada sauce into meet.  in a medium size casserole dish, lay tortillas.  Add 1/2 the meat sauce.  sprinkle cheese.  do another layer of all ingredients and top with olives and onions

bake at 350 for about 15 to 20 min.

add tomatos and avacados and sour cream on top if you want :)

Tomatoes and Zucchini

This was my lonely dinner tonight.  It was about all I could get interested in.  For some reason, nothing sounds good to me right now but this was simple and tasty and I had to use the veggies before I come home on Wednesday anyway.  Once it was all done it reminded me of sitting on the back porch and eating dinner as a family in the summer when we used to have fresh tomatoes from Mom's awesome garden.  Hope you like it.

zucchini

tomatoes off the vine (the most fragrant you can find)

Cut tomatoes into bite size pieces.

Sauté zucchini in frying pan.  Sprinkle with salt, garlic powder and onion powder to taste.

Mix sautéed zucchini with fresh cut tomatoes.  Serve.

Cranberry Sauce

3.5 cups cranberries (12 oz bag)

3/4 cup dried cherries

1/2 cup finely chopped green onions

2 TBSP red wine vinegar

zest and juice of one orange

2 tsp grated ginger

3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

Add all ingredients and heat in saucepan until cranberries burst.

Mashed Potatoes

4.5 lbs russet potatoes

8 oz cream cheese at room temp

1 cup sour cream at room temp

2 tsp garlic salt

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1/4 cup butter

cheddar cheese

green onion

Peel potatoes and boil in a 5 quart sauce pan until fork tender.  Drain potatoes and mash well in a large bowl.   Beat cream cheese, & sour cream until smooth with an electric mixer.  Gradually add potatoes, beating until smooth.  Beat in cheddar cheese, garlic salt, pepper and green onions.  Put mixture into a shallow casserole dish.  Cover.  At this point potatoes can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.  Before serving bring to room temperature and bake at 400 for 30 to 45 minutes.    

Reminded of the Simple. Ideas 1 & 2.

1)  Apples with Peanut Butter or Almond or Cashew Butter

2)  A big green salad!  I just had one for dinner tonight.  It was so so good.

Stuff I put in my green salads:

mixed greens/spinach

grape tomatoes

zucchini

cucumber

strawberries

dried fruit

nuts

red bell pepper

broccoli

cauliflower

carrots

You name it!  Pack that thing full!

Oh and my gosh here is an amazing blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/

No name?!

Here is an idea I got from a friend:

Brown Rice
Frozen Sweet potatoes (or fresh ones... whichever is easier!)
Turkey or chicken breast (from the deli or cooked in the crockpot)
Olive oil

Make your rice. steam your potato then add onto rice. add chicken/turkey chunks to rice. drizzle some olive oil and put in microwave for 1 min. Then add some salt.

Yum Yum!