Zoe and I just had a tea party. :o) We drank from fancy glasses and ate freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. She is my little sidekick. Zoe doesn't really care what we do or where we go, as long as she gets to be with her Mommy and help out. She is such a sweet, loving, smart, silly little thing. She constantly makes up songs, especially when someone around her is feeling down. She sang to Luke the other day when he was feeling scared. Sweet girl!
So back to our "tea" party. We didn't actually have tea. We had some super yummy and amazingly healthy juice that I made with my new juicer!
I was a SUPER picky eater as a kid. I'm still kinda picky now, but I've definitely gotten a LOT better. I literally went years without eating a single green food, and really didn't eat fruit too often.
I'd say Zoe is my least picky eater. She's the most willing to try something new, even if it looks different. I've found that I actually have to make sure I juice enough for both of us, as she always wants some of whatever I've made. Her favorite is apple pear. One large Honeycrisp apple and two pears. Delish!
For our "tea," we had a lovely concoction of apple, lemon, and baby spinach. You totally just read that right. Spinach. Juice. Indeed.
I know, I know. I'm weird. Who drinks spinach? THIS GIRL! I do like to eat spinach in salads, but I've found that you can cram a lot more in when you're juicing than if you tried to sit down with a fork and eat it. We used half of a brand new container of spinach in our juice, 1 whole lemon, and two and a half apples. There's no way I could sit down and chew all of that, so I drink it instead. A super boost of nutrition in 5 minutes!
The lighting is all funky in here, so the picture doesn't really show how bright green this stuff is. Did we eat cookies with our healthy juice? Yah. Do I feel bad about that? Nope. Know why? Because my kid just guzzled a glass of what works out to be almost 2 servings of fruit and 2 servings of veggies. How many veggies has your kid had today? :oP
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Here are the recipes I promised! Enjoy!
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
Ingredients:
13 oz cooked, shredded chicken (I used canned because I didn't have any fresh. Fresh would be better!)
16 oz tub sour cream (I used light)
Shredded cheese (enough for a bit in each enchilada, plus enough to sprinkle generously over the whole pan)
small can diced green chilis
can cream of chicken soup
tortillas of choice (I used the smaller, flour kind)
Preheat oven to 350.
Take shredded chicken and put in a bowl. Add some shredded cheese and sour cream until you have the consistency you like. I used maybe four ounces of sour cream...I think...I don't know..just throw some in there till it looks right. :o)
Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish. Spoon chicken mixture into tortillas, roll up, and line them up in the dish. I did one row all the way across, then stuck some in sideways in the space left over. You can pack them in tight if you want, but the sauce will cover each one better if you leave a little space in between. :o)
In a small saucepan, heat cream of chicken soup until warm, add 8 oz sour cream and can of chilis. Stir until blended. Pour over enchiladas and spread evenly.
Sprinkle a whole mess of cheese over the whole thing. Really pile it on there.
Bake until cheese is bubbly and enchiladas are heated through.
SuPeR yummy! I got this recipe from a friend, and it's so simple, yet SO good! I didn't take any pictures, so here's one I borrowed from the web:
We served this will a green salad, some Wholly Guacamole and chips. Delish! It was a big hit with everyone. Even the kids tried a bite or two. :o) This is a great dish for gatherings or to take to a friend. We Baptists like to feed people.
You know what else we like? DESSERT. Oh, my friends. I am about to introduce you to a pan full of sweet goodness!
Sopapilla Cheesecake
Ingredients:
2 cans of crescent rolls (I used reduced fat)
2 8 oz bricks of cream cheese, softened (I used neufchatel)
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c sugar
Preheat oven to 350.
Grease (or butter!) a 9 x 13 dish. You can use a smaller dish if you like, your cheesecake will just be taller. ;o)
Spread one can of crescents in the dish to make the bottom crust, pinching seams to seal. Whip cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until well blended. Spread over crust. Use other can of crescents to make the top crust, pinching seams to seal. Then you need the following:
1/3 c sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 c butter, melted
Drizzle melted butter over the whole thing and sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar on top and bake for 20-25 minutes.
AHHHH! It's soooooooo good. Too good. Insanely good.
Make some. You won't be sorry.
yum
Ever heard of a Resurrection roll? Oh, oh, OH, they are YUMMY! We first tried these last year and I have made an executive decision that they are now part of our Easter traditions. All you need are some canned crescent rolls, about 1/2 cup butter or margarine (we use Country Crock light), large marshmallows, and some cinnamon.
Preheat your oven to 375.
Melt the butter over low heat, stirring in the cinnamon (as much as you want, I just threw some in.)
Unroll the crescents into triangles, press down to spread them out a little.
Cut 4 marshmallow in half so you have 8 smaller ones.
The marshmallow represents Jesus' body, which He gave for us.
Dip them into the melted butter mixture, which represents the oils and spices used to embalm him.
The crescent is the "tomb." Place the coated marshmallow near the flat end of the triangle and roll it up, pinching the edges. If you don't seal it well, the marshmallow will ooze out and go everywhere...no bueno.
Bake as directed.
Once baked, the "body" will be GONE, representing the empty tomb our precious Savior left behind! Cool, huh?
Drizzle any leftover butter mixture over the top and enjoy! If I were a spiffy cool blogger (instead of a newbie without foresight) I would have a delectable-looking picture for you to drool over...but, alas, we ate them all before it occurred to me to capture the moment.
If you make some of these, write a comment and let me know your kids' reactions to the tomb being "empty"!
I know, I know. I'm weird. Who drinks spinach? THIS GIRL! I do like to eat spinach in salads, but I've found that you can cram a lot more in when you're juicing than if you tried to sit down with a fork and eat it. We used half of a brand new container of spinach in our juice, 1 whole lemon, and two and a half apples. There's no way I could sit down and chew all of that, so I drink it instead. A super boost of nutrition in 5 minutes! 
The lighting is all funky in here, so the picture doesn't really show how bright green this stuff is. Did we eat cookies with our healthy juice? Yah. Do I feel bad about that? Nope. Know why? Because my kid just guzzled a glass of what works out to be almost 2 servings of fruit and 2 servings of veggies. How many veggies has your kid had today? :oP 
