The Parramores

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Here is what we are having for dinner tonight. My hubby is from Maryland so anything made with crab he is sure to enjoy! Also I am a big casserole fan so anything I can make in advance really makes my life a bit easier.

Creamy Seafood Enchiladas
From the Taste of Home Cookbook

1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 cup chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup salsa
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup cottage cheese
1 pound shrimp, cooked, peeled, deveined
1 cup cooked or canned crabmeat, drained, flaked, and cartilage removed
1-1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 can (4 oz) chopped green chilies
1 Tbsp dried cilantro
12 flour tortillas (7 in)
Additional salsa

1) In a saucepan over low heat, melt butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in broth and soup until blended.

2) Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream, salsa and salt; set aside.

3) Place cottage cheese in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl; add the shrimp, crab, Monterey Jack cheese, chilies and cilantro.

4) Spread 3/4 cup sauce in a greased 13 X 9 baking dish. Place about 1/3 cup seafood mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down over sauce. Top with the remaining sauce.

5) Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Serve with additional salsa.

Yield: 6 servings.

National Starbucks Run Day!

I am hearby declaring April 19th "Get Yourself a Latte Day!" Or for those of you who don't like coffee . . . . or those of you pregnant with twins ;) "Girls Day." So this coming Saturday, April 19th I invite all of my wonderful girlfriends to meet me at Starbucks at 10:00am. Call me or e-mail me if you are interested! Perhaps we can meet at my house afterwards for dessert!

Silly Stories

Ike's cousin Kailey came over to play yesterday evening. They got into a bit of mischief so I put them in "time out" chairs so I could clean the mess while their little hands couldn't get into any more trouble. While in time out, Kailey was trying to tell me that her throat hurt. I told her I couldn't talk to her until she was out of time out, but she persisted. I then told her to tell the door she was faced against. Of course she looked at me with questioning all over her face, but when I was out of site I heard her sweet little voice. "Door," she said matter-of-factly, "my throat is really sore."

Bill and I were able to sleep in this morning. Someone else was not sleeping though. When Bill and I finally climbed out of bed we braced ourselves for the worst -- flood, broken windows, disheveled pantry shelves, etc. What we found was a little boy enjoying his second ice cream cone! He had pulled his little chair over to the refrigerator, pulled out the ice cream cones, unwrapped them, and helped himself. He was in heaven. Bill and I had a good laugh and were thankful the walls were still standing.

Ike knows he's not supposed to climb on the kitchen counters. When his toy got out of reach on the counter I heard his low voice sadly say, "Sorry, Mommy." He was apologizing for what he was about to do -- climb on the counter!