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Since I have become obsessed with enchiladas over the past few months, (I have no clue why!) I have been trying a variety of new recipes trying to find the perfect one. I usually just do simple easy recipes that I have all the ingredients for but spotted this Angela's Awesome Enchiladas last week and thought I'd give it a try. After a trip to the grocery store to pick up some cream of chicken soup and green onions I started on what is now my favorite Enchilada recipe.


Prep Time: 45 Min
Cook Time: 1 Hr
Ready In: 1 Hr 45 Min
Ingredients:

• 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast  - cut into chunks
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 1/4 cups sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, drained
• 1 (1.25 ounce) package mild taco seasoning mix
• 1 bunch green onions, chopped
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 5 (12 inch) flour tortillas
• 3 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded, divided
• 1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives (optional)

Directions:

1. Place the chicken in a large pot and add water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the chicken pieces are no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Shred chicken by placing two forks back to back and pulling meat apart (or use a food processor like I did). Set the shredded chicken aside.

2. In a saucepan combine the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and chili powder, bring to a simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, then turn off the heat and cover to keep warm.

3. Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened, about 5 minutes. Add the shredded chicken, chopped green chilies, taco seasoning, half of the bunch of chopped green onion, and water. Allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Stir in the lime juice, onion powder, and garlic powder; simmer for an additional 10 minutes.

4. Stir 1 cup of the soup mixture into the skillet with the chicken mixture. Spread the remaining soup mixture on the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.

5 Fill each tortilla with chicken mixture. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the chicken filling before folding the tortillas, save half of the shredded cheese for topping the enchiladas. Fold tortillas over the filling and place seam-side down in the prepared pan.

6. Pour enchilada sauce evenly over the enchiladas. Cover with the remaining 1 1/2 cups of Cheddar cheese. Sprinkle the reserved chopped green onions and the sliced olives on top of the cheese. Bake in the preheated oven until filling is heated through and the cheese is melted, about 25 minutes.


The enchiladas were a huge hit and although this recipe can be a little time consuming it is absolutely delicious and the best enchiladas that I have ever made. No more easy 90 minute enchiladas for this Mommy, the hour it took to make "Angela's Awesome Enchiladas" is definitely worth it.
 

Yesterday turned out beautiful, the sun was shining and for once rain was not expected so we decided to spend the day outdoors enjoying the nice warm weather. Since my husband loves his new found fishing spot in Natick (about 30 minutes away) and I had been wanting to go to the Britax event we all decided to hop in the car and spend the day down there. I dropped my husband and Jacob off at their favorite fishing spot while Tyler and I decided to stop by Destination Maternity for the Britax Expect Greatness Tour. I never expected so many amazing prizes to be given away!  If the tour is stopping near you I highly recommend going, I can't believe how much they gave away! No one went home empty handed, a B-READY Stroller, BOB Stroller, B-AGILE + car seats, & accessories galore!





Every hour or so they ran a contest with 4 contestants so the chances of winning were very high. It started at 11 and I got there about 2. Once I got there I was asked how I felt about taking place in a diaper changing contest to win a car seat, hmmm babies, diapers, car seat, SURE!  Within minutes someone would be winning an Advocate Car Seat in the pattern of their choice. There was four of us competing and we had to put a diaper on a baby, put pants on the baby, then put the Britax Child Carrier on and place the baby in it, the first person to do it won the Advocate, 2nd place won a Child Carrier + Accessories, and the two other contestants won accessories. I came in second missing first by .7 seconds. Later on four more people competed to win a B-READY & 2nd place was a Chaperone Car Seat, it was hilarious watching the men put on a baby carrier and pushing around the B-AGILE one handed. Then at 3:30 was the big raffle that everyone could enter, the top prizes were a BOB Stroller, B-AGILE, and B-SAFE, and everyone else - at least 20-25 people won some type of accessory, a baby carrier or free movie tickets to see What To Expect When You're Expecting.


I originally went to check out the new B-AGILE Double, and the new 2012 B-READY, I never expected to go home with a bag filled with over $200 in prizes. Thanks, Britax!!!

 

The kiddos love to help mommy bake and cook in the kitchen, and although I love the help I hate the mess it can make and I'm not a fan of the number of shirts that they have stained. Silly me for not having two children's aprons, we only have one which is why I have been needing a second. ApronsAndSmocks.com offers a variety of aprons and smocks for children and adults. They have a large selection with over 1,000 aprons that you can personalize. Whether you are looking for an apron to use in the kitchen, in the garden, or a Natural Waist Nail Apron to hold dad's nail and hammer for Father's Day, you are sure to find something that you like.


I chose the Child Cobbler Apron in Royal Blue for the boys, although I could have chosen custom embroidery I chose not to so it could be used for either of the boys. The Child Cobbler Apron is not only great to help protect the boys clothes when they help me cook and bake in the kitchen but I have also found it helpful for painting. The apron covers the boys shirts not allowing any paint to splatter and ruin their clothing.

Buy It: The Child Cobbler Apron is available at a great price, only $5.25 and is available in blue, yellow, or red.

To view the complete selection of aprons, you can visit ApronsAndSmocks.com.


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The other night a friend of mine mentioned on Facebook how she went to Kohls to get her son 2 pairs of jeans. They had a buy 1 get 1 50% off sale so she found the cheapest pairs $24.99 each, but when she got to the register they rang up at only $2.49 each!


Of course I had to stop by our local Kohls today and see if there was any left, Jacob is growing out of his 3's and is needing 4's but I couldn't see paying all that money when summer is right around the corner and he has plenty of shorts.  On the bottom row of the boys 4-6 Levi's rack I spotted $24.99 & $28.99 size 4 jeans and of course I ran to price check them, $2.49 & $2.89 each, SCORE!!!

Plus I had a little left on my Kohls Cash and ended up spending only $1.83! I absolutely love Kohls!

Most of the boys 4-6 Levi jeans are originally marked $36 or $40, it seems like the ones marked $24.99 and $28.99 are ringing up at only $2, so be sure to check your local Kohls!