Stuffed Green Peppers

Fall is here an nothing screams comfort food more than stuffed green peppers!  I make extra taco meat so I can use the leftovers the next day to turn it into another delicious simple meal.  

3-4 green peppers cut in half

1 cups cooked white rice

1 lbs taco meat (See my recipe here)

1 can black beans or pinto beans

Half a large yellow onion

2 cans tomato sauce

2 cups Shredded cheddar cheese

In a large bowl mix together cooked taco meat, rice, can of beans, one can of tomato sauce and 1 cup shredded cheese.

spoon stuffing in to clean peppers and top with extra tomato sauce and shredded cheese.

Bake at 350F for 30-40 min in a baking dish with about 1-1.5 cups of water at the bottom of your dish to help steam green peppers.

Enjoy CWH

Tutu's are the new children's fashion rage!!

For some reason tutu's are not just for ballet dancers but for little girls to wear as an outfit. I have been seeing a lot of toddlers wearing leggings and tutu's so I thought I would give it a try. I  made a No sew Tutu for my beautiful niece however, she would not allow a photograph of her be posted so here is an example of a light pink newborn tutu I recently made.  Please check out the YouTube on how to make your own No Sew TuTu!

Sorry this baby didn't want to show her face today

Love CWH

Fall Wedding!

Congratulations to my nephew Emmanuel and new niece Sam on there new marriage!  I was so excited to share there special day with them as well, as  test out my new Cannon that Papie got for me at the beginning of summer.  Here are a few of my favorite pictures hope you enjoy them as much as I did taking them.  

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Heat oven to 350 degree F

1/2 cup butter softened
3/4 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups oats
1 cup milk chocolate chips ( feel free to use semi sweet if you prefer also, Delicioso)

Beat butter together with brown and white sugar in a large size bowl on medium speed.  Then, add eggs and vanilla and mix well.   In a sepearte bowl  combine flour and baking soda and then add to wet ingredients.  Finally, add oats and chocolate chips.

Papie has been calling these cookies his breakfast cookies because they contain Oatmeal.  They are by know means healthy but they certainly taste good at anytime of day. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Love CWH

Easy Mexican Taco Meat!

It is nearly 80 degrees here in MI.  Its the first nice day all spring.  Since our grill is still  tucked away in the garage I decided that a lovely Taco Salad would be a great lunch for Papie and I. This Taco meat is similar to the original Tex Mex Taco Meat my mother in law makes  however, I cheat by using package taco meat seasoning instead of buying all the individual spices.

Heat skillet with oil and add one small yellow onion

When onion starts to get translucent add 1 lbs of ground beef.  I prefer ground round or sirloin because its leaner than ground beef or chuck.

When meat is browned add one roma tomato.  I used cherry tomatos this time because thats all I had on hand but any small to med size tomato will work.

When tomatos start to get tender add about 4 table spoons of taco seasoning.  Add less or more depending on your taste buds.

Let saute for 10 min so flavors will intensify into meat.

Use this meat for Nachos, Taco's or in a Taco Salad!

Love CWH

28 weeks and counting!!!

Papie took this pictures of me over the weekend at my moms house.  Papie and I don't see each other that much during the week since we work different shifts.  He is so funny when I see him on the weekends because he thinks I get bigger and bigger over night.  But I guess when he doesn't see me for five or six days I can see where he is coming from.  

Less than three months to go!

Love CWH

Roasted Asparagus!!

Spring is here however, we had snow today in MI.  I love vegetables and I roast vegetables a lot for sides dishes in spring and summer.  One of my favorites is Roasted Asparagus.

Super easy recipe that you can use with any variety of vegetables such as zucchini or potato's.  

Preheat oven for 350 degrees

Drizzle olive oil over clean asparagus.

Sprinkle desired amount of salt, pepper and garlic powered (minced garlic is equally as delicious)  and bake for 10 min.

The Asparagus will have the perfect amount of  crisp and tenderness to it. 

Enjoy Love CWH