ay yay yay ya...i love enchiladas...

one of my favez that i want to share...
and a special request from one of our daughters, ashley....

enchiladas....

pretty simple recipe....

preheat oven 325 to 375

2 Old El Paso enchilada sauces (mild)
a package of shredded mexican cheeses (2-3 cups)
medium size tortillas (8-10)
1 lb ground turkey
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon sugar (optional)

• spread about 1/4 can of enchilada sauce on the bottom of baking dish.
• brown ground turkey and drain any fat.  
• add remaining 3/4 can of enchilada sauce, cumin and sugar to browned ground turkey.
• heat thru about 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.
• spread about 1/4 cup ( i use my cooking spoon) in the middle of tortilla.
• spread 1 Tablespoon of shredded cheese on top of meat & roll tortilla.
• place rolled tortillas on top of sauce (the one you already spread) in the baking dish.
• the meat sauce mix will make about 8-10 enchiladas.
• spread other can of enchilada sauce over them (use all of it!).
• sprinkle as much cheese as you desire on top.
• bake for about 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted and enchiladas are hot throughout.

and eat up!

su saber es realmente bueno!

(Note:  must use the old el paso brand. i've tried different brands but this one is the best, in my opinion)

highlights pls

no...not for my hair...heehee...
but stuff so far that happened this month.
hmmm maybe i should do something like this every month.
we'll see how it goes...

anywayz, here's a few....

orthodontist checkup for maiya...
checking on progress...
and she's ready for braces.
she'll be getting them tomorrow.

i love this burger from yardhouse...

las vegas....
swimming at the paris hotel pool,
walk the nightlife,
m & m's world,
and the eiffel tower....

last friday for dinner we discovered a new resto...
the thai
good food and a yumm-o dessert of coconut ice cream & fried banana....
yey-yah!

and we added an new addition to the familia....
....stella... our beagle-chihuahua mix
she is a lil over a yr old...
she is already comfy w/ us.
i can see her with us for a long time.
we love her so much already....

also yesterday i beat my PB (personal best)!!!!
ran 6.80 miles!
yey-yah!
gotta reach 7 next time!

gotta work on the speed...
maybe today on the treadmill?
we'll see how it goes.

places & thangz

day 11 thru 15...
some photos to share...

"letter"
the letter j of course...

"texture"
lil feet taking a nap on or comforter...

"open"
...the fridge mommy so i can grab some jars & bottles and then play with the light...
lol.

"building"
...in downtown LA before getting some lunch...

"finger"
...lickin' good...
homemade mexican street corn and beef tacos....
got the corn recipe from the runner's world august 2012 issue...

man that corn was extra yumm-o!
that spread is made from light mayo, chili powder, lime juice & zest, olive oil, cilantro & s & p, then rolled in crushed tortilla chips and mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
man...that shiznit was good!
lol!
the hubby loved it!
definitely will be making this in future meals & parties!

well this week it's just me, da hubby and selene.
ashley went home to idaho yesterday.
we miss her lotz.
but...
maiya will be coming home in 7 days!
the summer has not yet ended.
thank goodness.

saturday...
we drove almost 1 1/2 hours to check out a vietnamese restaurant, gingergrass.
and man!
it was worth the drive!
i love the location, the atmosphere, the service and most of all the food.

appetizer:  fresh summer rolls

i had the organic tofu vermicelli noodle bowl with the brown noodles.
and omigosh!
so yumm-o!

ingenious way of serving ice cold water: in a wine bottle

beautiful presentation....

but not that beautiful...coz i ate that shit up!

a definite "come-back to eat again place."
hubby had the chicken pho and ashley had the vietnamese chicken salad.

then something we didn't plan on doing the LA Zoo...

ashley's main attraction...the zebras...

hot weather called for some icy cold cherry icee for me...aaah that hit the spot!

finally taking a nap after her cranky episode...

some tired feet about to go home...

it was hot but fun...
next time we go may be winter time with maiya (she was in WA at the time) to avoid the heat.
and i would not mind that one bit.

yesterday and the day before

wasn't able to share my photo-a-day yesterday..
just plain forgot.
but here's day 7, shadow, and day 8, in my wallet...

after we dropped off maiya at the airport...

i've got a small wallet w/ only the essentials...

friday night, we had dinner at the yard house....

yes, my infamous bathroom selfie...

one of the best strawberry mojitos i've had (but it still doesn't beat hawaii's)

thinking hard of what to order...hmmmm

peppered crusted gorgonzola burger, one of the best i've had too

an upclose of now one of my favez...

the yard house crowd finally died down.
when it 1st opened in palmdale, the wait was over 45 minutes.
that night we only waited less than 10.

saturday morning we dropped off maiya at the burbank airport.
she is spending spring break in WA as you know.
i wish she was with us, but that's my selfishness talking.
she'll be back home this coming sunday nite.

after we dropped her off, we headed to palmdale for lunch.
chiptole...my hubby has been craving it.
we just never went back b/c maiya isn't a big fan.
but opportunity knocked for us this time, so we took advantage.
i had the burrito bowl (chicken, pico de gallo, brown rice, a lil sour cream).
yumm-o.

gave her some of my chicken, lil itsy bits...

she wasn't too interested in it, as you can see...

i picked up a couple of their menus b/c loved the look and plus it was printed on some good quality kraft cardstock.
memorabila ya know.

last nite, me, hubby and selene went for a nite walk.
it was nice b/c we got to to talk about stuff about ourselves.
like how we both can be bossy and demanding.
and how we need to put each other in check if we go over board.
i felt a sense of relief now that we got that out in the open.
communicate, communicate, communicate.
aaaaahhhhh.

today is...

• laundry day
• scrappy day ( i haven't done a page in so long!!!! i've done bday cards, but not pages)
• gotta put in some time for groceries w/in budget of course.

we'll see how things go..