Wordless Wednesday - Go Vikings!

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FNCCC #17 - George Duran - Turkey Quesadillas

After seeing George Duran's recipe for Fried Cookie Dough, I was a little hesitant to dive into the rest but was pleasantly surprised and book marked several recipes I want to try. He had some great stuff! I wish I had seen the Sand Art Brownie gifts before Christmas. I now need to remember this for Teacher Appreciation Week :) I made the Turkey Quesadillas, as I just made a turkey and have fond memories of a Turkey leftover sandwich I had years ago with cranberries and stuffing. This quesadilla was super yummy! If you are looking for a unique way to use up some leftovers.....

Turkey Quesadilla
Recipe courtesy George Duran

Ingredients
2 flour tortillas
2 tablespoons cranberry sauce
3 tablespoons grated Jack or Cheddar (I used jack)
2 tablespoons leftover stuffing
2 tablespoons cooked and chopped green beans
3 tablespoons chopped cooked turkey
1 teaspoon chopped jalapeno peppers (I wasn't feeling spicy so didn't use these)
Vegetable oil cooking spray (didn't use this)


Directions
Place 2 tortillas on your board. Spread 1 with cranberry sauce and set aside. Sprinkle the cheese over the other one and crumble the stuffing on top. Add the green beans, turkey, and jalapeno peppers. Pick up the first tortilla and place it cranberry side down onto the filled one. Press gently but firmly to keep the quesadilla together.


Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray and put it over medium heat. Place the quesadilla in the skillet and cook until the bottom is lightly browned and the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes. Flip the quesadilla and cook it on the other side for another 2 minutes. Slide it onto a cutting board, cut it into wedges, and serve.


Instead of learning as you go, my pictures are getting worse. My camera is almost dead. The screen changes different colors and gets wavy lines which show up on the pictures. Just about time for a new one. I dislike camera shopping. Any suggestions for a new one??

Here I am on the floor in front of the stove sharing my love of Stove Top stuffing with Little Bit. She's genetically predisposed to eating it straight out of the pan.

Can't wait to see what you have been cooking! Anyone go for the Fried Cookie Dough? Link your posts to MckLinky below. I know it's been difficult to find time during the holidays for the challenge. If you missed a few weeks just jump in whenever you are ready!

Kids in the Kitchen - Jesus' Birthday Cake

My girls have been asking for some time about decorating their own cake. We always make a birthday cake for Jesus, so I thought it would be the perfect time. We frosted our cake with chocolate buttercream (because I was dying to make a chocolate buttercream) and we tinted some white frosting red and green. I just let them loose with the frosting and a bunch of sprinkles.....you know where this is going, right? Sprinkle overload! WooHoo! They sure enjoyed themselves :)

These were easy for the little hands to work with....I thought pastry bags might be a little too hard.

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FNCCC Postponed....Blog vacation

I am taking an impromptu vacation this week. My kids and husband are off of school and I am playing along. I'm sorry for those of you who are all set for George Duran's post this week but I'm going to push it back until January 6th (hopefully you all are as behind as I am and in need of a rest)....which means I need to push all of the weeks back so the list of chefs/dates right now is wrong (did you even know there was a list?). I will fix them sometime this week. Until then, have a wonderful week and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Twenty-Ten...who would have thought it would come so quickly??

GlassesUSA Review

A few weeks ago Little Bit got hold of my glasses and bent the frames into figure eights (my fault, they were unguarded and within climbing distance). The very next day GlassesUSA asked me to review their eyeglasses. What a blessing!

I picked out frames (this part took the longest, as there are lots of cute styles to choose from), sent in my prescription, and the glasses were at my door in a week. You can't beat that!

It has been about 7 years since I bought prescription glasses and I was sceptical that the glasses would not be the right fit, prescription, or look good on me. I was wrong. They are perfect and I didn't have to brave the eyeglass store with impatient kids, sales people that want to sell me every upgrade, or make several trips to try on and pick up.

GlassesUSA has a wide variety of eyeglass frames . I know it's hard to choose. I looked at the measurements of my current glasses and tried to get something similar in height and width. The GlassesUSA site has all of this information (and explanations of the information, including where to find it on your glasses) so it's easy to use. I chose the Politix and they are so great. Listen to their description..."The semi-rimless frame with cushioned nose pads give a barely there appearance- but they give way to chic arms decked out in rhinestones! While black in color, the arms have a "red" secret on the inside. Be sassy while you get the job done!" I'm sassy. I'm sassy. Yeah, I'm sassy! :)

GlassesUSA is a company helping others. All of their returned eyeglasses are not restocked as they are with most optical stores. GlassesUSA donates all of their returned eyeglasses to various organizations around the US who then sanitize and redistribute the eyeglasses with the correct prescription to people all over the world who can’t afford vision care!

If you are in the market for prescription glasses, here is a deal for you. The folks at GlassesUSA are giving you a discount. The code is: Mommy5 and it’s good for 5% off your final order! The code never expires!

This post was written after receiving the product free of charge. It is the only form of "payment" that was received for writing this post and all views and opinions are mine alone.

Kid in the Kitchen - Gingerbread Houses!

I picked up Halloween Gingerbread house kits after Halloween for .99! I saved the black and orange decor for next year, whipped up some royal icing and used leftover (hidden) Halloween candy. I'm hoping to pick up some clearanced houses after Christmas as well. What a fun and cheap project! They are VERY sturdy. The girls gave them to our neighbors on each side of us.

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FNCCC Assignment #17 - George Duran

I know it's right during the holiday's and all but, I figure, you are still cooking, so we are carrying on with the challenge. Next week's chef is George Duran. I have ever heard of him and the first recipe I see from him is Deep-Fried Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - should be interesting! "George Duran, host of Ham on the Street, is a chef and entertainer." No kidding.

There's nothing like relaxing during the holidays, kicked back with a plate full of fried cookie dough (Maybe you could leave some out for Santa. Or on second thought, he might need a nap directly after consuming them so we better hold off.).....will you, gulp, cook with me? We will be posting about his recipes on Wednesday, December 30. Can't wait to see what you are brave enough to choose!!!