I've still been cooking, but slacking on the blogging!

Oops - I'm here! I've still been under the weather - no excuse not to blog since I lay down with the laptop alot, and I have still been cooking, just nothing too fancy. I do want to share about a couple of casseroles I made this week - quick and easy with little clean up - perfect for a hectic weeknight!

Both recipes were found on cooks.com (thank goodness for this site - only problem is no pictures and I like to see the end result - note to self, post pics of my food;)). First one I made was a burrito casserole. We are huge Mexican food lovers and wish it could've been our wedding reception food. Since it couldn't be, we just make it at least once a week (twice a week next week, already planned on the weekly menu!). Brown hamburg (I used about 1 lb) and then add a packet of taco seasoning, or any of your favorite at-home seasonings like chili powder, etc and a can of re-fried beans (I used the kind with chile pieces). Stir all this together and drain the fat. Put a small amount of taco sauce in the bottom of your casserole dish. Place one soft tortilla down, and scoop some of the meat/seasoning/beans mixture on top of it. Put some more taco sauce, as much or little as you want, then add any kind of shredded cheese, like sharp cheddar or taco, then some chopped tomatoes. The recipe also called for shredded lettuce, but I just had this on the side as I wasn't sure of the texture of the lettuce in this mixture. Then place another tortilla down and repeat steps until the top of the casserole dish has been reached, making sure to end with a soft tortilla, as it will crisp up while baking - it was one of my favorite parts of the finished dish! Preheat oven and bake at 350 for 30 minutes...and enjoy with the shredded lettuce, sour cream, anything you want on top. YUM! My husband made sure to save one piece for him to savor another day;)

I'll be back with my 2nd casserole recipe (and picture!) after I finish my Halloween meal of skittles and starbursts and Sunshine Cleaning:) Happy Halloweeen - be safe and enjoy food!