My Latest Cooking Experiment: SUCCESS!

Beef and Bean Enchilada Casserole

I didn't invent this recipe but I wish I had! It's so yummy and a change from the typical taco/fajitas mexican meal. Brian and I both loved it, and it didn't take long to make!

Ingredients:
8 oz. ground beef
1/2 chopped onion
1- 15 oz. can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1- 4 oz. can diced green chiles, undrained
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1- 8 oz. carton sour cream
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
8- 6 in tortillas
1- 10 oz. can enchilada sauce
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 2 qt. baking dish. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion. Drain fat. Stir pinto beans, chiles, chili powder and cumin into meat mixture.
2. In a bowl, mix sour cream, flour, enchilada sauce and garlic powder until combined.
3. Arrange half the tortillas in bottom of prepared baking dish. Top with half of the meat mixture, then half the sour cream mixture. Repeat in same order.
4. Cover with foil. Bake about 30 mins or until heated through. Remove foil and sprinkle casserole with cheese, then bake 5 more minutes.

Serves 6 people.

The Life of a Former Spoiled Child

So, being 21 is a relatively young age to be getting married (for most people). For me, it's something I probably could have done three years ago and been fine with, except I have one little problem: I have never done anything for myself. Being the baby in my family, I was always given more than most, and definitely was catered to A LOT. I have always enjoyed cooking, but never did it while I lived at home. Now that I "experiment" sometimes my recipes can turn out a little....nasty (poor Brian). But that's what I'm trying to figure out! Although food is something I'm nowhere close to mastering, cleaning is another issue entirely. Clothes are strewn everywhere in the bedroom, bobby pins and kleenex are found on any given table in the apartment no matter how many times I pick them up, and I can't leave the bathroom without getting water all over the sink. Life for my mom must have been fun! I just may drive my fiance away from marrying me.