Bad Dream

I woke up eyes openly startled today.  I had a dream that the Germans were taking over and we had to hide in a basement with our extended family.  We needed provisions so I decided to steal a German vehicle and grab food, blankets and a knife from the nearby camp.  I hid the knife in the down comforter in case I got caught and fumbled my keys into the ignition. Just as I was about to reverse, I felt the soldier's hand grab mine.  Then I woke up.

It's probably what led to this subconscious act when I packed the kids lunches today. 



Just in case it might be the last time I see them before I go to detention camp.


As I was telling Mat--because I rarely remember my dreams, Micah offered to put her dream catcher in my room. Very nice of you Mike!

My First Jazz Game

When you're offered Jazz tickets from KSL you take them BECAUSE it will not be your typical way of going to the Jazz game. We were given the title of Executive Club Members, although I had no idea who any of the players were.  We received Club parking and a tasty dinner of shrimp, crab, top sirloin with horseradish, and a whole bunch of sides before the game.  The waiter told us to come back at half time to get our dessert. Really! You know how happy that made me. On our way out we could fill up a drink from the soda fountain to take to our seats. Our seats were 6 rows back from the floor, so close that it made the court seem small.



After we had had our filling of pistachio raspberry cake and blintzes we got to witness a birthday cake being accidentally dropped from the top tier onto a young couple's head on the bottom tier. It was a total mishap. Good thing the lit candles blew out on the ride down. Crazy!



 Of course we pay for it in advertising with them, but it's nice to know that this one was on them and it was a fun date night out.

Well Put Me In Time Machine

I wish I would have gotten pictures with our good old college friends that we have recently met up with, but I got recipes instead. Bonus! These friends were before kid days and it is like I have been sent into a time machine to the future.  I feel like we're the same, look the same, but now I'm watching my friends be parents and it's weird.  After being away for ten yrs it's futuristic and out-of-body at times. 

We had a wonderful time with the Larrabees and the Labrums who we both knew at SUU. Here's Amber's recipe, hope she doesn't mind me sharing these fabulous Taquitos.

     

Taquitos

Ingredients:

·   1/3 C (3 oz) cream cheese

·   1/4 C green salsa

·   1 t fresh lime juice

·   ½ t cumin

·   1 t chili powder

·   ½ t onion powder

·   3 T chopped cilantro

·   2 T chopped green onions

·   2 C shredded cooked chicken

·   1 C grated pepperjack cheese

·   6-inch corn or flour tortillas

·   2 T vegetable oil (optional)

·   kosher salt

·   cooking spray

Method:

Heat oven to 425.

Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.

Heat cream cheese in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds so it's soft and easy to stir.

Add green salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, onion powder and granulated garlic.

Stir to combine and then add cilantro and green onions.

Add chicken and cheese and combine well.

You can prepare up to this step ahead of time. Just keep the mixture in the fridge.

Work with a few tortillas at a time and heat in the microwave until they are soft enough to roll without cracking. It helps to place them between damp paper towels. Usually 20-30 seconds will do it.

Place 2-3 T of chicken mixture on the lower third of a tortilla, keeping it about 1/2 inch from the edges, then roll it up.

Place seam-side down on the baking sheet in a single layer. Spray the tops lightly with cooking spray or brush with vegetable oil. Sprinkle with a pinch of kosher salt on top. Place pan in the oven and bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until crisp and the ends start to get golden brown. Cool for 5 - 10 minutes and then serve with sour cream, guacamole or Pico de Gallo. Makes approximately 16 taquitos.

Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing

Ingredients:

·   1 C. mayonnaise

·   ½ C. milk or buttermilk

·   1 lime, juiced

·   1 packet hidden valley ranch dressing mix

·   2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped

·   ½ C. roughly chopped cilantro

·   ¼ C. green salsa

·   Hot Sauce to taste

Method:

Combine mayonnaise, milk, lime juice and the contents of the packet of ranch dressing in a blender.

Add garlic, cilantro and green salsa and blend to thoroughly mix all the ingredients.

Season with hot sauce, if desired.

Refrigerate for several hours to allow the dressing to thicken and the flavors to meld.

Ham Receives a Friend

Just to update you, Becket suggested we make an ox pecker for our Rhino Ham about a week ago.  A what? That's right, an ox pecker, more commonly known as a tick bird.

Becket: "Rhinos and ox peckers live together and help each other.  They eat ticks and blood sucking parasites off of the Rhino."  Not only was he insistent in making this quaint little bird THAT DAY, but so were his sisters.  3Xs a day we would hear...so when ya going going to make.... we heard it in our heads when we would sleep.

Ox Pecker was completed January 15, 2012 at 8:43PM by Mat, while we watched Ghostbusters.  Why did our parents let us watch sketchy shows like the Ghostbusters?  Not how I remembered it--just like Grease.