Famished Friday - Black Bean & Corn Salsa

A prior co-worker had made this and brought to work and before she allowed us to dig in her words were 'I must warn you, once you start eating.. it's hard to stop!!' and she wasn't kidding. The best parts (besides it being so yummy) is it is easy and makes a lot. So if you are going to a party and need a quick dish try taking this along with you and see how quickly it disappears:


Black Bean & Corn Salsa

2 cans black bean's (I drained)
2 cans corn niblets (I drained)
1 green pepper (finely chopped)
1 red pepper (finely chopped)
1 yellow pepper (finely chopped)
2-3 tomatoes (diced or you can use canned diced tomatoes, drained)
1 small can diced green chiles
1 (16oz) bottle Italian dressing

Combine and mix beans, veggies, and chiles in a large bowl. Add bottle of Italian dressing and stir to coat. Refrigerate, preferably overnight-as it taste best. Stir and serve with tortilla chips (scoops work well). (sorry no photo)

SPT May 26th

So this month lelly must have wedding fever - although May is a great month to get married as that is our anniversary month and ONE of the busiest months for weddings..

tuesday, may 5 something old
tuesday, may 12 something new
tuesday, may 19 something borrowed
tuesday, may 26 something blue

Keeping it simple today - But I stuck with the challenge

Boat Outing

Happy Holiday - I hope it's a safe one for everyone

We were invited to go out on the boat with our friends (The Campbell Family) a few weekends back. I was nervous as it was going to be BabyB's first outing and I wasn't sure how she was going to do being in a life jacket. Much to my surprise she did great (except when it was time for a much needed nap) and everyone was able to enjoy themselves. Here are a few pictures of that outing - Thank you Campbell's

Aren't these two just so darn cute! You would think they are brother and sister the way they fight but they love each other so much. We think it's just that they are both really head strong so the other isn't ever whiling to give in to their demands.. HA

KingB decided to hop on for a ride

She was so calm and mellow WATCHING everything. She really enjoyed her boat ride which in turn allowed mommy to really enjoy her boat ride.. Thank you BabyB

Oopsy except she wasn't so happy when I laid her down for a nap - such a sad little face isn't it

but after a minute... she was O.U.T like a light

Famished Friday - Chicken Sesame Noodles

Lately I have been trying new recipes and I have been getting a lot of them from a fellow blogger I have been pleased with everything that I have tried from her site and have enjoyed passing them on to my followers. The family has seemed happy too - especially with this new tasty dish. It is a very light dish so great for the hot summer days ahead, KingB went back for seconds, SportyB asked to take it in his lunch the next day and BabyB was going 'mmmmmmm' after every noodle I put in her mouth. I always like to have additional critics if I can gather a few that are whiling and this go round I was able to have G-ma Becky and Mimi to help judge the new dish.. and I think it's yet another keeper. (however, for the meatloaf I made tonight out of the PEOPLE Magazine is another story.. and I eat anything!! lol)

Chicken Sesame Noodles

Sauce
9 green onions
1 1/2 cup chicken broth
1 1/2 TB ginger root peeled and minced
3/4 tsp red pepper flakes (a pinch of cayenne pepper makes it not so spicy) {I used Paprika}
3 1/2 TB vinegar (rice vinegar if you have it but I used red vinegar)
(2 TB sesame paste- I didn't have this on hand - made without)
4 cloves garlic

Other
1 pound cooked angel hair pasta
2-3 TB oil
1 cucumber peeled and sliced
4 chicken breasts cooked and cubed
sesame seeds

In a skillet heat the oil on high and add all ingredients under sauce. Stir and cook together for 5 minutes. Pour sauce over cooked pasta. Mix together and put in serving dishes. Garnish edges with cucumber. Place the cubed chicken in the center. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

Enjoy and let me know how you like it..

SPT May 19th

This week of Lelly's SPT she challendge us to come up with something borrowed AND to stick with it the entire month.


tuesday, may 5 something old
tuesday, may 12 something new
tuesday, may 19 something borrowed
tuesday, may 26 something blue

BabyB is turning a year in just three short weeks. I'm wanting to make her own little cake so I have borrowed a few pans from Cindy to see which one I might use. But I'm thinking now those might be just too big for a little girl on her first birthday to do nothing with but smash it to pieces and enjoy the sweet taste of frosting and cake, so maybe I will just do a cupcake...

to be continued .........

Weekend Recap

Friday was KingB's 7th annual golf tournament. And this only means one thing - we've been married 6 years and our anniversary is near. He started this tradition the Friday before our wedding as we had a lot of people travel into town and he wanted to do something with all the guys. So he arranged a golf tournament and has stuck with it every year. I think they all enjoy themselves.. or what they can remember of it all.. HA I often joke that he does it just to remember how many years we have been married, but hey whatever you have to do... right?! So they boys were off golfing/eating/swimming/hanging out. I took the kids over to G-ma Becky's/Papi's house for a slumber party and I went to dinner/drinks/dancing with the girls (pre-celebration for Cindy's birthday). Everyone had a great time and Saturday was our veg around the house and do nothing day (and yes the kids cooperated and took naps themselves - NICE WORK). Sunday was our anniversary so went to see Cirque Du Soleil - Saltimbanco we really enjoyed the show, I just LOVE stuff like this. We had really good seats down on the floor so that was a special treat too. Afterwards, we walked over to have some linner and enjoyed the adult time. What a great day - Happy Anniversary honey.. I love you and treasure the year's we've shared and look forward to the many years to come.

P.S Jenn my gardenia's are in bloom and I have beautiful hydrangea blooming too

P.S.S No update with the job

Interview Update

So to keep everyone updated with my interview the other day - I think it went well. I met with 3 ladies of whom I would be working it and we chatted for an hour. Overall I feel I was a hit, but you just never really know.. ya know? The job is with a local CPA firm in their accounting department doing bookkeeping type of stuff and billing. They have good benefits (which is a plus considering my hubby is self employed. So when leaving they said they would talk and have HR send me this test (but not to be worried about the test.. {HA}). By 5pm I had an email from the HR department with my instructions... oooooh my!! Let me just share a few things with you about this test that I shouldn't be worried about:

A. Cognitive Ability Measurement (10 Minutes): This measurement consists of problem solving - calling on your logic, numerical, verbal and spatial abilities. NOTE: they said not to use a calculator and it was like 40 question..

B. Measurement of Administrative Proficiency: The M.A.P is a series of nine measurement dealing with speed and accuracy in routine administrative tasks.

• Math Proficiency (6 Minutes) Again no calculator
• Math Word Problems (8 minutes) Again no calculator
• Numerical Error Checking (7 minutes) approx 40 questions
• Proofing (4 minutes) approx 30 questions
• Filing (2 minutes) approx 20 questions
• Spelling (5 minutes) approx 40 questions
• Vocabulary (3 minutes) approx 20 questions
• Grammar (4 minutes) approx 20 questions
• Reading Comprehension (3 Minutes) approx 10 questions

C. Personametrics Self-Assessment (Untimed - approx. one hour): The Personametrics Profile is a self assessment survey designed to help identify a participant's most comfortable organizational values, roles and attitudes. This is not a personality test and we encourage you to answer as you believe, not what you think the measure is looking for.

Ok so let me fill you in on a few things about myself here.. I AMthe worlds worst speller, I mean if I could just take a snap shot of my blog before the little ABC check button, you would probably laugh. They made spell check for a reason and that reason was for me, Me, ME, ME. They made calculators for a reason, I work in whole numbers, I'm a horrible test taker, I have my own vocabulary and I joke that English is my second language. So I giggled my way through the test with my sweaty palms in hopes that maybe just maybe I did better then I think -

to be continued......

SPT May 12th

Following along with our wedding fever month - Lelly gave us the below challenges and told us to stick with it for the entire month.

tuesday, may 5 something old
tuesday, may 12 something new
tuesday, may 19 something borrowed
tuesday, may 26 something blue

What a great week to have something new just after Mother's day.. My hubby is very much a do-it-yourself-er type of guy. And recently he added on a flower box to our brick mail box, let me remind you he isn't a brick layer by trade but I think he has done a FABULOUS job and so do the 5 people that stopped by the side of the road to tell him so and see if he would brick for them! He is just about finished only thing left are those pesky corners and then I can put in some pretties. Thank you honey

And also my something new this week was what I was given for Mother's Day - SportyB made the heart necklace at school for me and I got a Wii Fit.. now if somewhere in that box comes a bottle of time to allow myself to be diligent in doing it - that's the hard part! Thank you!!!

P.S wish me luck today - I have an interview at 2:30pm

Weekend Recap

Well I have to say Mother's Day kind of snuck up on me.. even being a Mother it really wasn't on my radar.. so Friday I was in the last minute line in the card section along with a few others picking out Mother's Day cards (sorry for being late since some had to be mailed).. Saturday we had a busy day. SportyB had his last soccer game in the morning and afterwards they had a trophy party. Sunday we loaded up and headed to church. Afterwards we had a BBQ at a friends house by their pool while the kids all played in he pool.. Headed home to nap (ha) and then got ready to have Mimi, Papi and G-ma Becky over for dinner. KingB made an awesome dinner (I think I have mentioned he is my Chef-boy-r-dee before, right?) put the little ones to bed and watched the finale of Celebrity Apprentice. I couldn't of asked for a better weekend then to spend it with the family. Below are some pictures from Saturday - enjoy

SportyB ready for the action to come his way

BabyB cheering on her brother and his team (yes that is a toothbrush in her hand. It has been our keep her occupied/still tool while trying to change her diaper - and this morning she snuck it out of the house with her. She is currently practising brushing her 3.5 teeth)

The girl loves her feet and you will pretty much find her striking this pose most often.

Throwing in the ball from the side lines

I LOVE this action shot, was proud that I was able to catch it

Playing peek-a-boo with me

While her brother was enjoying his party with his friends we went over to the play ground and had some fun. She loves the swing

During the game we had to take a 'time out' for all the kids to look at the hot air balloon that floated over the fields. It was really neat

There is that pose again I was telling you about.. thought I was kidding didn't you

So proud of his trophy. It's a bobble head

P.S Don't forget stamps went up 2 cents today :(

Famished Friday - Mexican Chicken Casserole

So each month our electric company puts out this bulletin and on the back you will find Member's Favorite Recipes.. how fun, right? So this month Cynco De Mayo was sneaking up on me and I didn't know what I was going to cook - but I received our bulletin and found this recipe so I decided I was going to cook it. It seemed like a hit at my house - after all my 'chef-boy-r-de' went back for seconds (and folks I would like to add he had it for leftovers and if you know my KingB he doesn't do leftovers although he might just tell you he was hungry and didn't want to cook anything and it was just quick/easy - BUT I'm going with the fact that he just liked it so much - HA).. SportyB liked the cheese and rice and ate some chicken but then he claimed it was too spicy for him.. so if you have kids that don't like spice you might want to eliminate the green chilies


Mexican Chicken Casserole
4 boneless Chicken breast halves, cooked and cubed
1 can tomatoes with green chilies (I used Rotel)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can (4 ounces) taco sauce
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 package taco chips or Doritos
1/2 to 3/4 cup grated American cheese, Mexican blend or Classic Melts blend
1 can corn (optional)

Cook chicken and cube. In a saucepan, combine and heat cooked chicken tomatoes, soup, taco sauce, broth and corn (optional). Line bottom of casserole dish with taco chips (or Doritos). Add mixture of chicken and sauce to casserole dish. Top with grated cheese. Bake at 350 until bubbly and hot - we served over rice and my husband suggested garnishing with additional Doritos for an added crunch.

What did your family do this Cyno De'Mayo?

SPT May 5th

So this month lelly must have wedding fever - although May is a great month to get married as that is our anniversary month and ONE of the busiest months for weddings..

tuesday, may 5 something old
tuesday, may 12 something new
tuesday, may 19 something borrowed
tuesday, may 26 something blue

So this week I wanted to go to the archive folder but I only go back as far as '04 so I hunted (quickly) around the house for an older picture of the two of us and found this one.. not taken by either one of us, but I believe it was taken by MY FAVORITE sister

What a fun day that was