Tastey Thursday!

Hey! At my home we tried this new Weight Watcher recipe...Oh it is so good and I decided to share it with all my readers.

It is called Turkey Enchilada Pie. For those that follow points it is 4 points for 1/6th of a pie. For that amount of points me and my husband ate 2 servings. My husband gives this meal 4 stars.

The ingredients are:

• 1 spray(s) cooking spray
• 3/4 pound(s) lean ground turkey
• 1 medium onion(s), chopped
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 cup(s) fat-free skim milk
• 4 oz canned jalapeno peppers, drained and chopped
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 3 large burrito-size wheat flour tortilla(s)
• 3 cup(s) tomato(es), chopped
• 10 tbsp low-fat shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a large skillet with cooking spray. Heat skillet over medium heat. Place turkey, onion and chili powder in skillet and cook until turkey is browned, stirring occasionally to break up meat, about 8 minutes. Remove turkey mixture from skillet and set aside.
• Place skillet over medium-high heat and add flour. Gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium; simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat; stir in turkey mixture, jalapenos and cumin.
• Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave on HIGH until softened, about 15 seconds. Place 1 tortilla in bottom of a 9-inch pie plate. Spread 1/3 of turkey mixture over tortilla. Spoon 1 cup of tomato on top and sprinkle with 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) of cheese. Repeat layers with remaining ingredients ending up with 2 tablespoons of cheese.
• Cover pie plate with aluminum foil and cook until cheese melts and filling is warmed through, about 15 minutes. Let stand, covered, 2 minutes before cutting into 6 wedges.

It took me over all 45 minutes.

Tomorrow is going to be fPhoto Friday so stay tuned. Also during the day! My Son "Z", and the 2 little girls I nanny (Adrina & Sienna) and myself will be going on a field trip. We are going to the Science Center. I think we are going to have a BLAST and I am pretty sure that there will be photos from it on here afterwards. Then that night our family gets go to a ice hockey game; watching the Des Moines Bucs (they are a junior minor team)...so there will be photos of that soon too.

Here is my little one "Z" in one of his Valentine's outfit with an "I heart You" on his sleeve. He will be 6 months tomorrow! It's his first 1/2 birthday!!! OH MY!!!

Trying new things...

I don't know if you guys remember or if I said anything to begin with. BUT, Rick and I are on Weight Watchers. We both have been doing quite well. We are excited that this isn't a diet but a lifestyle change. We are learning that we need to eat better food choices and better portion sizes too. When we first started we got from Barnes & Noble the Weight Watchers - New Complete Cookbook.

There are over 500 recipes, I have tried 6 different recipes. I have at least another 25 recipes that I want to try. This past week I tried the Quick Gumbo. It is filling for the number of points that it is. When I was making it I thought of my dear friends Kade & Allison Stewart, because when I first met them...they served us as Outdoor Educators Gumbo. It was really good and full of flavor. Mine was good, full of flavor; but not as good as Kade's.

I am excited to thumb through my cookbook so I can share some good, healthy recipes for Christmas. To do some experimenting in the kitchen. :)

I will let you know how they turn out when they happen.

On a family note...Rick has his LAST exam for the Fall semester of his 2nd year of Medical School. (Maybe...right now we are listening to the freezing rain fall upon our area) Ezekiel will be 4 months old on Saturday. He is already 15 lbs and some of his clothes are 6 month old!
Below is a picture that I took of him today sleeping while I was finishing up wrapping up presents. He really is such a sweet baby boy! God has blessed me, I am lucky and have enjoyed EVERY moment with my little family!