Happy Monday, everyone. Nothing much of interest happened this weekend, but it was a nice, relaxing time. I kind of missed being at the beach, but it was nice to be around the house.
We went to our favorite Asian restaurant Friday night because they were having a special all week, buy one entrée and/or sushi, get one free. We wound up getting both, and would have easily spent $70 or more, but because of the deal we only paid $40. I over-tipped as usual, plus the wife put an extra couple bucks in the sushi chefs’ tip bowl since we sat at the bar. It was crowded because of the deal, but we got seated pretty quickly because we actually enjoy sitting at the bar and watching the chefs make the sushi and other specialties.
Saturday morning the electrician came to change out our electrical panel. The old one had over the years been exposed to moisture coming through an improperly sealed section on the outside, and over time it had corroded the bus bar and some of the breakers. It wound up costing me a little over $400 total for the parts and the labor, but was well worth it to avoid some kind of electrical mishap. Still, I hate spending that kind of money unless I’m getting some new gadgets and toys out of it.
I’d gotten a recipe from L for some chicken enchiladas she made “from scratch”, and Saturday night I made a modified version of hers. She’s used a rotisserie chicken that she’d torn into chunks, but I got some chicken tenderloins and cut them up, then browned them, then mixed with a taco seasoning mix. They came out so yummy! For those interested, here’s the exact recipe I used.
1 to 1 ½ lbs chicken tenderloins, cut into smaller bits
1 pack taco seasoning
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 can enchilada sauce (~14 oz, red or green, but I use red, medium)
2 cups Shredded cheese, (Fiesta blend, Mexican blend, or whatever you want)
Soft taco sized tortilla shells (I used whole wheat)
Brown the tenderloins until all pink is gone, then simmer in the taco seasoning per the seasoning’s instructions. Set aside to cool.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place some of the chicken mixture in a tortilla shell, sprinkle some of the chopped green onions and cheese on top then roll up tight. In an 9”x13” casserole dish I was able to fit in 8 of these total, so plan accordingly on how to dish out the mixture, onions and cheese.
Once all of them have been rolled up and placed in the dish, pour the can of enchilada sauce all over. I had a little of the chicken mixture left over, so I spread it, more of the chopped green onions and a lot of shredded cheese on top. We used a full two cups of shredded cheese, to give you an idea. Put in the oven on the center rack for about 30 minutes, or until heated all the way through. We had refried beans and garden rice on the side (the wife doesn’t like Mexican or Spanish rice, though that would have been better.) Here’s a picture of what it looked like:
For my first time making enchiladas I’m pretty happy with the results. It also turns out that they’re pretty easy to make, though.
We had the leftovers for breakfast Sunday morning, ran some errands, and then it was time for football. Being absolutely certain that the Cowboys would only be marginally better against the Titans than they were last week against the 49ers, I took the time to get the yard mowed. When I was done, the Cowboys were just taking a 16 – 0 lead into halftime! Behind a ferocious running game, a much less shaky passing game (though still needing some tightening up) and a defense that so far has been much better than anybody thought, they went on to win 26 – 10.
I hope they can keep this trend going, and get past last week’s debacle! If Demarco Murray, the running back, stays healthy and the offensive line continues to pave the way for him, that will take a lot of pressure off of Tony Romo, the quarterback, to have to win games with his arm. And if the defense can continue to gel and make critical stops, we could actually have a decent team this year.
Oh, and I think the Redskins won too. By the way, that clamor you heard from the South East around 4 p.m. yesterday was a bunch of Redskins fans jumping off the RGIII wagon and onto the Kurt Cousins train. Griffin better hope he can come back soon; three or four games of Cousins being much more efficient and accurate, especially if they continue to win, and he might be sitting on the bench for a while even if he’s healthy.
I cooked us some steaks for dinner last night, with sautéed mushroom and onions and pasta salad on the side. Sunday is wine night so we went through a bottle while watching the late game until we were too tired to stay up (which is 9:30 for us, anymore.)
About the only bad thing I can say about the weekend is Virginia Tech looking so bad against Eastern Carolina University Saturday afternoon. But after 20-some years of the same old thing, it’s to be expected; they consistently follow up an excellent game against a better opponent with a turd against a lesser opponent. Honestly, I don’t think Frank Beamer and his staff really belong in the discussion of great coaches anymore, if they ever did.
Otherwise, it was a good weekend. How was yours?
We went to our favorite Asian restaurant Friday night because they were having a special all week, buy one entrée and/or sushi, get one free. We wound up getting both, and would have easily spent $70 or more, but because of the deal we only paid $40. I over-tipped as usual, plus the wife put an extra couple bucks in the sushi chefs’ tip bowl since we sat at the bar. It was crowded because of the deal, but we got seated pretty quickly because we actually enjoy sitting at the bar and watching the chefs make the sushi and other specialties.
Saturday morning the electrician came to change out our electrical panel. The old one had over the years been exposed to moisture coming through an improperly sealed section on the outside, and over time it had corroded the bus bar and some of the breakers. It wound up costing me a little over $400 total for the parts and the labor, but was well worth it to avoid some kind of electrical mishap. Still, I hate spending that kind of money unless I’m getting some new gadgets and toys out of it.
I’d gotten a recipe from L for some chicken enchiladas she made “from scratch”, and Saturday night I made a modified version of hers. She’s used a rotisserie chicken that she’d torn into chunks, but I got some chicken tenderloins and cut them up, then browned them, then mixed with a taco seasoning mix. They came out so yummy! For those interested, here’s the exact recipe I used.
1 to 1 ½ lbs chicken tenderloins, cut into smaller bits
1 pack taco seasoning
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 can enchilada sauce (~14 oz, red or green, but I use red, medium)
2 cups Shredded cheese, (Fiesta blend, Mexican blend, or whatever you want)
Soft taco sized tortilla shells (I used whole wheat)
Brown the tenderloins until all pink is gone, then simmer in the taco seasoning per the seasoning’s instructions. Set aside to cool.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place some of the chicken mixture in a tortilla shell, sprinkle some of the chopped green onions and cheese on top then roll up tight. In an 9”x13” casserole dish I was able to fit in 8 of these total, so plan accordingly on how to dish out the mixture, onions and cheese.
Once all of them have been rolled up and placed in the dish, pour the can of enchilada sauce all over. I had a little of the chicken mixture left over, so I spread it, more of the chopped green onions and a lot of shredded cheese on top. We used a full two cups of shredded cheese, to give you an idea. Put in the oven on the center rack for about 30 minutes, or until heated all the way through. We had refried beans and garden rice on the side (the wife doesn’t like Mexican or Spanish rice, though that would have been better.) Here’s a picture of what it looked like:
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| Mine is on the right, with hot sauce on the beans and rice. |
For my first time making enchiladas I’m pretty happy with the results. It also turns out that they’re pretty easy to make, though.
We had the leftovers for breakfast Sunday morning, ran some errands, and then it was time for football. Being absolutely certain that the Cowboys would only be marginally better against the Titans than they were last week against the 49ers, I took the time to get the yard mowed. When I was done, the Cowboys were just taking a 16 – 0 lead into halftime! Behind a ferocious running game, a much less shaky passing game (though still needing some tightening up) and a defense that so far has been much better than anybody thought, they went on to win 26 – 10.
I hope they can keep this trend going, and get past last week’s debacle! If Demarco Murray, the running back, stays healthy and the offensive line continues to pave the way for him, that will take a lot of pressure off of Tony Romo, the quarterback, to have to win games with his arm. And if the defense can continue to gel and make critical stops, we could actually have a decent team this year.
Oh, and I think the Redskins won too. By the way, that clamor you heard from the South East around 4 p.m. yesterday was a bunch of Redskins fans jumping off the RGIII wagon and onto the Kurt Cousins train. Griffin better hope he can come back soon; three or four games of Cousins being much more efficient and accurate, especially if they continue to win, and he might be sitting on the bench for a while even if he’s healthy.
I cooked us some steaks for dinner last night, with sautéed mushroom and onions and pasta salad on the side. Sunday is wine night so we went through a bottle while watching the late game until we were too tired to stay up (which is 9:30 for us, anymore.)
About the only bad thing I can say about the weekend is Virginia Tech looking so bad against Eastern Carolina University Saturday afternoon. But after 20-some years of the same old thing, it’s to be expected; they consistently follow up an excellent game against a better opponent with a turd against a lesser opponent. Honestly, I don’t think Frank Beamer and his staff really belong in the discussion of great coaches anymore, if they ever did.
Otherwise, it was a good weekend. How was yours?
Omg you're so right about Tech. I told a friend last wkend that they won't be able to beat my 10 yr old nephew's team this week and sure enough. And BTW I think a lot of Skins fans have secretly been on the Cousins bandwagon for awhile.
ReplyDeleteThat recipe looks totally yummy!