Playgroup and Recipes

We are part of an awesome playgroup! We usually get together a few times a week. This is such a great group of kids and moms. Kinley and I always have a great time. On Tuesday we met up with Ashley & Addi and Sara & Lola at CFA for some lunch. My friend Trisha came too.

I let Kinley have a few licks of a ice cream cone. I pretty sure she really liked it.

Let me tell you, the people at this CFA were SOOO nice and friendly. They brought all of our food and drinks to the table for us. Lola dropped her passy on the floor and a lady brought a cup of super hot water to clean it off. We were asked at least 3 times if we needed refills and then they brought us 2 kid cones for free.

On Thursday we all went over to Leslie and Brilee's house. We had a great lunch of bbq chicken and pork, mac & cheese, baked potato salad and baked beans. Another great thing about our group is we have some awesome cooks! We always have great food. Leslie had a couple of kid pools and sprinklers set up and we tie dyed t-shirts too.

Tara and Ava, which are also our neighbors!

Sweet Hadley, she is always making us laugh!

The hostess, Leslie and Brilee.

Hollie teaching us how to fold our shirts to tie dye. Leslie looks like she is really concentrating! Ha! I think Hollie ended up folding most of our shirts for us. Thanks Hollie!

Spraying our shirts and cutie pie Lilly is right in the middle of the fun! :)

Autumn and Eliot.

Last night I took dinner to a sweet couple at our church that just had baby Jackson. Oh boy is he a cutie!! I made them smothered enchiladas and blackberry cobbler. I got both of the recipes out of my Southern Living cook book and they were wonderful. I kept half for our dinner since it made so much.

Smothered Enchiladas:

2lbs of ground beef ( I used lean ground turkey)

1 package of taco seasoning

1 4.5 oz can of chopped green chiles

2 cans of cream of chicken soup ( I used the healthy request)

1 16oz container of sour cream ( I used light)

8 (8-inch) flour tortillas

2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese ( I used the monterey jack cheese with the hint of philly cream cheese)

Cook ground beef (or turkey) until done. Add taco seasoning ( and water that it says to add on back of package) and half of the chopped green chiles. Set aside

Stir together remaining green chiles, soups and sour cream. Pour half of the mixture into a lightly greased 13x9 baking dish. Spoon meat mixture evenly into flour tortillas, roll up and place seam side down over sour cream mixture. Pour remaining sour cream mixture over tortillas and top with cheese. Bake uncoverd at 350 for 25min or until bubbly and heated through.

Blackberry Cobbler:

1 1/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup butter, melted

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 (14 oz) bags frozen blackberries, unthawed

1/2 (15 oz) package refrigerated piecrusts

1 tablespoon sugar

vanilla ice cream (optional)

Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Gently stir in blackberries until sugar mixture is crumbly. Spoon fruit mixture into a lightly greased 11x7 baking dish. Cut piecrust into 1-inch-wide strips in a lattice design over blackberry mixture. Sprinkle top with 1 tablespoon of sugar. Bake at 425 for 45 minutes or until crust is golden and center is bubbly. Serve with ice cream.

These were so good and easy recipes!!