I'm So Ashamed......

I love that line. SJP says it towards the end of "The Family Stone", when she fesses up about spending the night with Luke Wilson's character. She says it in such a Carrie Bradshaw way...I just love it. I am an unabashed SATC fan. I love it. I love how it impacted my life 14 years ago and the way it still makes me smile and laugh and cry 14 years later....even when I've seen every episode at least 50 times. You cannot fake chemistry and the spark between SJP and Chris Noth was so real...they just worked...

Did I mention that I'm a really big SATC/SJP homer?

But that's not why I quoted that line. Can you people believe I have left my holiday background on my blog and it's almost February? Jesus....how embarrassing. I'm going to change it as soon as I finish this post.

Cadillac Cowgirl Jalapeno Chicken Enchiladas....because necessity is the mother of all invention. Courtney and I (prior to the Saints loss last Saturday and prior to the ass kicking those people gave to the GB Packers) were trying to figure out what we wanted for dinner. We originally wanted sushi, but couldn't commit, so we decided on enchiladas. The cool thing - I had all of the ingredients in my house! I didn't have any corn tortillas, but I had a package of flour and said to hell with it. They turned out delicious - make them! Soon!!

3-4 Chicken breasts, cooked and chopped
3 Tbsp butter
1 8 oz package of cream cheese, softened
1 onion, chopped
3 Tbsp Mild Bill's Jalapeno Relish
2 tsp Mild Bill's Cumin
12 flour tortillas
Hatch Green Chile Enchilada Sauce
2 cups grated cheese, divided

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large skillet, melt the butter and add the chopped onion. Saute over medium low heat until tender. Add the softened cream cheese, chicken, jalapeno relish and cumin; reduce heat to low and stir to combine. Heat through until cream cheese is melted. Fill each flour tortilla with the chicken mixture and a tablespoon or so of grated cheese. Roll up and move on to the next one. (I'm assuming everyone reading sorta kinda knows how to roll enchiladas???) Continue until all of the flour tortillas have been filled and rolled. Pour the green chile sauce over the enchiladas, top with the remaining cheese and bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve with rice and beans. Delicioso!!

I had another recipe to share, but I cannot remember what it was!!! Isn't that sad? My poor memory...it just isn't what it was before I fell and hit my head...on concrete....in the pouring rain....just in time for an old couple to narrowly miss running over me in their car in an attempt to get to all you can eat catfish at Acapulco's that evening. And then later, when Gary and Paige came to the hospital and Paige was dressed in her boots and cowgirl hat...and in jeans that were too short for her boots. It's those classic moments that I remember - yet I can't remember what I made for dinner last week. I suck.

Oh US Postal Service, why do you forsake me? Why do you say things like:

"It's not my job to take your mail."

Why do you tell me:

"We're doing you a favor by picking up your mail."

And my personal favorite:

"You've already brought a ton of boxes today. Why do you keep bringing all of this mail?"

If it weren't for my KICKASS Postmaster, I'd have gone batshit crazy on the post office by now. I sorta did on Tuesday when the postal worker got visibly irritated at my desire to use the services of the only monopoly in the US with the (dubious) honor of going bankrupt. I stole that from Jeannie. The nerve of me to bring all but a handful of packages to the USPS. Don't I know what an inconvenience it is for me to utilize a branch of our government/civil service that my tax dollars pay for? What was I thinking wanting to support my local post office, fellow Ennis citizens and economy by sending mail through that post office. WHAT a MORON!!! I should be tarred and feathered for such insane actions.

Are you kidding me??? Seriously!!!

The only time I use UPS is if I have shipments over 20 lbs - the post office is WAY expensive. Or for the occasional overnight delivery. (see previous assertion). No joke - I send 99.999% of my shipments through the US Post Office. It just boggles my mind that a postal employee (who is part of a union, mind you - that was brought up twice when she was telling me what a pain I was) would get pissed at me for bringing my mail!!!

Again, I am SO APPRECIATIVE of my fantabulous postmaster. He comes to pick up my mail and is working his butt off to change the culture of the post office in the city in which I live and work. I wish him all the luck in the world. I don't know if he knows what he's up against. I mean, this is the post office that returned my mail to the Ellis Co. Appraisal District with the note "no such address" placed on it.

Yes people, my post office told the appraisal district that my address did not exist. The same post office that VERIFIED to the appraisal district that it was a valid address. The SAME post office that VERIFIED to the county sheriff and EMS for 911 purposes that this was, in fact, a valid address. The same post office that had to verify my address to the lender prior to funding my mortgage two years ago!!!!!

Yes...that post office. I am going to say extra prayers for my postmaster. He's going to need them.

Paige has a new guinea pig. Her name is Lollipop. She is not in the same cage as Gilbert, but they have met and gotten "acquainted" for lack of a better term. Their second meeting went something like this:

Paige: And I turned back around Mommy and Gilbert was on her making noises that no one in the world has ever heard before!!

Me: Did you get him off of her?

Paige: Yes, but he was grunting really loud when I did it. I don't think he was very happy about it.

And then there is the Eddie factor. He can smell a female and he's out of control. He hasn't slept in three days - neither have we. He's kept us up every night trying to break into Zoe's room and "lurv" Lollipop. We are so redneck. We could be the first people with a Guinea Weenie hybrid......

Time for me to go to bed...I've got a big day tomorrow. I'm taking lunch and a special dessert to my Juicy of Love and Deliciousness at school :)

Keep it spicy!!

Spreading my own special brand of joy, kindness and the unmistakable aroma of cumin....

K