On a cooking hiatus

January 20, 2009 Jose & I welcomed our 4th child, 2nd daughter into the world.
Delayna Lynn Herrera born at 1:05pm, 7lbs 8oz, 19" long.
She was born via cesarian and I also had my tubes tied.
So needless to say, I won't be cooking or blogging on here for a while.
The church is supplying meals for my family for about a week and then I do believe my MOTS group of moms will be coming behind them and doing as many as moms sign up to help.
I will update as soon as I get back on the roll!
Oh yes, I will be back in the kitchen, with Delayna attached, I start them early :-)
Until then, continue to work on "Bringing Your Family Back To The Table"

BBQ Chicken Salad

So my SIL makes this AWESOME BBQ Chicken Salad! She made it a few weeks ago over at my house and I will be making it tonight.
It is SUPER simple & fast, Oh and VERY healthy!!!!
K, here it goes...

INGREDIENTS:
Chicken breast~ for your family
Lettuce~ whatever kind you like
Cilantro
1 Can of Corn
Ranch Dressing
BBQ Sauce~ your choice, Hunts Honey Hickory is what we like
Tortilla Strips~ you can either make these on your own or buy some chips or whatever crunchy

DIRECTIONS:
Bbq the chicken with some sauce. While the chicken is cooking, chop up the lettuce & cilantro, toss into bowl, add corn. Cut chicken into strips.
Place greens onto plate, lay chicken ontop & top with tortilla strips.
Add ranch dressing & a bit of bbq sauce.

On a side note, I think jicama would be really good in this!
Hope you enjoy!!!

Lots to update

I am sorry I have been slacking.
Life has caught me in a whirlwind and I am holding on to everyday.
I have been taking pics and meaning to post, just haven't gotten around to it.
If your waiting for an update, I promise I will get there!

Honey's Birthday Dinner

Last night was Jose's birthday. I didn't have any plans for dinner for him, because we were both gonna do seperate things. Well, I got sick and our plans changed. I went to the store after picking the kids up from school and bought stuff for his dinner.

Pasta & Shrimp in Butter-Garlic Sauce, Garlic Bread, Salad

PASTA
~1 lb of Pasta (I used Angel hair, but prefer Linguine for this dish)
*Cook As Directed

SHRIMP IN BUTTER-GARLIC SAUCE
~2lbs of Shrimp, de-veined & shell/tail removed
~1 stick of REAL butter
~6-8 garlic cloves (depending on your palate)
~Ground Pepper & Salt
~Parsley
*Melt the butter in pan on medium-high heat, you don't want to burn your butter. I add a bit of olive oil to help w/ the melting process. Press garlic and add to the butter/oil, grind in salt & pepper, add parsley. Mix it all up and toss in the shrimp. Cook just until they turn pink (you DO NOT want to overcook shrimp!).
*Toss all over Pasta

GARLIC BREAD
*Feel free to make your own, but we like this:

Cook according to package directions

SALAD
~Bag of mixed greens
~1-2 Cucumbers
~2-3 Tomatoes
Chop the bigger vegis up, toss into greens & enjoy!

Very easy, took about a total of 40 mins to do it all & it was a HIT!

Betty Crocker Saved The Night!

I totally forgot that Adriana had her performance last night. Around 3:00pm I realized that I still had to get home, make dinner, get homework done, shower and have everyone ready to go no later than 5pm!
So, I called on good 'ol Betty!
Here is what I made:
Oven Baked Chicken

Corn

French Bread & Butter

Monday Night's Dinner

Well, another Monday, what do you do?
I was having a craving for Chicken and Yams, so that's what I made.
Sorry, no pics, but this is what I did...

Baked Chicken
INGREDIENTS:
~1 Whole Chicken, cleaned, dried and seasoned with Garlic Salt and Seasoning Salt
DIRECTIONS:
I had the oven heated to 400* for the yams, so I placed the chicken into my Deep Dish Baker (R) by Pampered Chef, and let it cook for 1 hour 15mins.
Remove from the oven and let it sit for 5 mins, so the juices could disburse into the chicken. Cut up & Serve.

Baked/Smashed Yams
INGREDIENTS:
~Fresh Yams (how ever many your family will need)
~Butter
~Milk
~Salt
DIRECTIONS:
Bake the yams at 400* for about an hour, or until they are soft like a potato. Remove from oven, peel the skin and put the flesh into a pot. Add butter & milk to your liking & season.
Heat and serve.

Stuffing
INGREDIENTS:
~2 boxes of Stove Top Stuffing (1 was WAY more than my family needed, but I had company)
~Butter
DIRECTIONS:
They're on the box, follow them...

Voila, dinner is done! It took about an hour and a half, but the prep was easy and you got to just throw stuff in and then go sit.

Dinner At Disneyland

Well, we decided to take the kids to Disneyland last night. On our way out we stopped by McDonald's and bought 15 hamburgers and a large fry.
We ended up eating 10 of them on our way out and the fries.
Later we were all hungry again and Anthony was begging us for a turkey leg.
I've never understood what his big stink is over these turkey legs.
Well, let me tell you...
These things are MASSIVE and beyond delicious!!!!
Here's a pic: