Veggie-Enchilada-Deliciousness!

Last night, I made my version of a recipe I found on Pinterest... Believe it or not.

Vegetable Enchiladas!
Oh my yummy. I can't explain in words how delicious it was.
It was loaded with vegetables and EVERY bite had a different flavor.
While I was cooking, Stefan said, "What's for dinner?".
"Vegetable Enchiladas!" I replied.
"Oh no", he said, "This man needs meat in his dinner."
I ignored him because:
A. They wouldn't be vegetable enchiladas with meat in them... duh.
And B. I was much too lazy to defrost the chicken.
Sometimes, I am guilty of cutting corners when cooking. You know, like not using the right amounts cause I don't want to open another can. Or trying to get away with a shorter baking time because I am too impatient. Please Santa, don't put me on the Naughty List!

Turns out, that Hubby Dear was in love with this dinner. I asked him what he would have changed about it, waiting for the "I would have added meat" response. But instead he came back with, "Nothing, it was perfect". Should've asked for it in writing..

Vegetable Enchiladas

Ingredients:
1/2 Sweet Potatoes Cubed (I always cut mine into little triangles)
1/2 Onion - Chunked ( <-- this is a word I made up that means: cut into chunks)
3 Cups Broccoli Florets
1/2 Can Corn
1.5 Cups Chopped Carrots
1/2 Red & 1/2 Yellow Bell Pepper cut into matchsticks
1 Tomato Chunked
1 Jar of Pace Salsa (or some other saucy salsa - pico de gallo maybe too chunky)
1 Can of Cream of Chicken Soup
2 oz Cream Cheese
4 Tbs. Fresh Chopped Cilantro
Olive Oil
Garlic Salt
Lemon Pepper
1/2 tsp. Minced Garlic
4 Tortillas
Generous amount of Shredded Cheese

Directions:
1. Place Sweet Potatoes, Broccoli, Onion Chunks, Corn, and Carrots on Greased cookie sheet.
2. Using pastry brush, coat all veggies on cookie sheet with olive oil. Sprinkle with Garlic Salt and Lemon Pepper. Mix together including Minced Garlic
3. Bake at 425 for approx. 30 mins, or until browned on edges.
4. Meanwhile, prepare a 9x9 baking dish. Grease the bottom.
5. Mix together Cream of Chicken Soup, Softened Cream Cheese, Salsa, and Cilantro.
6. Spread layer of the mixture on bottom of dish.
7. Layer Tortillas to cover mixture. (I rip them in half and use 4 halves to make a layer)
8. Place Bell Pepper matchsticks and half the Tomato chunks over Tortilla layer.
9. Sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese
10. Add a layer of the baked veggies and repeat.
11. Top with a GENEROUS amount of Shredded Cheese
12. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.

Like I said, every bite had a different flavor. Between the seasoning of the baked veggies, the crispness of the fresh veggies and salsa combo, it was a dream. Just like any other night, there were no left overs. If my Husband can eat a whole 9x9 pan (minus one square for me) by himself, whatever will we do when we have children?


Sorry the picture quality sucks. My life story. Just make the dish and see for yourself!

Mr. Perfect

Usually I plan my blog posts around pictures I have taken. However, I am cursed with a piece-o-shiz camera and usually forget to take photos! So, bare with me, this post may lack in the photography department.

Stefan and I just celebrated our 6 month Anniversary! Holy mother cow! Can you believe that?
6 months ago from last Sunday, we were sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake City Temple! I can still picture that day, and sometimes I would give anything just to go back and enjoy it all again! It was perfection.


Best day of my entire life. Look at us? We are the happiest people alive!

Our Anniversary landed on a Sunday. I woke up that morning and walked into the kitchen to start breakfast, only to find this surprise on the kitchen table....
How sweet is that! One rose for each month we've been married! It was such a perfect day. After church, we went down to dinner at Stef's parent's house. We do pretty much every Sunday and I love it. Mama Connie had also been a part of the surprises. She had this poster displayed for us when we walked in!
Stefan also had other surprises that I didn't know about. Since our actual day was on the Sabbath, he planned a romantic date for Wednesday night! After work, I pulled up to the house and Stef walked up to the car and told me to move to the passenger seat, we were going somewhere. We ended up going to Tucano's for dinner. This is one of the nicest restaurant in Utah County. Definitely not Taco Bell. And let's face it, it is a splurge for College Students! I felt like a little princess. As if the price of anything didn't matter. After dinner, Stef let me pick a movie, any movie. I chose The Help because I have only heard great things about it. Stefan was probably one of 2 guys in that whole theater. And he didn't even mind. We absolutely loved the movie. It made me cry... duh. After the credits, Stefan just held me in his arms while I cried. Partly because the movie was emotional, but also partly because I tend to cry when I think about how much I absolutely love and adore Stefan. He is the most perfect person I know. He is so patient, calm and loving towards me. He always puts me first and always wants to make me happy. He is never selfish, never jumps to hasty conclusions, always calm and considerate. He tells me he loves me numerous times each day. He makes sure that I always feel adored and beautiful. I never could imagine a more perfect person in my life. The next part is the best. We got in the car and headed home. I turned it to Christmas music.. duh. That's my thing. Halloween is over, therefore it's Christmas time. I thought he was going to change the channel because most people hate Christmas tunes, especially before Thanksgiving. But instead, he turned it up and sang right along. Then he turned to me and said, "Jamie, thanks for listening to Christmas music already." How sweet is that. And.. you guessed it. I got teary eyed again. I just can't get enough of him. And how much he loves me through my quirks and always makes me happy even when I am a stinker. We are so blessed to be so happy, through the trials and stresses of life. Stefan is such a rational personal and he communicates so well that there is never a need to argue or get hot headed. Whenever I feel like I have done something stupid or wrong he always says, "You haven't done anything wrong yummy, you have nothing to be sorry about". He's more than I could have ever asked for in a husband. I love him so much and I can't believe that he is all mine.

I figured it was about time for some "Family Photos" with it being 6 months and we needed some for Christmas Cards anyway. Here's a little sneak peak of our photoshoot.





Thanks to Melissa Wilding! She's the bomb. You can view more of her work here!
The rest of our photoshoot can be viewed on my Facebook.