Bridal Shower Gift

My girlfriend came up with this brilliant idea for a bridal shower gift for a friend of ours that is getting married. She wanted something personalized and fun, so she went and bought fabric to make her napkins and place mats. Since I am her trusty seamstress, she called me to put everything together, and this is what I came up with. I also added an apron because that's my specialty and I think every bride needs one. These should be up on Esty in the near future. I hope she loved them!

My Babies!

Because we do not have kids, we pour all of our love into our dogs. Lucy is a 3 yr old Maltipoo and Larue is a 10 month old schnauzer. Like all dogs, love freedom and to run! Especially since we have the smallest backyard known to man, we like to take them to the elementary close to our house so they can roam free. We went a little crazy with our pictures, but they are so darn cute we couldn't resist. I love it when they get so tired their tongues hang out on the sides of their mouths and just about touch the ground.

Sweet Potato Enchilada Cassorole

I have never cooked a lot with sweet potatoes but it turns out that they are a lot better for you than regular russet potatoes. There are tons of things you can do with sweet potatoes other than just adding butter and brown sugar, this recipe was a big hit with Andy and it is now in our favorite meals pile.

4 sweet potatoes
2/3 (8 oz) package of cream cheese, softened
chopped green onions
3/4 teaspoon chili powder
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
oil for frying
about 6 to 10 corn tortillas
enchilada sauce
package of shredded Monterrey jack cheese

Boil sweet potatoes till tender, about 30 min. Cool and peel (I kept the skin on).

Place sweet potatoes in a bowel and mash them with the cream cheese, green onions, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper. Mix well

Preheat oven 350 and grease 9x13 pan

Heat oil in skillet and fry the tortillas and drain on paper towels

Layer the tortillas, sweet potato filling, and cheese until you are out of fixings then pour enchilada sauce over the whole thing. Top with extra cheese.

Bake for around 30 min till sauce bubbles and cheese melts.

Who would of thought that enchilada sauce and sweet potatoes would make such a perfect combination?