Yep I am “borrowing” my wifes post again and reprinting – I loved this post that she just wrote last night and thought it fitting for here – Thanks Margaret
It was a nice church day. The talks in sacrament were very good. When the meeting ended, we were going to hurry home because the missionaries were coming for dinner at 5pm (and we were out of church at 4pm). Life doesn’t comply the way we always want it to and the car’s battery was dead. Being the newer car, we keep the battery cables in the older car… So Ron asked the Crouses if they could help out, only they didn’t have cables in their vehicle either. – and Ron Crouse said something about how we should have bought a more reliable car while he is standing next to the scion that they drive… Someone else had cables and the two Rons worked together, and we came home at about 4:25pm.
Christy and I started dinner while Ron changed and went out to see if he could clean the battery posts. Then he saw that it was almost 5pm and knew that the automotive place would be closing soon. (We don’t have the available cash for a battery at this time, but when there is a need…) Once he was at the car, he remembered that Christy has no school tomorrow. So he didn’t have to take the gift horse to the automotive store to shop for the cheapest battery we can afford. Battery prices have gone up since we last bought one. Starting at $100. Tomorrow Ron will drive the gift horse and Tuesday, I will drive him to work and back. That will cover us until payday when we can purchase the needed battery.
The chicken enchilada casserole was Mom’s recipe that she made for us. I had enough to double the ingredients and we didn’t have to wait too long for it to finish baking. Luckily the missionaries didn’t have an early appointment. The food must have been good (or they were just really hungry) because they had ‘many’ helpings. That’s nice to know. I’m never sure what other people might think of the foods I like to cook so I like seeing that something I made tasted good to someone else. -And for dessert we had caramel brownies with walnuts. Thankfully our missionaries have no known allergies.
For my sisters: I have all of Mom’s recipes. One day I would like to put them in a book for each of us. So here is Mom’s chicken enchilada casserole:
1 doz corn tortillas
1 can shredded chicken
1 can green chilies, chopped
grated cheese
1 chopped onion
1 can cream of chicken soup
(sour cream, optional)
Mix chicken, green chilies, onion and soup mix in sauce pan over med heat. Layer tortillas (I tear mine) in a baking dish, pouring the soup mixture over each layer and top with cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
This is the first time in almost 6 months that we had missionaries for dinner. Since we are using a smaller table, I thought we just wouldn’t have the room for them. But after having Dad and Susan over, we discovered that we can make it work and the table doesn’t make everyone feel cramped. Besides, we probably need the added blessings that come from taking care of our missionaries.
