Next Tuesday

Just a reminder that next TUESDAY, (not Monday), is our December Meal Exchange at my house at 9:30am.

Please don't forget to bring your food to exchange FROZEN!

Also please remember to bring 2 boxes or laundry baskets to the exchange. One to keep your food in and the other to use to collect other's food.

Please have your meal labeled with the cooking directions on it. Also if there is more than one item, label all items and either attach them to the main meal or put them in a bag together. All pieces should be labled though, even if they are in one bag.

Thanks and hope to see you all on Tuesday.

December Menu

Please post what you will be making for the meal exchange in December. Please post here so we have all the meals in one place. Thanks.

Nanci - Chicken Manicotti
Erika-Lasagna

Lisa-Cheese Filled Jumbo Shells
Bobbi-Apricot Chicken\
Ku'uipo- Egg rolls
Shannon- Cheese Potato Casserole

December's Exchange Group

We have reached the deadline for signing up to be involved with the December meal exchange. The people who are on the Official MMMM list are it for December. So it looks like there will be a small group this time. No worries though.

It wasn't really decided whether everyone wanted to make more meals or not. Some suggested making two different meals six times. If you would like to do this please post your opinion on the poll. Let's say everyone needs to respond by Wednesday. If we haven't heard from everyone by then, then I will send out an email to those individual.

Tuesdays

So far everyone has been on board with changing the exchange date to Tuesdays. So we will officially be changing our exchange day to the second Tuesday of every month. But for the sake of the holidays we will be getting together earlier in the month because December can be really busy. That means we will be having our December exchange meal day on Tuesday, December 7th.

Please save the following dates for the upcoming exchanges in 2011:

Tuesday, January 11
Tuesday, February 8

Newbies Please Read

If you are new to the group then this entry is for you.

I just wanted to make sure we were all on the same page. If you will go to the left hand side of the blog you will notice a gadget that says "Labels". Find the label that is titled "The How Tos". Click on that and it will take you to all the posts that I have labeled as a guideline for starting the meal group. Please read these and get yourself caught up on the How Tos of our meal group. This way there won't be any mistakes and hopefully it will make your experience easier.

Also please add your family dislikes and allergies to the left hand side gadgets.

If you have any questions about the meal exchange or blogging please feel free to call me and we can chat personally. My cell phone number is 801-641-9463. Call me with any questions you have.

Mexican Lasagna

I'm not sure why blogging is so intimidating to me, but it is! So I've put this off for the shear fear of blogging, and I know it's only a recipe! So sorry, here I go . . .

4 Chicken breasts cooked and chopped
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
2 cups sour cream
1 can (4 oz) of green chile's
1 small can of sliced olives
1 cup of chopped yellow onion
4 cups of Mexican style shredded cheese
9 -12 small corn tortillas

Mix all ingredients together in large mixing bowl (except 1 cup of cheese and tortillas)
Lay down first layer of corn tortillas to cover the bottom of baking dish (3 -4)
Add 1/3 of mixture
Repeat until you have 3 layers, add remaining cup of cheese to the top layer
Bake at 350 for 45 - 50 minutes (until top layer is bubbling).

Once this recipe has been frozen it will cook best if it has been defrosted for at least 2-3 hours.

I'm working on getting the nutritional facts. I'll post them asap

Chicken

Chicken is on sale at Fresh Market for $1.69 a pound.

Chicken Taco Soup

Sorry I'm late.

CHICKEN TACO SOUP

1 family size can of Chicken and Rice soup
1 can pinto beans
1 can water
1 T Lime Juice
1 Can corn
1 13 0z can chicken
1 jar salsa

Combine all together breaking up chicken and you mix. Place in crockpot on low for 4-6 hours or place in pot and heat on stove till heated through. Serve with sour cream, cheese, and tortilla chips.

Calories: 247
Fat: 9
Fiber: 6
Nutrional information per serving

Give and Get is Here!

Give and Get is Here!: "Enjoy 30% off from November 11-14 at Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy plus we'll make a 5% donation to a non-profit."

No peas...

Wondering why you got the pie that says "no peas".  It's because I made one without peas for someones dislikes. (Did find out they weren't participating this month)  Oops!  So sorry if you got the one without.  Maybe we should update the likes and dislikes section?