Feeling Broken

The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit – Psalms 34:18

 As I write this blog post I feel, so saddened. My heart feels saddened. And I Have no reason to be. My life really is blessed. I have a wonderful husband and an amazing son. We are healthy, happy, safe, warm, and want for nothing. At least not material possessions. But I know that I so feel that our family would be complete with another. It has been almost 3 years since the vasectomy reversal and after many many attempts, we still fail to succeed. So after I sent James off to work and Noah off to school. I truly broke down. In the bathtub, crying like I would never heal. All I can think and pray to go to please send us a baby, not just me but James and Noah. Noah has been wanting and praying for a sibling for so long. And I feel like I am not a good enough mother or wife to be blessed with another child. I am trying my best. Or maybe I am not a good enough Christian, or good enough person. But I do know God has a plan for us, and I repeated that over and over. But I just wish he would reveal that his timing is now. I just ask for his comfort to get me through not just the happy times but the hard times, the broken times. I pray that I see his light soon. I pray that this blessing does happen. I have seen miracles, healing and love through Jesus, I just pray that at some point I see our healing in this area. I felt Like Sarah, Hannah and Elizabeth, on knees weeping, crying out for God to bless their womb.

 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. – Psalms 147:3


 I know God will heal this wound I feel we are carrying. That we are all carrying. I pray for my husband, because I know he feels like he has failed. I pray for Noah that he does not feel alone when he yearns for a sibling. I pray that He heals us and blesses us with what we have been praying for. Am I a bad Christian for praying for this. But I know I need to keep my faith, trust in the Lord, because I know when he does bless us with a baby it will truly be such a loving miracle he has brought us.


 In Christ,

 Carlise

Tasty Tuesday is BACK!! Easy Peasy Tuna Casserole

Hello Lovelies<

I'm back for Tasty Tuesday! I am going to try to faithfully do it every Tuesday! I hope. Anywho. Today I am making a Tuna Casserole that is an easy and cheap recipe. So here we go! I hope you enjoy!

Ingredients

1 pkg egg noodles
2 cans Tuna
1/2-1 cup of Green chiles diced (depending on how much you like green chile)
1 can cream of mushroom
1 can cream of celery
3 cups of cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1-2 cups of bread crumbs or crushed crackers
13x9 casserole dish















Directions

1. Preheat oven 375 degrees and spray non stick spray in casserole dish.
2. Cook you egg noodles according to package
3 Once the noodles are cooked and drained, put in a bowl add, tuna, soups, green chile, and 1 cup of cheese. Mix together throughly
4. Place in casserole dish, and smooth to even, add cheese to the top and cover with bread crumbs.

5. Cover dish with tinfoil, bake for 30 min, and remove tinfoil, and back until golden brown and bubbly.

6. Enjoy!! I serve with salad and some type of bread

WORKING ON MY BLOG

Hello My lovelies,

I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas and a Wonderful start to 2014. My Blog is under construction until further notice!! Probably a few days! I hope to start fresh next monday: Working on a few things. I hope to use more and I hope Christ uses me through my blog as well!

In Christ,

Carlise

Tasty Tuesday: Chile Relleno Beef Casserole

Tasty Tuesday has been at a standstill as I haven’t cooked anything too terribly out of the ordinary. I have been gearing up for Thanksgiving and all my fudge recipes that are already typed out and ready for posting in December. YAY!! Anywho.

So yesterday, I had ground beef and green chile out of the freezer. If you know me, I am from New Mexico, and my mom sends me Hatch, NM green chile, because in Massachusetts, we cannot get them.  So… I knew I had to make something for dinner. So I already make chile relleno casserole. I just added grownd beef. So here is the recipe! It is yummy! Enjoy!

Chile Rellenos Casserole

Ingredients

2-4 servings ◦1 lb. ground beef ◦1/4 onion (chopped) ◦1 10 oz. can whole green chilies ◦1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese ◦2 eggs ◦3/4 cups milk ◦1/8 cup flour ◦1 tsp cumin ◦1/2 tsp salt ◦1/2 tsp pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 375F. Cook hamburger meat and onion. Drain, then add cumin, salt, and pepper. Line the bottom of your pan with whole green chiles (chop extra green chiles for later). Layer meat over green chiles. Top with cheese and chopped green chiles. Whisk together eggs and milk, then add flour and mix well. Pour this mixture over dish. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Serve right away while everything is hot and cheese is melted. Yum

Tasty Tuesday: No Peek Beef Tips

If you are like me, you want to peek at the food as it is cooking, because it is so yummy and smells heavenly.  This is one recipe.. I DO NOT PEEK.. As hard as it is. I have to keep myself and everything else in my house.  I also turn this into stroganoff.  By adding sour cream at the end. That is totally optional. SO here it is.

Ingredients: 

2lbs of beef tips,  stew meat, or chuck roast

1 can cream of mushroom

1 packet onion soup

1 cup of water

Directions:

1.     Put meat in 9x13 casserole dish 

2.     Mix all other ingredients together in separate bowl

3.     Pour over meat. Cover with foil on top. 

4.     Place in oven at 300 degrees for 3 hours…… NO PEEKING!

You can serve over mashed potatoes, egg noodles, or rice.
I put it over egg noodles and mix sour cream towards the end for a stroganoff feel.

Excuse the paper plate, i didn't want to do more than I had to in dishes tonight. 

ENJOY!

Tasty Tuesday: Chicken Florentine (Pampered Chef Recipe)

Hello All! Happy Tasty Tuesday! Today I am bringing a recipe I have had forever. It comes from pampered chef. I love it and wanted to share it. It is Chicken Florentine Ring. It is an easy, semi-homemade recipe for all who love it. Anywho’s here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

1 (10 ounce) can chunk white chicken, drained and flaked 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper (optional) 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese Directions: 1.     Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F. 2.     Mix chicken, red bell pepper, spinach, Cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, lemon zest, salt, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Set aside. Unroll crescent roll dough, and separate into 16 triangles. Arrange triangles in a circle on a 13-inch baking stone or pizza pan with the wide ends of the triangles overlapping in the center and points facing out. The center diameter should be about 5-inches. Scoop chicken mixture evenly onto the widest end of each triangle. Bring the outer point of each triangle towards the center of the circle and tuck the point under the wide end of the dough. The filling will not be completely covered. 3.     Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Slice and serve.

1/3 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent rolls

 

Love and Blessings,

Carlise

Manic Monday!

Hello My Loves,

We had such a great day yesterday going to the Apple Hill Farm in Concord, NH. It was about an hour and a half from our house. It was a lovely drive. Today is a holiday so James is home. This weekend was rare as he didn't have to work all weekend. It was amazing to have him home or good to not have to rush from football game to football game to check on his various color guards. So it was nice to have him to ourselves.

Anywho, we went to pick apples. We had a blast. Now I have to figure out what to do with my bunch of apples I have. Any apple recipes are appreciated! So here are some pictures from yesterday!

DAILY TIDBITS:

• Coffee tastes so good this morning... I think it is because it was freezing last night!
• I need to get going on all these apples. I guess pintrest will be my friend on recipes.
• I can't wait to get my hair done!
• We had to turn on heater on for the first time this season. WOW!
• Off to the gym. I look like a fatty in the pictures. 

Love and Blessings, 

Carlise