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Easy, Cheesy Spinach & Black Bean Enchiladas

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Hello, my name is Katie and I am addicted to Mexican food. I’m not joking…I could eat it 5 days a week. I have been wanting something a little different though. And in my efforts to sneak more veggies into our toddler’s diet, these seemed like a great idea! 

They seriously came together in minutes and had so much bang for your buck as far as taste is concerned! You could add some shredded chicken to up the protein, or sub wheat tortillas to make it a bit more healthy. I was working with what I had on hand. 🙂 I took the original recipe (here) and modified it to work for our family!,

Spinach & Black Bean Enchiladas

  • Servings: 5-6
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

Sauce:

  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 Tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup salsa verde (I bought mild in a jar, but you could use hot or be fancy and make your own!)
  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

Filling:

  • 1 TBSP olive oil
  • 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 can corn, drained
  • 8-10 oz. fresh spinach (I actually added a few extra handfuls because I wasn’t using chicken)
  • 6 green onions, chopped
  • 1/3 cup cilantro, chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon cumin
  • 8–10 large tortillas
  • 1 1/2 cups Cheddar or Fiesta Blend cheese.

Instructions:

  1. Preheat Oven to 375.
  2. Spray a 9×13 dish with cooking spray.
  3. Heat 2TBSP olive oil over medium heat in a small sauce pan. Add the flour and cook for about a minute, stirring constantly. Add your broth and simmer until it thickens. Remove from heat. Stir in the Greek yogurt, salsa verde and cilantro and set aside.
  4. In a pan, heat the remaining TBSP olive oil and cook your spinach until wilted. 
  5. Combine the corn, beans, onion, cumin, spinach and 1/2 cup of cheese and mix well.
  6. Pour enough sauce in the greased dish to cover the bottom. 
  7. Fill each tortilla, roll and place tightly in your  dish. I was able to fit 10 enchiladas in a 9×13 pan.
  8. Pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas and top with another cup of cheese (or get crazy with it…its up to you!)
  9. Bake for about 20 minutes, until your sauce is bubbling and your cheese is golden and crispy.
  10. Let them stand for a few minutes before serving.

 

These were a legit plate licker!! The toddler even approved, with all of that veggie! And they were excellent reheated for lunch the following day.

Have you tried these?? Let me know in the comments!

“Giddyup” Western Cookies

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The same client that had me do these adorable cowboy hat cupcakes, was gifted these cute little cookies by her sweet mom to take for another VBS dessert! I pulled several different “Giddyup Junction” elements and was able to whip these right up! 

I absolutely LOVE doing detail work! The boots are probably my favorite part!

Materials Used:

Silver Luster Dust

Cactus Cookie Cutter

The rest came from this set. 

The HorseShoe is just a “U” letter cutter!

 

Taco ’bout some cookies

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Tacos are basically life, right? I mean who doesn’t love Tacos?? If you don’t, you’re a monster…kidding! But really how cute are these taco cookies? They are the perfect dessert for any fiesta party!

These are just simple sugar cookies using my No Spread Sugar cookie recipe, and all decorations are royal icing! 

Hadley’s Pool Party

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I had the most fun doing these cute pool party cookies for Hadley’s birthday! Her mom made sure to let me know that Hadley doesn’t love pink, so we focused on bright, summery colors for a fun look! I’ll drop a link to the cutters used for this order at the bottom of the post!

Cutters used:

Sun: Get it HERE

Life Raft: Get it HERE

Plaque: Get it HERE

Beach Ball: Get it HERE

The bubbles are just the middle piece from the Life Raft!

Cowboy Cupcakes

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Okay  but really…how adorable did these turn out?? A client of mine requested some “cowboy” themed dessert for her kids to take to VBS. We needed something relatively simple due to the quantity and turn around time, but that still packed a wow factor! Their theme was Giddyup Junction, so naturally cowboy hats were the perfect go-to! 

We kept the cupcakes simple- vanilla with vanilla signature buttercream (all kids like vanilla!). But the hats? You guys want to know the secret here? A Pringle dipped in chocolate, topped with a Rolo! Seriously?? Seriously! I piped some red royal icing around them to finish them off. Just look at them, like a cute little army of cowboys ready to take on the world!

No Shame. Only Love.

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Have you ever felt shame over your struggles? Like no matter how hard you try to crucify those patterns and “die to self,” you just keep messing up? Like seriously, this is going to be the last time that Jesus forgives you for this. same. stinking. Sin. That His grace is going to somehow dry up and run out because you just can’t seem to make yourself get it together? I know that I can relate to these feelings on a very deep level, in more than a few different areas of my life.
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This verse spoke to my soul this morning, in the midst of my mess. Jesus is not unable to relate. He has been exactly where we are, dealt with the same struggles and temptations. I truly don’t think that He endured this solely to prove Himself better than we are by being able to withstand and not sin. No, friends, He humbled Himself to this so that He could relate to us and love us exactly where we are! 
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See, it truly is hard to empathize with someone until you have been in the very painful place that they are. I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that as hard as it was for me to endure and as much as it shook my faith, without God allowing me to walk the road of miscarriage, I would not be able to help the dozens of women that I can help now. I would not be able to relate to their hurt and I would not have perspective. Would I choose to have another miscarriage? Absolutely not! But I have seen the hand of God through my experience. 
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You guys, Jesus CHOSE to go through the very struggles that we are going through for the sole purpose of being able to love us in the midst of our messy. He did this so that we could confidently draw near to Him and allow His mercy and grace to wash over us. We don’t have to feel any shame in the presence of Jesus. Only love.