Good Wednesday Morning!!!!
So today I want to start by saying that Aviana Shea has arrived.  She was born April 28th at 3:35pm weighed in at 7lbs. 5 oz. and is 19 3/4inches long.  Mom and baby are doing very well This is a special occasion that will be with me for the rest of my life.  Aviana is such a good baby, and mom is doing such a great job.  Brandie only has 5 1/2 lbs. of baby weight in which to drop to her pre- pregnancy weight which is outstanding to me.  I am so blessed to be here and to witness this new life and to watch my baby with her baby.  One other thing that was amazing to me was to be in the same room with all of my children and their spouses and all of my Granddaughters.  We have never been all together and to get some great photos was priceless.  Now we await the birth of my first Grandson Connor Allen due the end of June. 

 

I may be a little prejudice but she's a beautiful baby!!

And her Papa Joe bought her her first outfit lol. 

 

Babies are such a blessing and to think we are going to expand this family two more times by the end of Summer!!! Amazing Thank you Jesus for keeping us in the palm of your hands and protecting us from all harm. 

 

Ephesians 2:14-16 For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives it's name.  I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through His spirit in your inner being.

 

Today I'm not cooking because Brandie's friend is bringing a casserole but I am going to share a recipe for crescent rolls I made these for a recipe I'll share another day for a casserole I call "I don't care casserole"  lol I got tired of asking what do you want for dinner? and Hearing "I don't care"  so I invented this recipe.  Oh I will share both what the heck lol.

 

I don't care Casserole

1 lb. ground meat (chicken, beef, turkey)

1 can green chilies

1/2 chopped onion (I use red)

garlic

1 can pinto beans

1 can crushed tomatoes

1/2 a recipe of crescent rolls

cheddar cheese

 

Brown your meat with the onion, green chilies, garlic, salt and pepper.  Add in beans and tomatoes and simmer for just a bit.  It will continue to cook when you put it in the oven.  In a med, casserole dish sprayed with cooking spray place the meat mix.  Put a layer of cheese on top use the amount that you prefer I use about a cup and a half.  Top with crescent rolls rolled out to fit the dish.  Bake at 400* until the rolls are done nice and golden brown.  Make sure to brown them nicely so that you don't have a doughy layer underneath.

 

Crescent Roll dough

 

3 Tbls. Yeast

1 egg

1/4 cup sugar

2tsp salt

1 stick of butter

1/2 milk

1/2 water

4 1/2-5 1/2 cups of flour

 

Mix all of the ingredients except the flour.  Allow the yeast to dissolve.  Make sure that the water and milk are very warm.  Add 1 cup of flour at a time until dough pulls from the sides and forms a soft ball.

Allow the dough to sit and double in size.  Punch down and roll out.  If you are making the above recipe take half the dough and roll out and place on top.  Make the rest into crescents by cutting into triangles and roll up.  Allow to rise again doubling in size.  Bake at 400* until nice and golden brown.  These are the best rolls I think I have ever made.

Enjoy