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Show and Tell Tuesday: The Best Gift

I’m double posting today, so don’t forget to check out my recipe for my Green Chile Chicken Tacos!

For today’s Show and Tell Tuesday, it’s all about the best gift you’ve ever received.  My immediate thought was my engagement ring, but that’s so cliche and I didn’t get that for Christmas.  I had to think about what I was going to write about because my husband is really good at gift-giving!

My best gift from Dustin comes from the Christmas before we got engaged–2012.  I was living with my parents because I knew we would be getting engaged at some point so I was just saving my money.  I remember being at Walmart with my mom and she mentioned that she knew what Dustin got me for Christmas  (I hate it when she does that!).  I guess around and felt like I guessed correctly based off of her reaction–a KitchenAid Mixer!  I immediately panicked.  I had been wanting one forever, but the color I showed Dustin months ago was hot pink and I was positive I didn’t want hot pink anymore.  I seriously fretted over the color of that “gift” for the longest.

Fast forward to Christmas day.  Dustin came to my house after lunch on Christmas Day and got a pretty big package out of his truck.  He then acted like it was heavy as he was carrying it into the house.  He had me sit on the couch and leave the wrapped box on the floor.  Everyone is gathered around watching, and I’m thinking it’s because they want to see this KitchenAid mixer–I should note that I had already thought about new recipes I wanted to try out with my mixer ha!  I unwrapped it enough to open the top and there was a Paula Deen cookbook sitting at the very top of all of the packaging.  I thought he was very thoughtful to get me a cookbook to go along with my new mixer.  As I was reaching in the box, I knew there wasn’t a mixer in there because  there was so much packaging inside.  I thought that was it but Dustin told me to keep searching.  Finally at the very bottom of the massive box was my gift–an iPad!  I had also mentioned I wanted one of those, and he remembered and got me one!  I love the story of this Christmas because he was so creative in his gift presentation, and my mom had me believing (and worrying about) I was getting that KitchenAid Mixer–which I eventually received at a wedding tea!

Christmas 2012

Green Chile Chicken Tacos

I made this recipe last Tuesday night and posted a picture of it to Instagram before even trying it and had lots of comments about wanting the recipe.  Let me tell you–it was as good as it looked!!  I loved them…Dustin loved them…we all loved them!  I can’t wait to make these again and add a little salsa to my mix.

Green Chile Chicken Tacos

2 chicken breasts, cooked
1 large can of chopped green chiles
1 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt (or you can use sour cream)
1 can Rotel
1 green bell pepper, diced
2 cups Shredded cheese
Stand and Stuff Taco shells

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and lightly grease your baking dish.
2. In a large bowl, mix together your shredded chicken, green chiles, Greek yogurt, Rotel, bell pepper, and 1 cup of shredded cheese.
3. Fill each taco shell with the mixture and stand up in your baking dish.  After all of your tacos are filled and in the dish, sprinkle the rest of your cheese over the top of your tacos.
4. Bake about 10-15 minutes, or until your cheese is fully melted.  Enjoy!
**This made 6 tacos for me.


Weekend Recap!

Before I get started with today’s post, I have a question for my readers.  I having been using Mary Kay anti-aging moisturizer and night cream, but I’m looking to use something different. I’ve been trying to research different brands–Clinique, Philosophy, you name it and I’ve probably looked at it.  Do you have any suggestions for something a woman in her late 20s should be using?  (It hurt me to type that last sentence ha!)  I’m also looking for something not too expensive, if possible.


On the last day of school, the cool kids showed up in their tackiest attire.

Saturday we headed out to shop with the rest of Alabama.  I walked out of Bath and Body Works to this people watcher:
Dinner Saturday night was at the Cheesecake Factory–and the only reason we go is for the cheesecake.  (And also why I eat an appetizer off the lighter menu.)

I had the Toasted Marshmallow Smores Cheesecake–not my fav

Ole Shaneyfelt had the caramel something…I can’t think of the name but I liked it a lot better than mine!
Church on Sunday
And then I played around with a new bundt cake flavor and icing.
Today is also officially the first day of my Christmas break–I’ll be working out, wrapping presents, and going to my book club meeting 🙂  Happy Monday!

Linking up with Biana today.