Valentine's GNO

This month we had our GNO at Emily's. We had such a great time visitng, eating and working on crafts. Emily had everything we needed for very cute cards with examples to help us out and lots of different options to choose from. Raenie taught us all how to make little boxes from fun Valentine's paper to fill with treats and by the end of the night, we were all prepared for Valentine's.

Our Valentine's Cards

Our treat filled homemade Valentine's boxes

Heather and Raenie

Katie and Emily

Amanda's Shortbread Cookies

Shortbread Cookies

Personalizing cookies with stamps

Emily's Chocolate's

Emily's Chocolate's

Beef Enchiladas

Beef Enchiladas

Layered Bean Dip and Chips

Layered Bean Dip and Chips

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Avocado Tortilla Soup

1/3 cup chopped onion
3 cloves garlic
¾ tsp. cumin
¾ tsp. oregano
¼ tsp. pepper
8 cups Chicken broth
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can diced green chilies (4 oz.)
10 corn tortillas
1 ½ lb (approx. 4) chicken breasts cooked and shredded
1 avocado
2 tbs. chopped fresh cilantro
Salt to taste
½ cup shredded cheese

Saute the first six ingredients for 1 minute. Add the broth, tomatoes, and chilies. Stack the tortillas and cut into 1/8 inch strips. Add the strips to the boiling broth. Simmer for 15 minutes or until the tortilla strips have thickened the broth. Add the chicken, stir in the cilantro and salt to taste.
Pour the soup into bowls and top with sliced avocados and cheese. Enjoy!

Crochet Beanies and Flowers

In addition to whipping up our healthy foods, eating, and chatting a lot -- we did some crocheting.

(Adrien crocheted the beanie, and Amanda made the flower. Raenie and Emily both made lovely mini-dish-towels and flowers as well, but we didn't get any picture of them, more's the pity.)
We found some of our patterns at Lion Brand Yarn, you should check out their website.