Tasty Tomato Tuesday and the WINNER

i LOVE grilled/cooked tomatoes but i HATE fresh uncooked tomatoes, weird, hun?!  the mister likes tomatoes any way you fix them, but seriously, how many can 1 man eat?

some may say (me) that the mister tends to go overboard with his garden.  you decide:

tomato area #1

tomato area #2 (cause 1 wasn't enough?)

so what's a girl to do with tomato overload?

make these!!!:

grilled tomatoes with mozzarella and fresh basil

1. slice fresh tomatoes (pretty thick- how's that for a unit of measurement?)

2. lay on non-stick foil (love this stuff)

3. drizzle with white balsamic vinegar 

4. grill till they are nice and cooked and the vinegar has cooked down a bit

5. lay a slice of fresh mozzarella on each slice, let melt a tiny bit and remove from the grill

6. top with a fresh basil leaf

 7. go crazy! or at least we will because we have 4,982 more tomatos to eat up!!  Yummmm!!

hope you enjoy this.

and I want to announce the WINNER of the My Memories software is....

KJIRSTEN!!

Kjirsten, just email me at chinamommy_04@yahoo.com and we'll chat! 

Thank you so much to all who entered! If you'd like your own copy here is the code for $10 off the software AND $10 in goodies from their shop:

STMMMS83174

and here's the link to their shop:

my memories

Best Chicken Dip EVER!

Ok, do you need a QUICK dip to take to a party, or someone's popping in and you kinda wanna look like Martha? 

source

This is the chicken dip I take everywhere and it ALWAYS gets rave reviews and people beg for the recipe.  I'm sharing it with you and not even making you beg!

Creamy Chicken Dip

1 lb shredded chicken (I like to use 1 large CAN of shredded chicken)

8 oz can of chopped green chili's

1 block of softened cream cheese

8 oz sour cream

1 bag of cheddar cheese

Mix all ingredients, back at 350 for 40 min (or until the top is bubbly and light brown) and serve with tortilla chips! 

Trust me, you'll be a SUPER ★ at your next bar-b-q!

Come on back tomorrow so I can show you part I of my porch make-over (IF blogger lets me post the pictures...)

Now, that's a soup!!

Busy, busy....but want to share what I'm eating for lunch!

Here I am in the kitchen, cooking up something GOOD!

(don't be jealous of my hair, I just got in from running!)

The Musical-Fruit Soup:

1 can corn

1 can black beans

1 can fat free refried beans

1 jar salsa (mild, med, hot: YOUR choice!)

1 can (box of in my case...) veg/chicken stock

some chicken (cooked) 

1 can of smashed up tomatoes (i did a quick run through on my silver bullet)

mix it

heat it

eat it

Easy hun?  and Soooooo good!

plus you could add:

a dollop of sour cream

onions

and/or

cilantro

Ok, go now go get out your horns and TOOT!