White Chicken Chili

I got this recipe from a good family friend, Karen Ilian.  It is healthy and filling!

Ingredients:
1-3 chicken breasts, cooked or rotisserie chicken
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1- 14 oz can chicken broth
1-2 fresh tomatoes, diced
1-2 cans rotel lime and cilantro tomatoes, keep juice
3 cans Great Northern Beans
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp sea salt
pinch of pepper
fresh cilantro
8 oz block pepper jack cheese

In a large pot, sautee onion and garlic cloves about 8 minutes, until soft

Add chicken broth and Keep on medium heat.

Add 1-2 diced tomatoes and 1-2 cans of rotel lime and cilantro tomatoes.

Use juice from the cans.

Drian 3 cans of Great Northern Beans and add to the mix

Add chili powder, sea salt and pepper

Stir and add chicken

I used a mix of chicken breast and rotisserie chicken

Grate in pepper jack chees and let it melt.  Save some for topping soup.

Chop fresh cilantro and add on top!

and ENJOY!

A few pictures to brighten your day!

Top 10 Things I love about Autumn!!

10. Football season

                                                                           9. Scarves

8. Pumpkins

7. Beautiful nature walks

6. Roasting marshmallows and hotdogs over a campfire

5. Being able to leave the windows open in our home

4. Fall festivals, corn mazes, and pumpkin patches

3. The State Fair!

2. Comfort Food

1. Our anniversary!

Home is where the Heart is!

I got to go back to Tupelo last weekend and will spend this weekend there too!  I am blessed to have such a loving family! Here are a few of the pictures of from the weekend.

The hubby and I

My mom dad and Jacob

Memommy and WD

Pictures from the Reed's Fashion Show

Beautiful!

A Work in Progress

Here are two of my fall decorations.. I'm working on the pumpkins

Karis Almy

Her cute little family!



There is a beautiful baby girl named Karis Almy who needs prayers.  She was born June 29, 2010 and six months later she was diagnosed with Krabbe's (Krabba) disease.  It is an extremely rare disease that breaks down the white matter in her brain, not allowing the muscles to receive signals from the nerves.  It is a progressive disease that will cause more and more muscles to become affected.  Most babies that are diagnosed with Krabbe's disease at Karis's age do not live longer than 13 months.  Karis receives OT and PT four times a week, which is helping her little muscles alot.  There is a pancake breakfast being held in her honor on Saturday morning, September 25, 2010.  Tickets are $5 and proceeds will go to help with Karis's medical expenses.  Anyone who wants to buy tickets or donate let me know! 

Her parents have started the 629 project where they are asking everyone to pray at 6:29 every day.  Pray for strength, peace, and encouragement for her parents, and healing for Karis. 

You can find out more information on this website: Karis Almy.  There are updates posted by Karis's parents about her progress!

Fall!

"Delicious Autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns!" -George Eliot

Have I mentioned that Fall is my most favorite season of the year?  It's not too cold, and not too hot.  There is football and comfort food, fall clothes and pretty leaves.  It means my favorite issue of Martha Stewart is coming out and God's creation makes for the most inexpensive and beautiful decorations! I have already begun decorating our home for fall.  I made my very first wreath all by myself.  I put wildflowers in a beautiful pitcher for a vase. Now all I lack are the pumpkins!  First I want to show you my inspiration, and in a later post I will show you what I have made!