Hey, hey!

Strangely, after blizzard strength winds, a little snow and some awfully chilly temps – it ended up being a gorgeous day today! There wasn’t a single cloud in the sky as I drove home from work, and if you didn’t look at the snow covering the streets (49th consecutive day with over 5 inches on the ground – FYI) you would have thought it was a beautiful Spring day!

Alas, it is not – but it sure got me even MORE excited for those perky April afternoons…CANNOT WAIT!

OMG I must tell you – my thighs are still jello from my workout this morning! I think it was those wall sits that really did me in. I did the first one with a 12lb weight in my hands, aaaand yeah…didn’t do the other two with the weight if that tells you how it went…! I generally get anxious to do thigh/leg workouts because I don’t want to be too sore to run. However, I think incorporating exercises – like the ones I did this morning – in moderation, can definitely be beneficial!

In other news, I’m continuing my week of crock pot dinners tonight with Tex-Mex Turkey Casserole!

Ok, not technically a crock pot dinner, but it was in my Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Slow Cooker Recipes cook book!

Ah yes, Sandra Lee. Part domestic goddess, part pure evil – it least according to Anthony Bourdain. ps this is one of the most hilarious articles I’ve ever read… 

To be honest, Sandra drives me a little nuts on her show – maybe even a little more than Rachel Ray, which is saying something – but the recipes in her cook book are pretty decent!

Since the recipe for Tex-Mex Turkey Casserole is published, and I didn’t really make any modifications, I can’t copy it down on the website. Basically it incorporated your standard tex-mex seasonings with beans, ground turkey and enchilada sauce.

Topped with some nacho-esque toppings…

And baked to cheesey, melty perfection!

Scooped,

and served topped with fresh roma tomatoes.  

This was good…but also kind of just meat. Ben and I both agreed this dish would be fantastic if it was turned into Taco Salad or regular Enchiladas.

Maybe we’re just not casserole people?! At any rate the flavors were spot on, but applied differently, the whole dish would have been spot on.

This made a TON of food, so my main man Ben will be eating leftovers for days. TGFH. Thank goodness for husbands!

Tonight I’m watching The Biggest Loser and might be switching over to Lost at 8:00. They’re replaying last season’s finale tonight to prep everyone for their premiere next Tuesday…at the same time as Biggest Loser…which one will I choose next week?! I’ll be fretting for days.

Good night!

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Who’s your favorite Food Network star?

I LOOOOVE Giada and have a “thing” for Bobby Flay…which irritates Ben to no end.