An accidental yummyness

        I don't like to cook, but when I do I love making things my way. I learned a lot of recipes from my mother in law, her recipes coming from Louisiana and she added her own flair to them. After both of us dealing with the flu, I didn't really feel like making a heavy meal so I decided on chicken burritos. How can you add your own flair to chicken burritos you ask? Well, after the first burrito there was stuff leftover; chicken, beans, etc. My husband Denny decided to tear up some of the tortilla and heat it in a skillet. Inspiration hit! I decided to cut them up and try my hand at making homemade tortilla chips! Man was I surprised! The first batch, which was a hit and go kind of thing was actually not bad. Some were a little well done, but I really liked them!
This brings me to today where I actually timed everything perfectly. I even added some course sea salt on top! Oh man, delicious and not too bad for you. :)

Here's how I did it:
1. Preheated the oven to 350.

2. I cut the tortilla in to triangles (like regular tortilla chips lol). Depending on how big you want your chips.
3. Coated the pan with olive oil by using a paper towel; don't want them to oily.
4. Placed the tortillas in a single row on the baking sheet.
5. Using the paper towel again I lightly coated the tops of the chips with olive oil.
6. I have a grinder with sea salt so I ran the grinder over the chips. Not too much or they'll be too salty.
7. Place them on the top shelf of your oven and bake for 2-4 minutes.
8. Take the baking pan out and flip the chips so each side gets baked.
9. Return to top shelf and bake for another 2-4 minutes, watching carefully so they do not burn.
10. Once the chips are nice and light brown, take them out and let stand to cool.

Serve with anything you'd like, but I enjoyed them by themselves! :)

Sorry if I rambled, not used to blogging.

2012

Long time no see bloggers. A lot of things have been happening lately, some good, mostly bad. Denny and I finally got an apartment of our own again. I hate that it took so long to finally get back out on our own, but with the job market the way it is these days it's hard to find a job. We both got hired on at Wal-Mart back in November. Not the best of jobs, but hey it's something. Met a lot of nice people which is nice. Some are a bit quirkier than others lol.
In April we went through some issues. Can't really explain it because I don't want some people knowing, but let's just say it was not something you want to go through. If it wasn't for friends and family I would have had a meltdown and I'm thankful for them.
A lot has been going on with family.
Mom came to Phoenix a few weeks ago for work. So, we got to see her. I hadn't seen her in two years! I miss my family a lot these days.
Denny's parents moved permanently to Havasu after a fight with Dale, Denny's grandfather. Long story. Donny started doing UFC fighting. He won his first match last weekend. :D
John went back to Afghanistan again. I know it's hard on Paige and Aiden, but they're strong.
Courtney and Daniel moved into a better place after a crappy landlord that did nothing.
Tyler got a job at Toyota a few months ago. Glad to see him making something of himself.

Denny and I extended our family by getting two adorable hamsters, Moco and Loco. They're very rambunctious, but they are so cute and loving. I still would love to have a child and when the time comes I'll be ready.

There's a lot more I can say I just can't say it because I don't like people looking at me badly. I know it's silly, but I hate being judged for my opinions.