March 13th, 2011

I love Sunday evenings.  I love having a mellow Sunday night just our family at home, I love hosting a family dinner party, I love going to someone’s house for a family dinner.  Sometimes I go all out and make a big or time consuming dinner and sometimes it’s leftover/clean out the frig night.  Whatever the occasion, it’s a great family night.

When I was a kid I hated Sunday nights because it meant I had to go back to school and probably catch up on a ton of homework I procrastinated doing over the weekend.  When I was working I dreaded the alarm clock to rudely awake me too early the next morning and start the work week again.  But as a stay at home mom, Sundays are a family night and I cherish it. 

Lauren had a pottery birthday party that afternoon and we got home around 3 pm.  I was in the mood to cook and try something new.  It was just us at home for the night.  Trent likes to make Skinnygirl Margaritas on Sunday nights, so I decided to match the cuisine to the drink. 

I decided to make Cooking Light's Chicken Enchilada Casserole.  I have a bad habit of not reading the recipe before I decide to make it.  I normally just look at the picture and if it looks yummy, I put it on my list of things to try.  So when I started to get out the ingredients and read the recipe it was a little more step intensive than I like, but it was Sunday and I had the time.  I’m glad I tried this recipe, it was delicious and worth it.  I normally like flour tortillas better than corn, but in this recipe, it totally worked.  It would also be a great make ahead recipe to entertain with.  Last, but not least, it went perfectly with my margarita!