Balcony Snowmen

I had enough snow drift on my balcony out back, so I decided to make a couple of Calvin & Hobbes sized snowmen for the occasion.

Leftover Turkey Tostada Pizza

So did everybody have a good Thanksgiving? I did. I actually did all the cooking myself this year, with the exception of my dad's excellent cranberry relish that he found on the cooking channel last year. All the food turned out really yummy too, so I was pleased!

After Thanksgiving, I had to house/cat sit at my aunt's, so I was combining leftover ingredients from my fridge and hers, and created something of my own that turned out quite tasty and easy to make.

At first, I experiemented with turkey on a typical tostada that I usually make, but that was not as good as I had hoped, so I ended up making this instead, which seems more like a cross between a tostada and a pizza (hence, the name). So now, I am sharing my recipe with you! If you try it, I hope you like it too! Here is the recipe:

What you need:

• flour tortilla(s)
• refried beans
• chopped onion (or you could just tear it into bite-size pieces, like I do
• leftover turkey (in bite-size shredded pieces)
• shredded cheese
• chopped tomatoes
• roasted red pepper vinaigrette

Basically you put it together like you would a pizza.

First, spread your beans over an uncooked flour tortilla:

Then, lay or sprinkle onions on top of the beans:

Next, shred your cold, leftover turkey and place over the onions (sorry, I forgot to take a photo!).

Sprinkle shredded cheese over the whole thing:

Place in microwave, and heat it on HIGH for about two minutes, or until cheese is melted.

After you take your tostada pizza out of the microwave, sprinkle chopped tomatoes over it.

Finally, drizzle some roasted red pepper vinaigrette to finish it off.

Eat and enjoy!

Fall Highlights

Autumn leaves, and all the beautiful colors they come in: Brown, orange, yellow, green, and red!

The patterns they leave on the ground.

Walking around Manito Park, in Spokane, seeing the Japanese Garden there.

Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream, with a touch of cinnamon, from Coldstone Creamery.

Having some Old Time Photos taken with my sister while on vacation (anxiously awaiting to see the final shots).

Finding Jon, an old friend of mine online, and being able to visit and become even better friends than we were before.

Seeing my best friend, Richelle, who I have been friends with since 6th grade, and have known even longer.

Going to a Sonic burger place, where they bring your order to you on roller-skates!

...or Dick's in Spokane (not part of the Seattle chain, as I learned) where burgers are only 87 cents (depending what you order).

The Big Cat Zoo - known as "Cat Tales." Apparently the MGM Lion resides there, even though I did not get to see him, my sister sort of did.

Running around, with very limited time, on a beautiful day, snapping shots of all the beautiful glass Chihuly's outside the glass museum in Tacoma.

Hot soups and apple cider.

Getting an iPod and rediscovering old songs forgotten, and new songs released. (Currently liking the free music video of the week, "Little Toy Gun" by Honey Honey).

Looking forward to Thanksgiving!... a favorite holiday of mine. :)