It's recipe time!!!

We had our psychology appointment today, and a whole lot of chaos before and after. I cried the whole way there, it's easy to put away the reality of it every day. It's just life and we just deal and Mason is amazing. But making that drive, thinking that I was on my way to an appointment I should not be going to, no parent should ever have to go to, really hit me hard. I ended up going to the wrong place, had a hungry baby during the appointment (not great for a nursing mama), had to walk a block downtown from my car to the office with baby and a wild 2 year old. UGH. BUT, we have good news. The psychologist doesn't want to see us again! It's a little discouraging because we still don't have answers, but we know now he does NOT have autism. But just specifically autism. What we suspect is PDD-NOS (pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified) or a learning disability of another sort, and the better news is that children with this CAN catch up. Halleluiah! It was the best waste of my time ever. lol We have to go see a different type of specialist now, a developmentalist. And there is only one in Austin, and she doesn't start with Children's Hospital till 2/8. And thank you all SO very much for the amazing support. I have received so many emails and comments, and I want you all to know how very much it means to me. It's good to know we are not alone. :o)

Ok, so now on to the recipes! Thank you to those who contributed, my mouth was watering. Shame on you for making me miserable with these yummy recipes!

Jalepeno Poppers (a.k.a. Deliciously Fattening Treat)

6 medium sized jalepeno peppers
block of cheddar cheese
uncooked bacon
toothpicks
grill

1. Cut jalepenos in halves & remove seeds.
2. Cut strips of cheddar so that they will fit inside th pepper slices
3. Wrap each pepper piece in bacon, securing with a toothpick.
4. Place peppers on hot grill, cheddar side up. Cook until bacon is browned and cooked through.
5. Eat like you've never heard of Weight Watchers! :)

~~Thank you Megan!~~

Jalapeno cream cheese roll ups

Ingredients required
Package of Tortillas
1 box of cream cheese
2-3 jalapenos seeded and chopped(depends on the size of the japs, if smaller go with 3-4)
1 tsp of lime juice

Let the cream cheese soften and then mix in the lime juice and chopped jalapeno's to where you have a nice spread consistency.

Take the cream cheese mix and spread it on the tortilla almost completely to the edges. Roll it up and complete the remainder of the tortillas. After completed slice up so you have pinwheels.

Serve with Picante sauce

YUM!!

~~Thank you Stacey!!!~~

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND BEAN SOUP



¾ lb Italian sweet sausage

2 cups beef broth

1 16 oz can tomatoes (petite diced)

1 green bell pepper (diced)

1 onion (diced)

2 cloves garlic, minced

½ tsp Italian seasoning

1 can pork and beans

1 Tbsp parsley

Remove sausage casing, crumble and brown. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer for a couple of hours.

~~Thank you Sandy!!~~