Black Bean Tostadas

I made this for dinner last night, it was really good! I made it in under 30 minutes, so it's good when you need something fast. I am going to try and hit up the Farmer's Market for organic produce this weekend. I will let everyone know how it fairs.

Needed:

4 Whole Wheat Tortillas

150z can of sodium free black beans rinsed and drained

2 Tbsp of canola oil

2 tsp of paprika

1/2 tsp of dried oregano

1 cup of diced onion

1 cup of shredded mozarella cheese (I use the vegan mozerella, but if you can have dairy, get the best mozarella)

1 cup of fresh salsa

1 lb of swiss chard chopped (I used about four big leaves)

4 tsp of minced garlic

bunch cilantro chopped

Preheat the oven to 425 and spray each side of the tortillas with cooking spray. Cook for 8-10 minutes on a cookie sheet, until crispy. Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a skillet on medium high heat, add onion and saute for about 5 minutes. Add the beans, paprika, and oregano and turn heat down to medium and cook for about 10 minutes. I addded the cheese in after 8 minutes. Chop the swiss chard and heat the other tbsp of oil in another skillet and add garlic. Cook until garlic begins to brown, then add chard and cover for 5 minutes. Top the tostadas with the cheesy-beans, garlic-greens, salsa, cilantro, and whatever else you desire.

These are colorful and really good for you! Best of all, its fast! Enjoy!

Survery-Get to Know Your Friends!

I saw this on Becky Kiser's blog and thought it sounded fun, so thank you Becky! If you read my blog, I'd love for you to do this as well.

1. High heels or boots? Heels, I have three inch black patent on right now
2. What time did you get up this morning? 7:00am
3. Diamonds or Pearls? Diamonds are a girl's best friend
4. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The Curious Life of Benjamin Button-highly recommend it!
5. What is your favorite TV show? Grey's ( I know, guilty!), Biggest Loser, and The Office.
6. What do you usually have for breakfast? Steel but oats with almond milk and brown rice syrup with hot tea
7. What is your middle name? Lynn
8. What food do you dislike? liver and most meat
9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Roger's CD, awesome worship music
10. Favorite sandwich? veggie burger with avocado and sprouts
11. What characteristic do you despise? cheating to get ahead in life and sarcasm
12. Clothing? I love Banana Republic....that's probably where I get most of my clothing
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation? Greek Isles
14. Are you an organized person? very, but lately I feel that I am slipping
15. Where would you like to retire to? California or Austin
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? this last one with my family and grandmother before she was sick
17. What are you going to do when you finish this? get back to work
18. Furthest place you are sending this? not sure
19. Person you expect to send it back first? also not sure
20. When is your birthday? July 24th
21. Morning person or a night person? Night, but some days I wake up a morning person
22. What is your shoe size? 7
23. Pets? Pups, Bailey and Lola
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? No, just glad Jacob is home.
25. What did you want to be when you were little? a veteranarian
27. What is your favorite flower? Sunflowers are up there and pink roses.
28. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? March 3rd
29.What was the last thing you ate? Other than breakfast.....dinner was Korean mung bean pancakes with dipping sauce, steamed brocolli, and soft brown rice
31. Do you wish on stars? When I was a little girl I did
32. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? pink
33. How is the weather right now? nasty!
34. Last person you spoke to on the phone? hubby
35. Favorite soft drink? I gave them up and haven't had one since June. Man, I miss Coke! However, I do have the organic GingerAles on an as need basis
36. Favorite restaurant? Azuma
37. Hair color? dirty blonde
38. What was your favorite toy as a child? Teddy Rupskin or my Cabbage Patch dolls
39. Summer or winter? Summer before we breach 100 degrees
40. Chocolate or vanilla? vanilla. I am the only woman in the world who doesn't care for chocolate
41. Coffee or tea? hot tea
42. Do you want your friends to do this also? absolutely
43. When was the last time you cried? Last night when Jacob was reading me Streams in the Desert...it was really sweet
44. What is under your bed? the box for our TV, so we could repack it when needed....maybe some dog toys too
45. What did you do last night? made dinner and hung out with Jacob, then watched Three Amigos (I had never seen it).
46. What are you afraid of? spiders=terrified
47. Salty or sweet? Sweet, but I love salty too! In fact, both at the same time!
48. How many keys on your key ring? 3
49. How many years at your current job? 4 years
50. Favorite day of the week? Friday night
51. Positive or negative? positive always!
52. How many people will you send this to? who knows!
53. How many will respond? i hope some
54. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? absolutely

One Year!

What a milestone! I can't believe we've been married for one year. It's amazing!

This year has been the best year of my life, as well as the hardest. As much as I wish I could say we had a wonderful year, we had a tough year, but it was still such a blessed year.

Let me recount the blessings of God:

1) My health went from being the poorest it's ever been to now where I am the healthiest I have ever been.
2) Our wedding day was spectacular and I will never forget the fun, joy, and love I felt that day.
3) We had a rough honeymoon, but an amazing redo honeymoon in California.
4) We got our two little blessings, Bailey and Lola who make us laugh and who are always thrilled to see us.
5) I have learned more in the my first year of marriage about trusting God when it's hard to see what lies ahead than I did my whole Christian life.
6) I am more in love with Jacob than I have ever been. He's such a rock and an encourager. What a precious gift he is to me.
7) The time that Jacob was gone made me treasure every moment with him. We spent a Sunday evening enjoying each other instead of saying goodbye. We got ready for work together today and drove in together. How awesome it was!
8) My love for the Lord has grown deeper as I have learned what it means to "become one flesh."
9) The relationship between my Jacob and my parents has grown significantly. They deeply love him and cherish him as a son-in-law.
10) I see God's hand in our lives and I feel that he is doing something in us and through us. It's such a peace to be in His will.


I love you Jacob Martin, thank you for pursuing me from the very beginning, for romancing me, and for giving me the moon!