How cold is too cold to go out...-29 I would say!

So what does your average family do when it is too cold to go out and even make it to the grocery store? Board games, Wii, read and scrapbook. Those are all things that we usually do when it is -29 outside. Oh, really, that isn't a typo. It was -29 on our outside thermometer this morning at 6 am. Jerry being the farm boy that he is has to know everything about the conditions outside when he wakes up, so we have a digital thermometer for that. I'm not sure where the rain gauge is? Anyway, as I have said before, the heartland was pounded with snow and with the snow storms you can always expect cold. Not just any cold, bitter cold. I grew up in Utah so I love the snow and winter. I lived a half hour from 3 resorts, I know snow. But my friends, there is no cold like it is here. It would be one thing to have all this snow in the winter and be able to go out and play in it, right now, you are 10 minutes to frostbite for any uncovered skin. That is freaking cold!!!

So I have taken this day to do some cooking. I start back to preschool on Monday and want to have a few things in the freezer that I can just pull out and throw in the oven. Today I have browned 6 pounds of hamburger, roasted a chicken in my new cast iron roasting pan that I got for Christmas, cooked some more chicken breasts, made Mexican cheese dip and my Grandma's Enchilada Lasagna. For anyone who knows me, I am a mexican food-aholic! I love any and all mexican food. So when it has been about a month since my last mexican food cooking spree and my family can handle it again, I go for it full boar. Really, I love it!

This recipe from my Grandma is one that she used to make and bring to our house on a Sunday afternoon when she needed an excuse to come see us, (she really never needed an excuse, she just thought she did) and spend the afternoon visiting. This recipe can also be done in the crock-pot. I have cooked it in the morning and put it on low for the day. I serve it with Mexican corn and sour cream.

Enchilada Lasagna
with love from Grandma

1 pkg. of white CORN tortillas (white work better for some reason)
2 pounds hamburger, browned
2 12 oz. cans of Red Sauce/Enchilada Sauce (any brand)
4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
4 cups mozzarella cheese

Brown hamburger and drain the grease. Pour 1 can of Red Sauce into the hamburger and taste. If it is spicy enough then don't add the other can. Save it for the top. Spray a 9x 13 pan with non-stick spray and layer a single layer of tortillas. Then layer the browned hamburger, then cheeses in a somewhat thin layer. Continue layering in the pattern until you have 3 layers. When you get to the top, just sprinkle cheese on the top tortillas and drizzle the remaining sauce if any. It will be fine if you just have cheese on the top.

Cover with foil and bake @ 375* for 25 minutes or until the cheese is bubbling and melted.

From my home to yours....Enjoy!