Low Carb Mexican Lasagna

In an attempt to get healthy I am working hard to live a low carb lifestyle.  There are times when I seriously miss eating sweets and carbs and do cheat more then I should.  This is a recipe I concocted to use up some eggs and still be low carb that means no flour or corn tortillas.  Eggs are a great source of protein and since I have so many I really need to use them up.  

Low Carb Mexican Lasagna

1 dozen eggs scrambled
Cumin
1 large can enchilada sauce
1-2 cups mexican style grated cheese
taco meat of your choice
chopped jalapenos (if you like a little spice)

Sprinkle some cumin in a preheated, greased skillet and pour in eggs probably 1/2 cup per layer. Cook like an omelet in the shape of a flour tortilla. You will need 3 or 4 depending on the size of your baking dish. Pour a little enchilada sauce in the bottom of your baking dish and start layering.  Eggs, meat, cheese, peppers and sauce.  Sprinkle a generous layer of cheese on top and bake at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes until hot and bubbly.  The great thing about this is everything is already cooked so you are just heating it up.  

the taco meat I bough on sale

Garnish with a dollop of sour cream or guacamole and enjoy!!

An ode to my husband

With Valentine' Day fast approaching I thought I would take a few minutes to write about my amazing husband.  We have been married for almost 22 years which is a whole lot longer than a lot thought would happen.  We both came from broken relationships so we were not new to the whole marriage thing.  Our romance started on an odd note but that didn't stop us.  We were told by a minister at the church he was going to that we had a snowball's chance in hell of making it.....nice right ? 
But life with him just keeps getting better and better.  We have both had to deal with raising difficult teenagers and grandchildren, spending years apart because of the military, my mother living with us and now my nephew which he was completely on board with. He grieved with me when I lost my mom and dad and supported me at my lowest point. He has an amazing mind and a loving, generous heart and puts up with my craziness without blinking an eye. I often wonder what I did to deserve such an amazing husband. How I managed to catch the best guy in the world to be my man?  I often look in the mirror and see this old woman  looking back at me but when I say that to him he only says that I am beautiful.  I often tell him he sees me through rose colored glasses but he says he sees me through God's glasses.  That means he only sees the good in me and not the gray hair, wrinkles or sagging skin.  He sees a beautiful wife and I love him for it.  Most men compare their wives to other women, maybe wishing she were thinner, prettier or younger but not him.  He loves me for me! We don't normally celebrate Valentine's Day because, to us, we don't need one day of the year to tell each other how much we love one another, we tell each other that every day and I think that is one of the things that keep us going.  No matter what comes around the bend we stick together and if there is an issue we work it out without angry words or ugly remarks.  I have told people that we never fight and I get the "I don't believe you" look but it is true.  In all our years we have never had a fight.  If I get upset about something I just tell him and he is the same way although he say he never gets mad at me (which I find hard to believe).  I know we were truly meant to be together and he is my soulmate.  He is the man God chose for me and I am truly blessed to be his wife.