Jean: There is a world of difference between jalapenos and green chiles. Green chiles don't have any heat, just flavor. I love them both. I make a wicked green enchilada casserole that has chicken and the green chiles.
I really miss chili rellenos. I don't like the way they are made nowadays. In New Mexico they would just roast the chile, remove the skin, cut them open and remove the seeds, put a slice of monterey jack cheese or a white mexican cheese inside, roll in corn meal and fry them until the cheese melted. They put meat and stuff in them now, and everybody put egg batter on them. I am a purist and like the other way better. The mexican restaurants here don't even use green chiles, they use poblano peppers which aren't nearly as good.
Maggie: Thanks for the recipe!
I am down 7.5 lbs for the week! Boy that treadmill seems to be doing its work! Jack shampooed carpets upstairs yesterday, but hurt his back so I have to finish one room this morning and then start on the downstairs. The shampooer is so heavy it will be fun to get it down the stairs!
Have a good day girls!
Faye
For once we got what the weatherman was predicting; at 8 AM the radio said we had 8" of snow but DH said it was more like 10"+! I've been lazy and read the newspaper, watched a bit of TV, and wrote some letters.
because I knew we were starting off with a two hour late start! They called school off by 7 AM; the wind has picked up and it is not nice outside! It is still snowing too. 
I am not a "good" cook and do not like to cook! Half the stuff in recipes I've never heard of, let alone used. *sigh* I have to read labels carefully when I am looking for new ingredients. 
in Iowa!
I'm just peeking in before I head to bed. 
ing outside. Seems that it does that at night for our benefit and then the sun comes out during the day. 
in Iowa!
out big time. But to tell the truth I enjoyed every mouthful so I am not going to get upset about it. We ate at Sizzler for noon and then a Chinese place for dinner and that blew the day but like I said ~ it was worth it and life goes on and Life is good.
It was too cold to back outside! It isn't that they don't heat the school, it's that the heating system is OLD and needs to be replaced. Windows need to be replaced and weather stripping around outside doors need to be replaced. Today it was better but the wind was from the south rather than the north. Chinese sounds so good! I always eat way too much of that!
from Iowa!
which will be here tomorrow! You know those plastic things that are put on the carpet so the chairs will roll in offices.... I am getting the largest that they make to put down in the living room and exercise to my hearts content. 
I have one under my chair in here which isn't as large as he ordered for me so I know it will be enough of an area. I can do my free 
exercise on it also since I do most of them either sitting or standing. I certainly don't do much now but I will get better. 
Isn't if fun to buy new clothes. I have a bunch of white blouses that are way to large now but I am using them when I do my glass work so I am keeping them. I do need to get some smaller size ones because they are my "uniform." I love white blouses.