The blog cooking frenzy has begun! The cookbook we have been making everything out of so far is called "fresh food fast" published by Oxmoor House.
I've really enjoyed using this cookbook because it's filled with delicious recipes that don't take much time to make and are really healthy! At the bottom of each recipe, the nutrition facts are listed for the health conscious eater. 
Our first adventure was the Chicken Tortilla Pie. It was delicious! The ingredients: Shredded cooked chicken breast, Fresh Salsa (recipe provided), spicy black bean dip, multi grain flour tortillas, and Monterey Jack cheese.
It called for shredded chicken, which seemed to be difficult to find (or maybe just in our grocery store), so we just made some chicken breasts and shredded them ourselves. My favorite part of this recipe was the black bean dip! I'd never had it before (I'm actually a rather picky eater . . . or I was until the last year or so) and I searched for quite a while before I finally found it in the health food aisle. I'm have little tolerance for spicy foods, so I took the mild version, instead of the spicy that the recipe called for. It's by Guiltless Gourmet with just 40 calories per serving and no fat, cholesterol or sugar! Sodium count: 125mg, Carbs: 7g, Fiber: 2g, and Protein: 2g. This has become one of my favorite snack time foods, and that alone has made this recipe worth the making! 
I think our version turned out much like the cookbooks picture, and it was quite delicious! We made plenty of extra salsa to keep for snacking later. We found that scoops chips with a bit of bean dip topped with salsa is a great finger food!
The happy husband amidst our move-in mess.
We hadn't even gotten a table yet, so we ate on the floor!
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