What I'm making for Halloween

Halloween is my favorite holiday. So much so that I think I have convinced Eric that having a kid with a Halloween birthday would be fantastic. I also got engaged the day after Halloween. Yeah I'm a nerd.
Anyway I've been nosing around the Betty Crocker website and found two things that I am making for Halloween and mine and Eric's movie marathon.
Taco Fiesta Chicken Lasagna

2	(14 1/2-oz.) cans diced tomatoes with zesty mild green chiles, undrained
1/4	cup taco sauce
3	cups cubed cooked chicken
1	(16-oz.) can Old El Paso® Refried Beans
1/2	cup sour cream
12	uncooked lasagna noodles (I use Tinkyada)
12	oz. (3 cups) shredded colby-Monterey Jack cheese
1/2	cup chopped green onions
1/4	cup sliced ripe olives, if desired (Not using since Eric doesn't like them I will probably use mushrooms)
2	tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro (I am using dried so I'm cutting down the measurement) Spray 15x12-inch sheet of foil and 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl, combine tomatoes and taco sauce; mix well. Stir in chicken. In medium bowl, combine refried beans and sour cream; mix well. Spread about 1 cup chicken mixture in bottom of sprayed baking dish. Top with 4 uncooked noodles, breaking to fit if necessary. Spread with half of bean mixture and 1 1/2 cups chicken mixture. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese, half of the onions and half of the olives. Layer 4 more noodles, remaining bean mixture, 1 1/2 cups chicken mixture and 1 cup cheese. Top with remaining 4 noodles, chicken mixture, onions, olives and cheese. (Be sure top noodles are covered.) Cover with foil, sprayed side down. Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight. Heat oven to 350°F. Bake covered lasagna for 50 minutes. Uncover baking dish; bake an additional 18 to 22 minutes or until bubbly and thoroughly heated. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with cilantro. If desired, garnish each serving with dollop of sour cream, chopped tomato and shredded lettuce. Orange Cream Cheese Brownies 1 box (1 lb 1 oz) Betty Crocker® Gluten Free Brownie Mix 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened 2 cups powdered sugar 1 tablespoon frozen (thawed) orange juice concentrate Yellow food color Red food color 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips 2 teaspoons shortening Heat oven to 350ºF (325ºF for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 8-inch or 9-inch square pan with cooking spray or shortening. (For easier cutting, line pan with foil, then grease foil on bottom only of pan.) Make brownies as directed on box. Cool completely. Stir cream cheese, powdered sugar, orange juice, 2 drops yellow food color and 1 drop red food color until smooth and spreadable; spread over brownies. Place chocolate chips and shortening in small microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on Medium (50%) about 2 minutes or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Drizzle over brownies. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until cream cheese and chocolate are set. For 24 brownies, cut into 4 rows by 6 rows. Cover and refrigerate any remaining brownies.

Honey Lemon Pork Chops

Eric is sick right now. I think he has the flu, he says it's just a sinus infection. It doesn't really matter he is sick. So when I made dinner tonight I made something I had been wanting to try and didn't care if he ate it or not. He did and then ate the rest of the lasagna I made last week. I think he's getting better.
Honey Lemon Pork Chops
1 tsp Marjoram
1 tsp Basil
1 tsp Rosemary
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
1 tsp Paprika
A pinch of Cornstarch
zest of 1 lemon
juice of 1 lemon
3 tbsp honey
5 pork chops

Mix the first 8 ingredients together, then add the honey. Heat it a little bit and it will spread better on the pork chops. Set the oven to broil. Brush the pork chops with the honey mixture on both sides, then add the juice on top of the chops (I just squeezed the lemon over the chop in the pan). Place under the broiler, it should only take 8 to 10 min to be done. Serve with veggies, potatoes, or wild rice.

I like the sweet and tangy mixed with the herbs. I don't know Eric's opinion since he is sick and ate and went to bed and then ate some more. I have left overs for tomorrow night at work.

Nothing to do about food but a link to a giveaway!

Mom to 16 is doing a giveaway. It's CSN and their stuff is adorable, cute, amazing, and many other things. If you win you get $60 to spend at CSN. Here's  the link because there is nothing like free stuff to help the budget!
http://ourhaitianjourney.blogspot.com/2010/10/giveaway-time.html

Preparing for Halloween and trying to figure out what to make tonight

Here is the link from the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness for gluten free candy: http://www.celiaccentral.org/SiteData/docs/2010%20Glute/7fe94d7929e448a0/2010%20Gluten-Free%20Candy%20List.pdf
Lots of stuff that I didn't know celiacs could have. I am now armed and ready for my first year of trick-or-treaters coming to my house.
Eric and I plan on staying home on Halloween. Maybe having a small party the night before. I just want to chill that night especially since it's a Sunday and there's work the next day.
I didn't plan anything for tonight. So I'm trying to figure that out, it may be something I throw together from the pantry and freezer.
I'll post it later on.

Chili

I made Chili, it was awesome. It also cost $6 to make and it made a ton.
Ingredients:
2 cans light kidney beans
1 can tomato sauce
1 can Mexican stewed tomatoes
1 can chili ready tomatoes
1 small sweet onion chopped
1 small bell pepper chopped
1 lb hamburger
garlic, salt, pepper, sugar, paprika, cayenne pepper, chili powder to taste
Brown the hamburger and cook the onion and bell pepper, drain. Then throw it all together in a big pot or the crockpot. Then let it cook for a really long time, the longer it cooks the better it is.

Eric really liked it. We like our chili to have bit of heat to it. I made this on Thursday, and he finished it off this weekend while I was out of town. I served it with some gf bisquick biscuit bowls. It ups the cost a bit but I was really missing biscuits so I indulged.

My first restaurant review

And it's a bad one
Where: The Rome Columbia, MO
When: Saturday October 2 around 7 pm
Amount spent: $25.00 plus tip
We had seen advertisements on television that The Rome had a gluten free menu. They need to be more specific they have 2 types of gf pasta. You can't get any meat unless you want chicken. It took over an hour to get our food, they brought bread to our table even though we requested that they not. I couldn't get red sauce on anything. So I settled for the Angel Hair Aglio Olio with the gf spaghetti noodles. Eric got the spaghetti with sausage. The pasta both gf and other wise were over cooked. I don't understand why it took so long to get food since it wasn't crowed at all. And honestly we could have made better at home. We won't go again, it's not worth it.
Lesson learned: Don't go some place just because they advertise being gf on TV you will just be disappointed.