SEPT 2009 HealthyLife.Net Listener Newsletter

Enchilada Casserole
Tim Flannery

o 1 C grated cheddar cheese
o 1 C grated Monterey Jack cheese
o ½ medium onion
o 1 lb fresh mushrooms
o 1 can (28 oz) enchilada sauce
o 1 can (4 oz) sliced black olives
o 1 pkg large corn tortillas

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine grated cheeses together in a bowl and set aside. Chop onion and mushrooms. In another bowl, combine a third of the enchilada sauce, onion, mushrooms, olives, and 1½ cups of cheese. Line the bottom of a 9"x13" glass casserole dish with a layer of tortillas dipped in a third of the enchilada sauce. Pour mixture over tortillas, then top with another layer of tortillas dipped in enchilada sauce. Pour any remaining sauce over top. Bake for 20 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining half cup of cheese on top. Bake for 5 more minutes. Slice and serve.

For 25 years, Tim played infield and coached third base for the San Diego Padres championship major league baseball team; he's played and coached in two World Series and an All-Star game. Tim also did broadcasting for the Padres. He next headed north to the San Francisco Giants team, joining them as their third base coach. In spite of his heavy baseball schedule, Tim pursued his musical life. Music from the foothills of the Kentucky coal mines are deeply embedded in Tim's roots. He probably had a guitar in his hand before a baseball glove. Harmonies, melodies and lyrics course through his veins like a tornado marking its path. Tim's latest album, released in 2007, is called The Wayward Wind. Tim's critically-acclaimed Pieces of the Past (Whale Bone Records) is a roots album honoring his Irish-Kentucky-Cherokee heritage; it came about when Tim's father fell victim to Alzheimers disease. Jackson Browne, Bruce Hornsby, Darryl Johnson and Steve Poltz sang on Pieces of the Past, and the album was produced by Irish singer/songwriter Matt Manning, Mick Hanly wrote a song for the project, and P.J. Curtis produced two tracks. His 2001 release, Highway Song, produced by Jeff Berkley, highlighted Tim's advances as a songwriter. He continues to explore the range of possibilities that life, music, and songwriting make possible on his next release, Kentucky Towns. Inspired by the discovery of his father's Bible, Tim was thrown back to a time and place that re-connected him to his childhood. Of Ring Around the Sun, Tim and his friends perform many sell-out concerts, and he has also opened shows for Jimmy Buffett, George Thorogood, Willie Nelson, Richie Havens, Merle Haggard, and Judy Collins, among others. Tim's records have been released in Ireland, and he has been nominated for music awards. He continues to tour and perform his music all over the country. His ninth record in 14 years, Traveling Shoes, is set to be released in the fall of 2009 on Whalebone Records. Tim dons his baseball cleats and returns again this baseball season to coach 3rd base for the Giants. He continues to follow those gypsy winds he writes about and draws from the experience of the game he loves. Shifting winds, daily doses of living, America's pastime; Tim Flannery relies on the constant unpredictability of weather, life, baseball and music to write his stories and sing his songs that flow from the core of his being. Web site: www.timflannery.com