Super Yummy Chili! December 3, 2009
Posted by Teresa in : Dinner, Lunch , 1 comment so farI made this yesterday and it was the best chili I think I’ve ever made! Complex flavour spectrum…. 
(I picked that up on Food Network.) Throw it all into a nice big pot, medium heat, and start adding everything:
Ingredients:
- 1 large can crushed tomatoes
-1 pkg Veggie Ground Round (the best stuff – no browning required!)
- 1 can mixed beans (would also be good with an additional can of kidney beans), drained, rinsed and drained again
- 1/4 bottle of beer (no more or it gets too runny)
Then comes the flavour!! Add some (anywhere from 1/4 – 1 teaspoon) of the following ingredients, depending on your tastes:
- chili powder
- sea salt
- cayenne pepper (and I think I put some fresh ground black pepper in too)
- garlic, chopped fine
- paprika
- chili sauce – Frank’s Red Hot or Louisiana hot sauce (not too much!)
- Tobasco sauce
- Worchestershire sauce
- a dollop of molasses (yes, for real!)
- maple syrup (don’t gasp!), about 1 Tbsp
- about 6 melting chocolates, the ones that are button shaped, about 1 inch across (stir well to melt)
The sweetness counteracts the spicy and makes all the tastebuds on your tongue come alive! Taste often to make sure you haven’t gone too far in any direction, sweet or spicy… you might need more spicy after adding the sweet stuff! Enjoy the best chili that ever took you 10 minutes to make!
When I make this again, I think I’ll start with some onions, and might also add some jalapenos or other hot peppers, if I’ve got ‘em. And it’s always better to let it simmer, but you can also make it super fast!
“You Only Live Once” Peanut Butter Cookies October 2, 2008
Posted by Teresa in : Dessert , add a commentThe title comes from my good friend Liesa, who often says “you only live once” whenever a discussion comes up about whether or not some yummy thing should be eaten! I got the recipe from 101cookbooks.com.
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour, best-for-bread flour, spelt flour, or unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 3/4 tsp fine grain sea salt
- 1 cup organic, chunky natural peanut butter (the “just peanuts” kind, no added sugar)
- 1 cup maple syrup (yum!)
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1+1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used the cheap stuff, but I bet the real expensive stuff would be better)
Preheat oven to 350°F. Place racks in the top third.
In a medium mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. in a separate larger bowl combine the peanut butter, maple syrup, olive oil, and vanilla. Stir until combined. Pour the flour mixture over the peanut butter mixture and stir until barely combined – still a bit dusty looking. Let sit for five minutes, give one more quick stir, just a stroke or two. Now drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheets (I used my Pampered Chef baking stone, no parchment paper). Press down on each one gently with the back of a fork. It’s a loose batter, so if you’re set on doing criss-crosses, go ahead and chill the batter for an hour or so before this step. Bake for 10, maybe 11 minutes – but don’t over bake or they will be dry. Let cool five minutes and transfer to a cooling rack. They will be moist and delicious!
Make 2 – 3 dozen cookies.
