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" ~ P_T ~ <patchouli_troll> " <patchouli_troll> wrote:

> Don't forget to fix yourself and somebody you love something good to

eat today.

 

 

I don’t dare NOT obey the mighty list owner, hm? So tonite we had

chili. I don’t believe in following a recipe for things like chili,

generally, so all measurements are vague approximations. I didn’t

measure anything; I just threw in what I had on hand. Here’s tonite’s

concoction:

 

Chili

 

½ tbsp olive oil

3 stalks celery, chopped

1 onion, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

1 red pepper, chopped

6 cloves garlic, minced

3 jalapenos, finely chopped

2 cans diced, peeled tomatoes, including the liquid (you could use

fresh, of course)

2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained

1 can baked beans

1 – 2 tbsp chili powder

1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

1 – 2 tsp cayenne pepper

½ tsp cumin

¼ tsp freshly cracked black pepper

 

Saute celery, onion, green and red peppers, garlic and jalapenos in

olive oil until onions are transparent. Add tomatoes and beans, and

season to taste, depending on how much bite you like your chili to have.

Simmer, stirring occasionally for at least 30 minutes, but longer is

always better.

 

The colours in this were wonderful! It looked and tasted great, with

just enough bite, but not so much that it overpowered the delicious

flavours of the veggies and beans.

 

P_T, you’ll get a kick out of this: the bf was standing around talking

to me while I threw this together, not particularly interested until it

started to smell good. Then he promptly went in search of a pen and

paper and tried to remember what I had done so that he could write

himself a recipe. He said my food always looks so much better than

anything he cooks, because as soon as you add meat everything starts to

look brown/grey. I swear I’m gonna make a veggie out of him yet!

 

--

Sherri

 

The NRA says, 'Guns don't kill people - people kill people.' That may be

true, but I think the gun helps. You're not going to kill many people by

standing around shouting 'bang!'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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, Sherri <sherria@o...>

wrote:

> " ~ P_T ~ <patchouli_troll> " <patchouli_troll> wrote:

> > Don't forget to fix yourself and somebody you love something good

to

> eat today.

>

>

> I don't dare NOT obey the mighty list owner, hm?

 

LOL! Aren't you just glad I didn't ask you to kiss my toe ring? ;)

 

>

> P_T, you'll get a kick out of this: the bf was standing around

talking

> to me while I threw this together, not particularly interested

until it

> started to smell good. Then he promptly went in search of a pen and

> paper and tried to remember what I had done so that he could write

> himself a recipe. He said my food always looks so much better than

> anything he cooks, because as soon as you add meat everything

starts to

> look brown/grey. I swear I'm gonna make a veggie out of him

yet!

>

> --

> Sherri

 

That is awesome, Sherri. I think most meat-eaters are pleasantly

surprised

about our delicious food after seeing how we do what we do, and

eventually

realise they do not miss the brown flesh stuff at all in the recipes.

It just

tastes better and looks better.... not to mention smell. Bravo to

you. I will put

this recipe in our 'stews' file. Thanks to the bf for being your food

historian

and writing it down. :)

 

~ P_T ~

 

It is easier to find a score of men wise enough to discover the truth

than to

find one intrepid enough, in the face of opposition, to stand up for

it

~ A.A. Hodge

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