Sweet Chili

INGREDIENTS:
1.5 pounds 95% lean ground beef (If you leave it out, it's practically unnoticeable!)
3/4 cup chopped bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
3/4 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup thinly sliced celery
2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained
1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste (Tomaten Mark auf Deutsch)
2 cups water
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons dried sweet basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder (or the real stuff)
1 dash ground cloves
1 dash baking soda

DIRECTIONS:
1. Brown ground beef
2. Drain and return to pan
3. Add bell pepper, parsley, onion and celery
4. Saute until onion is clear, approx 5 minutes
5. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 1-1/2 to 2 hours

Add cheese?
Eat with cornbread?
YUM!!!

Taco Salad Night

Do it right and make it pretty! SO delicious on these HOT summer nights!

My Favorite Chili Recipe

Emily's Chili

1/2 or 3/4 lb beef
fistful dehydrated onion, or one chopped onion
1/4 tsp garlic powder or 1 clove minced garlic

1/4 c chili powder
1/2 tsp cumin
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 can kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 can corn (take out a small bowlful for Guy to eat, the rest is for the chili!)

Throw the first three ingredients in the crockpot, turn it to high. Cook several hours (2 or 3 or until brown), then break up with a spoon. Take out grease if you care.

Add in the rest of the ingredients, cook on low 3 or 4 hours or until dinner time. You really can't go wrong unless you leave it on high for 8 hours and burn everything.

Serve with your favorite cornbread, fried tortillas, or corn chips.

Tomale Pie

1.5 lbs Hamburger
1 onion (I just use onion powder to flavor meat)
8 oz. corn chips (just a bag of Fritos... close enough)
2 cans cream corn
1 little can chopped olives
2 (8oz) cans tomato sauce (1 for the mix, 1 for on top)
2 T Chili Powder
Dash garlic, pepper

DIRECTIONS:
-Brown hamburger, onion
-Crush corn chips (just open bag a tiny bit then step on it till they're all squooshed... much faster than by hand! haha)

-Dump cream corn, olives, ONE tomato sauce, chili, powders, & chips in big bowl and mix

-Mix in the drained hamburger

-In 9x13 or two smaller square casserole dishes (when only single recipe)
-35 mins on 350 degrees

-Enjoy!