Chili Recipie

OK here it is my famouts Chili Recipie.

Start with 2 or 3 bags of WIlliam's brand chili powder... I can't say exactly how much cause its different everytime.

Then you need 4 to 5 lbs of ground meat (the cheapest you can find is best)
(you may also use turkey, pork or deer, the truth is we're gonna season the crap out of it so it doesn't matter)

You'll need 1 whole large yellow onion, 3 cans of beans (two kidney, 1 dark red kidney), 3 cans of tomatoes (I use fire roasted), two cans tomatoe paste, 1 bottle of tomato juice, 1 bulb of garlic (15 to 20 cloves), Olive oil, 4 whole jalepenos, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and 2 or 3 bottles of rootbeer (for drinking while you cook)

First you chop up the onion and about half of the garlic and sautee them in a pan with a little olive oil, then set aside. Then begin browning the meat in the same pan that you just cooked the onion and garlic, add back 3 or 4 spoonfuls of the onion and garlic to each half pound of meat. Salt and pepper to taste as you brown the meat.

In a 5 quart pot begin adding the beans, chili powder, tomatos, and tomato paste. Add the meat as you brown it. once done with the meat add whatever onion and garlic is left to the pot. simmer over low heat. Chili will be extremely thick at this point and may tend to burn depending upon the pot you are using. Add tomato juice, salt, pepper and remaing garlic to season to taste and texture.

Take 4 jalepenos and cut off the stem end, make sure not to expose the seeds. (If you wish to have spicy chili expose the seeds) place whole Jalepenos in the pot of chili... stir and taste often... the longer it simmers the better it will taste.


NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT...

you will need 1 habenjero pepper, 1 green bell pepper, 1 yellow bell pepper and 1 red bell pepper and 3 whole lemons.

Remove 1 quart of chili and 2 jalepenos from previous pot and place chili in second pot... add jalepenos to other pepper and dice all peppers together add to chili... Juice all four lemons and add juice to chili... simmer for 20 to 30 min... this is one of the best spicy chilis I have ever tasted.

Christmas Update

Man, at first I was all about this BLOG... that lasted a day or two. Now I set back at my desk and wonder what on earth could I write about that anybody would possibly want to read. Well the truth is I'm not sure Iever written anything that anyone would want to read. And yet I am contiually humbled by people that come up to me at church or at school and tell me that they appreciate something that I posted on facebook.

So I guess maybe sometimes the Lord moves me and allows me to say something worth being said.

It is the 22nd of December and everyone I know is prepping for Christmas. I have most of my shopping done and only have one gift left to go pick up for my wife. I have small Tea Party table that I am paing for Ashytn, it is white but still needs butterflies. I am reaching the point that I'm not sure I'll ever get everything done. I guess the truth is, either I will or I won't either way Christmas is coming. I love this time of year, it is one of my favorites. I love the spirit that people get into. The music reaches into your soul and releases something deep down inside that reminds us that life is about giving.

MERRY CHRISTMAS... may all who read this find a little piece of hope in thier stocking this year.

Where has the Christmas Spirit gone

so every year we have this competition at school to decorate our doors for the holidays, I typically choose Christmas as I am a Christian. SO anyways... I like to win and I am fairly competitive, but this year the victory is hollow.

The judges typ. award 4 prizes, ine per floor and a grand prize. This year I found out I was one of only three teachers that decorated their doors...

I AM SAD!

Where's the spirit.

ON the topic of competition I must say that I am a little bothered by a Chili cook off I entered last night at Church... All contestants entered pots that had roughly 3 to 4 quarts of chili, my pot had almost 5 quarts. They only mentioned first and second place (neither of which were me and yet my pot of chili was the first to go empty by almost 30 min. In fact I was last in line and I didn't even get a bowl of my own chili. SO either the judges were wrong or everyone else was.

For those of you that don't know me please note that the above passage has only love in mind. I was thrilled to spend the time with my friends and family and am glad that all of the chili was enjoyed.