As October approached, I found myself getting all excited. Autumn! Do you know where Hubby and I were on October 1? Working on our tans while lounging around the pool. It was another hundred degree day yet again!
Continue reading “Is it Chili Season Yet?”Category: Cheater’s Canned Chili
Things That Go Bump in the Night
Halloween Night takes some special planning. If you have young children who are going out Trick or Treating, it’s hard to get them to sit through a big meal. When kiddo was younger, it was a night for Corn Dogs. Quick, easy and out the door.
Continue reading “Things That Go Bump in the Night”Chili Can’t Get Easier
Sometimes when you don’t feel much like cooking you’ll grab what appears to be the easiest recipe in your collection. Yet you can still get a nice surprise. Yes, this recipe is super easy. But it was also delicious.
Continue reading “Chili Can’t Get Easier”My New Year’s Day Cheater’s Chili
Every New Year’s Day I like to make a big pot of beans. In years gone by, it was a big pot of Pink Beans with hunks of left-over Christmas Ham. While a lot of people were dining on honey ham or glazed spiral ham for their Christmas Supper, back in the day I had to have a good smoked ham because I knew the bone and scraps of meat would end up in a pot of beans come New Year’s Day. We had a family tradition back then – a day at Mount Charleston building our New Year’s Snowman and sipping hot chocolate, then home again to snuggle up to a big pot of beans with warm cornbread that evening.