Kid APPROVED Chilli recipe with Pics

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Kid approved Chili Recipe

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I don't usually share recipes on my Blog...well...I actually have NEVER shared a recipe on my Blog...quite frankly because it has nothing to do with crafting or crocheting, BUT it totally does fall under the CREATING category which is what my blog says it's about...right?! YES!

I also must share the fact that I have a rather "boring" palette...sorry...I use to be one of those "picky" eaters...I maybe sorta kinda still am...just NOT as bad!!LOL

As I have mentioned before I am a mother of 5...you can bet your booty I got myself a "picky" eater!

(1 out of 5 isn't too bad though..hey?!)

So I thought I would share with you my...yes...MY chili recipe...with the cool fall weather and soon to be cold winter weather...moving in

unless you are one of those that chose to live in the "summer" all year round ;)......

I figured chili is a good recipe to share!

Now my family and I think this Chili is "the bomb"! I don't claim it to win any "chili" contests in any sort of way...heck...with my palette... I probably wouldn't even TRY most of those chilli's!LOL!

Let's get started....Apron ON!

Ingredients:

1 lb. Ground beef

(you could also add 1/2 lb. ground pork to this...would be yummy!)

1 onion

2 15.5oz. cans chili beans

1 15.25oz. can kidney beans

2 14.5 oz. can(or 1 LARGE can) Diced tomatoes

Ketchup

Mustard

garlic

(powder works fine too)

salt and pepper

chili powder

1 packet chili mix

(sold in hot and mild..that's your call!) 

(sold by the taco seasoning and gravy packets)

bay leaf

optional toppings:

cheddar or mozzarella cheese

crackers, corn chips, tortilla chips

sour cream

and last BUT certainly not least...a tradition for us and maybe for many...

CINNAMON ROLLS

where we grew up...they just simply went together...you didn't have chili...unless you had Cinnamon rolls to go with it..it's bordering on "sin"! ;)

see...not THAT much to it!

Let's cook...

first...saute your onion in a little(1 T.) butter or margarine

I use about 1/2 of a small to medium onion

then go ahead and toss in your beef(and ground pork if adding)

fry it up...

make sure it is COMPLETELY cooked through!

and add some garlic...I buy a big bottle of chopped garlic..but i use to use garlic powder...

there is no science here...add as much or as little as you want!

(OK..I'll give an approximate amt.~ 1 T. chopped or use the amount it says makes 1 whole garlic on the bottle of garlic powder...that should work!) 

Add your salt, pepper, and about 1 T. chili powder to your meat.

add about 1 C. Ketchup

and about 1/2 C. mustard to your meat

mix it...baby...mix it

it should look like a REAL thick sloppy Joe mix!

NOW we add ALL the canned goodness!

to me...this Chili left like this is TOO thick! We like ours more soupy!

I add water till it fills the pan FULL! ;)

(sorry...this pic got a little blurred..you get the idea though...right?!)

if you like it thicker, add less water...but do add just enough water to cover the "chili"

Back to the STOVE!

Where we add MORE FIRE!!! or Chili powder!

I add another 2-4 T. of chili powder...depending on how spicy I want it!

and sometimes i need to add more salt and pepper...taste it to see if you feel it needs more of these things!

add your bay leaf...

and let simmer with the lid on for as long as you like!!

I would say a minimum of at least 1/2 hour though!

add WHATEVER yummy toppings you like...Don't forget the CINNAMON ROLLS and ENJOY!!

I have a slight confession to make...I DID NOT have Cinnamon rolls on this day..I KNOW! I'm SORRY!

BUT...I had a loaf of french bread that I SLATHERED in butter then added some cinnamon sugar to and baked...it was my CINNAMON ROLL substitute...it wasn't the same...but it was still YUMMY!

Thanks for visiting ~Couture Unraveled~

and if you try this recipe...I would LOVE to hear your thoughts...good or bad...well...be gentle!

;)

Have a WONDERFUL DAY!!

Victoria W.

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(isn't that what PR friendly is?! stop laughing!)

I have done a couple giveaways in the past for some of my own items...I have even had my stuff reviewed and be given away on other blogs...but HOW FUN it would be to be able to do giveaways of some of YOUR stuff from MY blog??!!!

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I am going to do my very FIRST giveaway coming up REAL soon!! I will keep it a secret as to WHO and WHAT the giveaway will be from and for!!

Just know that you WILL want to keep watch!!

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In the meantime...if you are AT ALL interested in having me review one of your products...
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I look forward to bringing this NEW section to my Blog!! I hope you will like it TOO!!!

Blessings!

Victoria W.

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Kids Craft and are you still here?

YES! I'm still HERE!
Life right now...

has been

BUSY!!

You guys must have thought i seriously dropped off the face of the earth...right?!

Well...let me fill you in a little as to why I have been gone for SO LONG!!!
(Craft is posted after ALL my blah blah blahing!)


First off...this Mama had to go in and have a D and C done little over a month ago...then 3 weeks ago my POOR POOR baby went in and had his tonsils and adenoids taken out!! I KNOW! POOR THING! right?!

He got released that day because he was doing SOOO good!!! That was until his drugs wore off at home...so yeah...we ended up in the ER the next night with an IV and a different pain medicine prescription!!

He is pretty much FULLY healed..and although I HATED every SECOND of him being in pain...oh...and the SMELLY SMELLY Smelly breath he had!!!WHEW!!!

He sleeps so quietly...no more snoring or sleep apnea...

YAY!!

and

Life is finally getting back to normal...if my life is ANYTHING normal?! Well..whatever it is...it's coming BACK!hehe!

and...

as IF my Life isn't already busy...i have decided i would like to do crafts with OTHER ladies!! Coffee, Laughter, Crafting...what could be more FUN than THAT?!

So I am starting a Ladies Craft Day once a month!! I will have my camera in tow...and will post some pics of us in action...crafting and drinking coffee!!

Can't WAIT!!!!

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Here is a craft me and my 3 1/2 year old did...did I mention I LOVE spending time with him alone while the other kids are at school?! It's so sweet!

OK...back to work..the craft...

first of all...

 I got this craft from the Family Fun magazine...if you have that magazine...isn't it AWESOME?! If you don't have it...get IT! ;)

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You will need:

~1 C. sand

 (if you live by the beach..you got it made...if not...i got mine from Dollar tree but I have seen it at Walmart! woop!)

~1/2 C. cornstarch

~1 t. Alum (sold by the spices)

~Saucepan

(stainless steel or OLD one you don't care about)

~wooden spoon

(I've never been good at following rules..i used a rubber spatula...it worked fine for me?!)
~3/4 C. water
~embellishments
(I seriously used WHATEVER I could find!)

 Directions:

~add the sand,cornstarch, and alum to a saucepan and use a wooden(hehe) spoon to combine them completely.

~add the water and stir the mixture until it is smooth and the cornstarch is dissolved.

(My little "shirtless" boy wanted to help do some stirring...stir away "shirtless" boy...stir away...)

looks like milk! I assure you it is NOT milk! ;)

~cook the clay over medium-low heat , stirring occasionally.

the clay should start to thicken within a minute or two. stir more vigorously, being sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the pan.

~after about 3 minutes of cooking,the clay will have thickened to the consistency of play dough. remove the clay from the pan. once it 's COOLED enough to touch, you can start sculpting.

(for best results use the clay within a day or two of mixing it)

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"Shirtless" learned how to make balls out of clay...

he did pretty good!

I think I will put him to work next time I make sugar cookies!!

One thing I really like about this project was that it really wasn't that messy!!

 "shirtless" is almost done with his "snow~people"

OK...so there not "quite" balls...but hey! he's only 3..and he had SOOOO much FUN!!! ;)

now THIS is where you get craft-ay! grab your embellishments...you have to use your imagination here...i had these little sequence beads on hand...there pretty cheap if you want to buy them!

 I used them for buttons,eyes,and the nose!!

(I couldn't find ANYTHING that was shaped like a "carrot" nose!!)

I went outside and found some small twigs...

VOILA!

This little guy has arms now!!!

I had NO idea what I was gonna use for a top hat..so i went into our dump garage and thumbed through the Hubby's work bench...and found these screws that have the shape of a top hat at the top!! I was SOOO EXCITED! I quickly sprayed a little bit of black spray paint on it...let it dry a few minutes..then stuck it in!! I would have gotten pictures...but...um...i was too excited about my brilliant good idea! sorry!

for the rest of my snow~family I had to get creative!

I wanted something "different" for the arms on the snow~couple...

I found some small screw hooks..(.is that correct terminology?!)..oh well...

They made cute little arms...don't you think?! ;)

and the snow~lady is wearing a bling ring turned hat!

(In other words it was a left over birthday party ring with the "ring" part cut off!!LOL!)

~The clay should dry completely within a week...if any pieces

are taken off by kids that can't leave them alone

 fall off after clay dries...

you can reattach it with tacky glue! So...maybe this is a little early...I don't care...I only had white sand and i couldn't think of anything else to make with white sand...plus...winter IS coming!! ;)

Have FUN!!

and NOW...

I would like to introduce to you the Snow~Family!!

;)

For more FUN FAMILY crafts...go get yourself a subscription of Disney Family Fun magazine!!!!

and

1 more thing...I want to share with you a couple projects my husband has done and is doing...

This is the shed my Husband built (with a little help) at my Parents new house!!

YUP! That's HIM in the doorway!! woot whew!! ;)

and right next to it he is building a play house for my kids(we rent so we built it over there)

I will post pictures as it comes along! My kids are VERY excited to get to play in it!!

Victoria W. 

~Couture Unraveled~