Friday, January 16, 2009

Never Know It's Healthy Chili

An easy and delicious slow cooker chili. It is allergy-friendly for most allergens. It has tons of hidden veggies and enough seasoning that you'd never guess it was low fat! I always make this large recipe and freeze individual servings for quick re-heats.

Ingredients

2lbs Ground beef, turkey or game

1/4 Onion, chopped

2 cans Black beans

2 Small cans tomato sauce

2 cans Diced tomatoes

1 tablespoon Chili powder

1 Red bell pepper, chopped finely

1 Yellow bell pepper, chopped finely

2 cups Baby carrots (about 20) chopped finely

1 teaspoon Paprika

Pinch of oregano

1/2 tablespoon Garlic powder

1 teaspoon Cumin

Salt and pepper

1/2 tablespoon Season salt

Preparation

Cook both meats through then add onion and cook until soft. Drain off grease and place meat and onion mix in a colander over your sink. Open both cans of beans and empty into colander over meat. Rinse everything thoroughly under hot water. Add to Crockpot.

Add all remaining ingredients to Crockpot and cook on low for at least 3 hours and a maximum of 10. Enjoy!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Sites to Ease the Pain of Domesticity

Visit Geezeo
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SpringPadit
This is a site for all of those who love a To-Do list! Instead of trying to find that crumpled piece of paper wadded up in your purse just keep it online. Make grocery lists, keep recipes, even plan ahead a week of meals, all just a click away.

ConsumerSay
You know when you think, "A mom/woman/person could not have invented this or it would work so much better?" Well, make them listen here!

Visit Venus Smile Makeover
And once you've gotten all your bills paid, added to your savings, planned all your meals, gone grocery shopping and made the world a slightly better place you can visit this site and give yourself a virtual makeover! C'mon, you deserve a laugh and a break.