Smoky Turkey Chili

Ronni posting on a blog?  It is a miracle that you have all witnessed today.  This turkey chili is so darn good it is sure to change you life.  I highly recommend serving it with Kristin's Buttermilk Cornbread. 

1 LB ground skinless turkey

1 large onion, chopped

1 large red pepper, chopped

4 cloves garlic, chopped

3 (15 1/2 ounce) can small white beans, rinsed and drained

1(14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes

1 cup Ketchup

1 can chopped green chilies

3 TBS chili powder

2 TBS honey (spray your tbs with non-stick spray first, it slides out like magic)

1 TBS ground cumin

1 tsp dried oregano 

1/4 tsp hickory liquid smoke (this stuff smells soooo good but DO NOT lick the spoon it doesn't taste as good)

Brown turkey.  Combine turkey and  all remaining ingredients in a 5 or 6 quart slow cooker.  Stir well.  Cover and cook until flavors are blended and chili is slightly thickened, 4-5 hours on high, 8-10 hours on low. 

Top finished chili with sour cream, grated cheese and avocado. 

Seriously life changing chili.  

Disclaimer:  I can not be held responsible if this chili is not life changing or for the fact that this has been one major craving for this pregnancy.  I do know my children will eat this and so will Daver.    

Spaghetti Lasagna

-  spaghetti noodles (enough to cover bottom of 9x13 pan)
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 container cottage cheese
- 1 lb. ground beef, browned
- favorite spaghetti sauce (I like Ragu thick n chunky mushroom)
- shredded mozzarella cheese

1. Cook noodles and drain. Add eggs and parm cheese; beat well.  Put on bottom of greased 9x13 pan.
2. Cottage cheese on top of noodles.
3. Brown meat, drain fat, and add spaghetti sauce (eyeball it)!
4. Top with mozza cheese!
5. 350 for 30 min.

Serve with garlic bread or Red Lobster biscuits (see below)!

Red Lobster Biscuits

-  2 cups Bisquick
-  2/3 cup milk
-  1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
-  1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/4 tsp garlic salt

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Mix Bisquick, milk and cheese until soft dough forms (beat vigorously). Drop dough by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake 8-10 minutes.
4. Mix melted butter and garlic salt; brush over warm biscuits (I put some on before I cook and after - I like garlic)!
Best served warm!

Buttermilk Cornbread

-  1/2 cup butter
-  2/3 cup white sugar
-  2 eggs
-  1 cup buttermilk (I put 2 tbsp of lemon juice in the 1 cup and then fill the rest with regular milk)
-  1/2 tsp baking soda
-  1 cup cornmeal
-  1 cup flour
-  1 tsp salt

1. Preheat oven to 375. Grease 8 inch square pan.
2. Melt butter in large skillet. Remove from heat and stir in the sugar. Quickly add eggs and beat until well blended. Add buttermilk, baking soda, cornmeal, flour and salt until well blended. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until toothpick test comes clean.

Baked Chicken Nuggets. Kid tested, Mother approved (because they are delicious).

I got this recipe off of skinnytaste.com. The kids loved them and so did I.

Baked Chicken Nuggets

16 oz (2 large) skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut into even bit sized pieces
salt and pepper to taste
2 tsp olive oil
6 tbsp whole wheat Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
2 tbsp panko (Japanese bread crumbs, found mine on the baking isle)
2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
olive oil spray

Preheat oven to 425°. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil spray.Put the olive oil in one bowl and the breadcrumbs, panko and Parmesan cheese in another
Season chicken with salt and pepper, then put in the bowl with the olive oil and mix well so the olive oil evenly coats all of the chicken
Put a few chunks of chicken at a time into the breadcrumb mixture to coat, then on the baking sheet. Lightly spray the top with olive oil spray then bake 8 - 10 minutes. Turn over then cook another 4 - 5 minutes or until cooked though

You could double or even triple this and freeze the rest for quick reheat lunches.

Black Family Recipe Book

Here is the download to the Black Family Recipe book that I gave to Kaye and Lori for the weddings.
When you have different fonts, they don't upload on the web, so the formatting is a little strange, but hopefully all of the recipes are readable. Maybe over the next year we can continue to add our favorites and then I'll get it printed off for everyone. What do you think?
xoxo
Brook
Click Here to Download

The. Best. Cookie. Period.

I stumbled upon this recipe for Hot Chocolate Chip Cookies completely at random. I was searching for something to bring to go along with a Bunco theme, Hot Stuff. (Yeah. I'm in a bunco group. Just cool like that, I guess).

Anywho, I can't count how many times I've been asked for the recipe. Scott asks for nothing more than a batch every Sunday.

The recipe says to chill the dough for an hour--I never have. Also, the recipe says to drop the dough by the quarter cup. What?! That must have been a typo--Just do rounded tablespoons. I think the smaller, the cuter...

ENJOY!!