Food Photo of the Day ~ Chilli Con Carne

 

One pot dinners are upon us and nothing beats a bowl full of chilli. The spicy heat stewed with tomatoes, meat and beans is a dinner classic in high demand during the cooler months at our house. Making chilli also means leftovers and those leftovers become spooned over jacket potatoes, a platter of hearty nachos, ladled out over homemade chips for poutine, quick lunches, a scoopable snacking dip for tortilla chips and other dinners.   

Leftovers #45 ~ Chilli Mac

As always with leftover chilli one may feel the need to add an extra can of beans, serve it with rice or quinoa to stretch it a bit further however this time I added cooked pasta. Elbow macaroni would be ideal but any shaped pasta with do. Just cook the pasta according to package directions; then add the pasta to the heated leftover chili. Gently stir to heat together. Serve in bowls with shredded cheese and sour cream on top. 

Hope everyone is having a good week. - JD     

Food Photo of the Day ~ Chili

Not surprised when temperatures drop, chili is the required meal at our house. I enjoy making this tasty effortless one pot dish. Loaded with black, kidney and edamame beans, corn, red and green peppers, carrots, onions and ground meat, this is pure comfort food pleasure in a bowl. Just enough spice to give it some heat which was topped with sour cream and grated cheese and a side of homemade corn bread. Sure glad there are leftovers tonights dinner. 

Have a good weekend everyone! - JD 

Food Photo of the Day ~ Jacket Sweet Potato with Chilli

When we have leftover chilli having a jacket potato with chilli is always a dinner option however this time I wanted to do something different so I opted for sweet potatoes instead. This is a tasty way to add more nutrients to the dinner plate. Find "potato sized" sweet potatoes; prepare and bake them how you normally would do potatoes for jacket/baked potatoes; slice lengthwise; top with chilli and cheese. Serve with a super green side salad. Simple, easy and delicious! 

Hope everyone had a lovely Halloween and weekend. The kidlets had lots of fun off doing their own thing. - JD 

My Week in Food

As you know I made cornbread yesterday. I used a different recipe this time and it turned out fine. I replaced the flour with cornflour and still used the amount of cornmeal the recipe asked for. The texture was soft and smooth which in turn made it crumbly... too crumbly. Since the recipe called for a 1/2 cup sugar the cornbread was a bit on the sweet side. I like a bit of sweetness however not major sweetness when it comes to cornbread. 

This chili had a nice level of spiciness which gave an even heat. Which in turn helped my cold a bit. There are leftovers and as this chili ages... or sits it will get more spicier. I am planning on doing Chili Dogs for dinner on Friday with the leftovers. Hopefully by that time this cold will be gone and I will be able to enjoy the spiciness for pure spiciness sake!

When one has an overabundance of apples then an apple pie is definitely going in the oven. Making it in a flan pan completely turned this classic dessert into more of a substantial deep dish apple pie.  

This morning I made a simple spaghetti meat sauce and if any leftovers are to be had, it will be going on the pizza's I am making for dinner on Saturday night. 


As more comfort... food is being dished out from the kitchen I am feeling a bit better today although this cold is lingering. Hope your week has been good so far! - JW    

Leftovers #9 - Chili Con Carne Pizza

Things have definitely warmed up in the half cut cook's kitchen. Last night I made chili and there were leftovers. Considering that I was making pizza for tonight's dinner I decided to make it a chili con carne one. Green peppers, mushrooms, cheddar cheese and freshly dried parsley were added on top of the homemade chili and homemade pizza dough. There was enough spice to give this pizza warmth and a festive kick however I did add a dash or two of hot sauce on my slice. - JW