The other week Dana and I went up to DC to visit our Friends Eric and Laura. Both of us have infants so it was a chance to get out of the house and talk to some adults. For lunch Eric made this great chili that included black beans and corn. It was delicious. So [...]
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Tags: black beans, chili, chili powder, corn, cumin, Mexican 
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For Easter I wanted to tackle something new. Something that was traditional, but done in a new way. So, I picked Green Bean Casserole. That tasty concoction of cream of mushroom soup, green beans and crunchy fried onions. So I oven fried onions, made homemade cream of mushroom soup and even trimmed real (not canned) [...]
A couple of weeks ago I was emailed by a reader to try Green Bean Fries, like the ones at T.G.I. Friday’s. So I went to the source and tried them. They were good, but mine might have been sitting around for a while as they were a little mushy. So I got home, plugged [...]
Posted in Appetizers, Beans, Recipes Tags: appetizer, deep fried green beans, deep fryer, fries, green bean fries, green beans 22 Comments »Last week was the big game. I was really excited that the Saints won. Mostly because of my hatred for Peyton Manning. Besides that, I loved the game because I got to make my Super Chili. I recreate this awesome recipe once a year on a Super Sunday! Last Sunday was the big day. The [...]
It has been pretty cold here in DC and I wanted to have something hearty that had rice in it. After coming up with a few ideas, I finally settled on making something that utilized chili. When I make chili I usually make a ton of it. I made chili from scratch to make this [...]
Posted in Beans, beef, Recipes, Soups Tags: casserole recipes, chili cheese rice, chili cheese rice casserole, chili rice, chili with beans, Recipes 6 Comments »The other day I was craving both Mexican and Italian. So I assembled my own version of Lasagna using Mexican ingredients. It was tasty. The tortillas made a perfect substitution for lasagna noodles. They were soft yet crunchy around the edges of the pan. Delicious. A dollop of sour cream and this meal is ready [...]
Posted in Beans, beef, Mexican, Recipes Tags: Beans, chilis, enchilada lasagna, mexican lasagna, Recipes, tortillas 4 Comments »My Grandma Donna would always make me Chicken Chili when I would visit her. It was extremely tasty and included only a handful of ingredients. Since it has been getting colder around here I decided to make some. Top with a little cheese and this chili is amazing!!
Posted in Beans, Chicken, Recipes, Soups Tags: Chicken, chicken chili, chili, cumin, great northern beans, salsa, white chicken chili, white chili 2 Comments »This past weekend my parents came to visit me out in the Nation’s Capital. I decided to barbecue and my Mom made the sides. She made these amazing baked beans with bacon, onions and ground beef. I had to get the recipe as they were delicious. The crispy bacon and tender ground beef go amazing [...]
Posted in Bacon, Beans, Recipes Tags: baked beans, barbecue sides, bbq sides, Beans, ground beef baked beans, hamburger baked beans 8 Comments »As you can see I am prepping this week for barbecue. Yesterday was some awesome potato salad. Today we are making cowboy baked beans. I wanted to make beans from scratch. Just a word of warning. Making beans from scratch takes longer than barbecueing a whole hog. The end result, was totally worth it. And [...]
