Keeping up the heat

Henry Ford Quotes

It has been my observation that most

people get ahead during the time that

others waste.

You say I started out with practically

nothing, but that isn't correct. We all

start with all there is. It's how we use

it that makes things possible.

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Chili Stuffed Green Pepper

Ingredients:

• 1 cup onion
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 TB. chili powder
• 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
• 1/4 tsp dried red pepper flakes
• 2 TB. tomato paste
• 1 cup cooked white or Spanish rice
• 1 can diced tomatoes (garlic, onion, basil)
• 6 green peppers rinsed, cleaned and seeded

Directions:

• Grease a 9 x 9 baking dish
• Slice small piece piece off bottom of each pepper to make sure it can stand upright
• Clean and scoop out seeds of peppers and set aside
• Saute chopped onion and 1 garlic clove in 1 TB. oil
• Add to hamburger-brown-drain and add the seasonings, rice, diced tomatoes and tomato paste
• Stuff each pepper and cover baking dish
• Bake 30-40 minutes
• Uncover and sprinkle each with Monterrey Jack cheese
• Place back in oven and bake 5 minutes longer uncovered

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Chili Gumbo

Ingredients:

• 1- 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 lb. smoked sausage cooked - drained cut in 1 inch pieces
• 1 chicken breast cooked and cubed
• 2 cans- (10 oz.) diced tomatoes with seasonings
• 2 cups V8 juice
• 1- 10 oz. frozen cut okra that has been thawed
• 1 green chilie
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups chicken broth (low salt)
• 2 cups water
• 1 can black-eyed peas drained
• 2 TB. parsley flakes
• 1 TB. chili powder
• 3 cups white rice cooled

Directions:

• Saute onion with garlic and pepper
• Add juice, broth seasonings, cooked sausage, chicken, okra , beans
• Cover and cook over medium low heat 45-60 minutes
• Remove bay leaf
• Serve over rice and another option is skip rice and add spiral pasta to gumbo soup