Black Beans Chili

Hello, Darlings

Below is my recipe for Black Beans Chili. It is just right meal for this unexpected Florida cold weather.

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Black Beans Chili

Ingredients

4 can black beans

1-can dark kidney beans

1 can diced tomatoes

1 teaspoon dried cilantro

1 tablespoon of lime juice

2 cups ham, chopped

1 package McCormick Mex-Tex chili powder

1 /½ teaspoon of salt

½ teaspoon black pepper

1 /½cup vegetable broth/stock

2 teaspoons of corn starch

Directions

1. In 5 – 6 quart Dutch oven combine all other ingredients. Stir well.
2. Cook on level 5 to a high boil for 15 minutes; stir occasionally, then reduce heat to level 3, add corn starch and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to avoid food from sticking to pot.
3. Remove from heat and serve over rice

 

 

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Enjoy.  

Until next time.

     Chows, Darlings

EVELYN’S ANTIPASTO DIP

 MERRY CHRISTMAS, DARLINGS!

Today, I want to share my antipasto dip recipe with you. I used my stand mixer because of my old arthritic hands, but you can probably do it all by hand. My picky husband, Stanley loves it, and I had rescue it before Sam (one of our cats) got it. So, I do hope you will enjoy too.

 

EVELYN’S ANTIPASTO DIP

EVELYN’S ANTIPASTO DIP

INGREDIENTS

2 pkgs. Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened

3/4 cup chopped hard summer sausage

3/4 cup Kraft Italian Five Cheese Blend

1/4 cup chopped black olives

2 teaspoons dried fresh basil

2 green onions, chopped

1 cup chopped walnuts

3 tablespoons chopped roasted red peppers

2 teaspoons dried parsley

2 teaspoons Weber vegetable grill seasonings

 

EQUIPMENT

 

 Stand mixer with pastry attachment 

 

DIRECTIONS

 

1.      In small bowl add Weber vegetable grill seasonings, dried parsley and dried fresh basil. Stir until slightly moist, then microwave for one minute

2.      Remove seasoning from microwave and drain using tiny mesh strainer. Set aside strainer with seasonings in small bowl.

3.      In mixer add cream cheese, summer sausage, Italian five cheeses, green onions, olives, roasted red peppers, and seasonings.

4.      Blend on first setting for 1 minute.

5.      After one minute, scrape the bowl by hand to blend side mix into the rest. Fold by hand together several times to make sure everything is mixed, then use mixer to blend up to one minute on the first setting, on 30 seconds on setting 2.

6.      Shape into football, wreath, a log, or just add to dip bowl surrounded by fresh fruits and vegetable.

7.      Cover and refrigerate unused portion for later use.

8.      Serve to the guys watching the games.

 

 

Adapted from the basic Antipasto Wreath recipe

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Until next year, 

       Chow, Darlings

My December Rose, How Beautiful You Are….

Hello, Darlings

A very Merry Christmas to you all! As promised below are a few photos of my blooming December roses. I still find it amazing that they are blooming so beautifully at this time of the year. The weather here is pleasingly cool (remember I’m a Northerner), and unlike some of our previous winters here in Florida, the December months have been in the mid 80s and sometimes the 90s. However, I never attempted to cultivate roses back then. I only know that I have never seen them blooming in gardens in the winter.

The Meanings of Pink/White Roses — Enduring Love

Red Roses — love, passion, perfection, respect, courage

 

Aren’t they wonderful?

Until next year,

Stay well, stay safe.

Chow, Darlings

P.S.:  The decorations are complete and the gifts are ready to give much joy and deepen love.

 

 Hello Darlings,

I hope you have gotten all those last minutes gifts and others items for this Friday, Christmas Day, and that your holidays are filled with love and enjoy. 

Below is an entry from my gardening journal,

How My Garden Grows, or Not, Sic

The Life and Cultivation of My Little Garden

12/22/2020 – Surprise, surprise! Being a Northerner to see roses blooming in late-December is both amazing and beautiful.  It is a treat because this is Florida and tender flowering plants struggle to bloom during the extreme heat and long summer months; so while seeing  roses blooming in this mid-fifty weather we are experiencing might not be unusual to many native Floridians, for me to see them is such a joy as they surround  Mother Mary. Check them out. 

 

Not all the bloom are fully opened. however, you can see that they are bursting forth. I'll post some pictures once they are in full bloom.

Below is St. Fiacre, the patron saint gardeners. In Ireland he is also the patron saint taxi drivers. There is an interesting story of how that came about. You can read St. Fiacre story here. This statue was designed by Toscano and is a beautiful addition to my Mary Garden.

 Enjoy you holidays.

Until next time,

         Chow, Darlings