Chili
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
about 4 cloves (or more J) garlic, pressed
1 small onion, chopped (optional)
3 to 4 (14 ½ oz.) cans diced tomatoes, NOT drained
1 to 2 (14 ½ oz.) cans black beans, drained
about 2 to 3 Tbsp. of chili powder
Instructions:
Brown beef with garlic and onion in a large pot over medium-high heat. Drain off fat. Add remaining ingredients, cover and simmer till heated through, about 15-20 minutes.
Great Grandpa Herald's Winter Potato Soup
Submitted by: Tiffany
Have a large iron soup pot nice and hot. Have a pound of thick sliced bacon
cut into quarters. Fry until crispy around the edges. Fry 1 large or two
medium onions in the bacon fat. Add garlic at the last if liked, last add 7
medium russet potatos cubed. Brown slightly and have 4 cups of hot water
ready to go. Add this to the pot, allow to boil up and add two cups scalded
milk. Stir down and season with lots of black pepper. Cover and simmer until
the soup is thick rich and bublly. Serve with good homemade bread and hot
cider.
Make this when the wind howls and the snow flies outside.
Sausage Minestrone
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1 c. chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, minced
8 c. chicken or beef broth
1 can diced tomatoes
2 carrots, coined
2 c. cooked black beans
1 lb. frozen green beans
1 c. uncooked barley or quinoa
4 t. Italian seasonings
1/2 t. paprika
1/4 t. red pepper flakes
1/2 t. dried sage
1/2 t. dried parsley
1 t. fennel seed
salt and pepper
Instructions:
Brown beef, onion, and garlic in a large pot. Add all remaining ingredients except green beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer one hour, or until barley is done. Add green beans and heat through.