Traditional Chili
I have to admit it, I hate kidney beans. One of my friends, however, loves them, so I adapted the chili base recipe for her. 2 cups chili base 2 green peppers, diced 3 cloves…
Sweet Chili
This recipe requires that you’ve made the chili base previously. You can thaw the chili base out or just plop it frozen into the pan and let it thaw as it blends with the other…
Chili Base Mix
This is another recipe where I use ground meat. The key to choosing which ground meats to use is to balance cost with health concerns. If you can get something on sale, use it! We…
Jan’s Grandmother’s Bread
I think this is the most wonderful bread in the world. My dear friend Jan re-created it from bits of a recipe used by her grandmother (who never wrote it down) and lots of trial…
Pancake Mix
I prefer these to the stuff you get out of a bag. There are two variations — one that you just add butter and water to, one that you add butter, egg and milk to….
Baking Powder Biscuit Mix
This can be breakfast, lunch, dinner or desert. It mixes up very quickly so is a good option to add a little something extra to a meal when company shows up. Store it in the…
Cornbread Mix
We take this to pot-lucks. It makes a quick bread to compliment a meal or a topping for casseroles. The mixture recipe makes enough for 4 large batches. 9 cups flour 3 cups cornmeal 4…
Cheater Gazpacho
I live in the Northwest. We do not get decent tomatos here. Oh, they may look beautiful…but the flavor is not as good as what I remember from California. We do have some grown on…
Teenager Meat
Have you ever noticed that teenagers travel in herds and they are always hungry? This recipe is a great way to use up all of the extra teens that wander in. Just kidding, this isn’t…
Sourdough Starter
Elsewhere I talk about using sourdough starter, but how do you get this mysterious ingredient? Around my house this is referred to as Mom’s Yeast Beast, as it is more of a pet than an…
