Yesterday, it was time to cook something ... I was going to be out to class last night, had plenty to do, not much time. But enough to start up the crockpot around 2 or so, just enough time for chili around 5!
Got out the crockpot, added a spoonful of butter, 2 heaping spoonfuls of chili powder, and a smaller spoonful of cumin seeds. Also about 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne. Turned on the pot to let the butter melt and the spices warm up a bit.
Found in the refrigerator: The last of a bunch of celery, plus an onion. I diced these up and set aside. When the butter and spices were melted and mixed a bit (about 15 minutes), I added the diced veggies. Let it all brew for about 30 minutes. I stirred it a couple of times.
Found in the cupboard: 3 cans (16 oz size) of various kinds of beans: kidney, pinto, and garbanzo. Opened them up, and gave them all a very good rinse in a colander. Added them to the crockpot. 2 cans (same size) of tomato (I think one was diced and one was crushed). Added to crockpot. Rinsed out the tomato cans with a little bit of water (no more than a 1/2 cup total). Added that water to the crockpot.
This is the very basic recipe, but it's decent enough, and feeds two people dinner for about 3 days. It's good on toast with melted cheese on top.
Do you see how you could add things to this, if you have them around? Mushrooms? Ground turkey or beef? Minced garlic? Red, yellow, green peppers? A jalepeno pepper (carefully deseeded and minced)? Zucchini? Etc? Hmmmmmm? Have fun!
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