I’ve never cooked chili with beer before…but hey, I’m always up for something new. And Guinness as my brother says, ‘Is a meal in and of itself” so this one is a hearty stew!
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Hearty, winter chili with black beans, meat and Guinness
Posted in Soup, tagged black bean chili, chili recipes, crock pot, Guinness, hearty chili, military spouse, slow cooker on February 4, 2012 | 10 Comments »
Lentil soup with ham…
Posted in Soup, tagged Bay leaf, Cooking, crock pot, economical cooking, lentil soup, lentils, military wife, slow cooker, slow cooking, Soups and Stews on October 15, 2011 | 11 Comments »
I had to cook dinner in a pinch and didn’t have much on hand, but lentils. I should have used Alison’s recipe she offered me last time, but I didn’t have access to the laptop. I’m getting awfully dependent on this thing! So, I tried one with ham since my last one had no flavor. [...]
Lentil soup gone wrong
Posted in Experiments gone awry, Soup, tagged A-Z Food Challenge, comfort food, Cooking, cooking class, cooking experiments, coriander, crock pot, cultures, cumin, East Indian meditation guru, Ecuadorian meditation teacher, food experiements, garam masala, Jamie Oliver, lentil soup, military lifestyle, military spouse, Navy wife, red lentils, slow cooker, slow cooking, soups, Soups and Stews, southern cooking, vegetarian dishes, vegetarian soup on July 9, 2011 | 8 Comments »
I met a colorful character in the blogging world named Alison at Alison Amazed. Born British, but brought up in Canada, her blog is littered with both English and Canadian terms. I adore folks who have one foot in one culture, the other foot in another culture and a finger and toe in a third [...]
Black Bean Soup
Posted in Soup, Vegetarian, tagged Bean, bean soup, black bean soup, black beans, comfort food, crock pot, feta cheese, homestyle cooking, Italian parsley, military spouse, Navy wife, organic chicken base, slow cooker, Soup, Soups and Stews, vegetable stock, whole wheat tortilla chips on June 18, 2011 | 6 Comments »
A family member was kind and generous enough to send me one of her cookbooks. She collects cookbooks and reads them like magazines, but this was one she didn’t use much. She’ll be thrilled to find I discovered some recipes I really liked. I tried the black bean recipe courtesy of Kay Ward.