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For the past year, I've had the experience of being a part of the Niagara Falls Boys and Girls Club Cookbook Committee. Our committee is in the process of finishing our cookbook, A Stir In The Mist: Tastes and Traditions of Niagara Falls. It is a collection of recipes from the Niagara Falls community and local restaurants. All proceeds from the sale of this book will go directly to the Niagara Falls Boys and Girls Club. Just recently I have relocated to Ohio, but still wanted to be involved with the book. After watching the movie Julie and Julia, I was inspired to share the great recipes from our cookbook and the experience I had making each of them. I hope you will enjoy the journey I will take stirring my way through A Stir In The Mist!

Let the "stirring" begin!

Well I have started this venture through the cookbook. First things first, each recipe I do will only be a little story about the steps it took to get to the final product. There will be no ingredients given out and no steps to how I got every great tasting recipe to turn out so delicious. That is for you to find out when you purchase or when someone else purchases"A Stir in the Mist" for you!!

I will apologize now for any grammar or punctuation mistakes I may make. I know I am coming from a family of educators, therefore I should know better about these things, but I may make a few mistakes. Soo lets get started....

Friday, August 27, 2010

Chili



Well it is officially football season. The NFL has started their preseason games and today is the home opener here in
Poland, Ohio! Go Bulldogs!
What better way to kick off the football season then with Chili!
Marco and the guys have there tickets for the game ready and we have our bulldog t-shirts ready to go. To give them a little taste for the season I will be making an amazing chili meal that the cookbook will be able to share with you.

Chili is the dish of choice this evening. When you think of chili or when you taste it, I don't know about you, but I think about the fall season more than anything. Fall is my favorite time of year. So when I get the urge to make some chili I know it is just around the corner.

When you make this recipe you can do it one of two ways. You can either cook it all on the stove in a big pot or you can cook it in a slow cooker on low for about 4 hours.
If you cook it in your slow cooker, I would suggest cooking the meat on the stove first with your onion and garlic just to brown the meat a little and season it. Then I would transfer the meat mixture to your slow cooker along with all the beans and sauces that it calls for.
Today I am going to use my slow cooker. This way I can have it all ready for later and while it is cooking I can do some other things I need to do.
Using a slow cooker for me is the best. Especially on my nights I have to work.

You can use all the beans that the recipe calls for or you can take some out or even add some if you would like.
Remember the only can of beans that you do not drain out are the Chili Beans!!


To add a little more hotness to your chili you can use Hungarian hot peppers.
MAKE SURE YOU WASH YOUR HANDS RIGHT AFTER YOU WORK WITH THE HOT PEPPERS-THE SEEDS ARE HOT!!



Once everything is all combined in one large pot or your slow cooker, let it simmer.
Once the chili is complete you can get your shredded cheddar ready and top each dish with some cheese and if you like you can throw some oyster crackers on as well to top it off!
Just a little advice:
Grilled Cheese is a great add on with Chili!
I hope you enjoy and Go Bulldogs!!
and Dolphins of course!!!


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