d's delights- cooking and crafts

Sweet Potato Chili I saw this recipe floating around the internetty thingy, ( Original Recipe Here ) and thought I would give it a try.   All in all, it’s pretty good.   I am glad I only put half the amount of chili powder in it, and next time would put even less.   I might consider adding paprika.  Also, I think my turkey had some Italian flavoring in it, and that added something different.   I have another sweet potato soup recipe that I like better ( Hoppin’ John Stoup ), but this was worth a go.   Plus, it was a crock pot thing, so it was cooking all day! Ingredients: 2 Diced (peeled)Sweet Potatoes (Could just use one large one) ¾ C Diced Sweet Onion   (Used half of a huge red onion) ½ C chopped celery (Used about 3 ribs) 2 14.5 oz (Or 1 28 oz) Can Stewed Tomatoes with Chili Seasoning 1 8 oz Can Tomato Sauce ½ C Water 1 Tbs Chili Powder (only used half-   next time I would use less, but that’s just me) 1 Tsp Ground Cumin ½ ...

Polar Vortex Post Number 1: Crock Pot Fajitas and Enchilada Soup We have been snowed in since Sunday (Today is Tuesday) because of what the weather people are calling a “Polar Vortex”.   Luckily we were stocked up on things to eat.   Rob has been off work Monday and Tuesday.   Some schools are even closed tomorrow already.   It pretty much snowed all day long on Sunday, then Monday and Tuesday the actual temperatures were below freezing- that’s not even counting the “Wind Chill” factor. I had already made this crock pot fajita mean up for the freezer, but did not cook it until Sunday.   It was quite good, and even Will liked eating the chicken.   I put some in tortillas and fried them up.   (Reminder: do NOT attempt this on days that you can’t open all the windows to clear the smoke! Duh!)   I added cheese to mine, and cooked up some rice to go with it.   I even made up a couple of extras for the next day, and they were good. ...

Tis the season …for crock pot meals! It’s definitely that time of year when it gets to be time to stay inside and make those dinners in the crock pot! A few weeks back, I found a pin about making pre-made frozen meals to throw in the crock pot.   I decided to try a couple.   The ones that I thought my husband would find the most palatable were:   teriyaki chicken and bbq chicken (which, btw imho tasted nothing like bbq and would, in the future, call it “Italian”) I made them both and they were quite easy and good.   I also made another crock pot meal that the hubby liked.   Here are my recipes: Teryaki Chicken Split between 2 bags: 4-6 Carrots (you can use a bag of baby carrots, but I don’t like the way they taste when cooked.) Red Onion, cut into chunks 1 20 oz can Pineapple chunks 4 garlic cloves, chopped 4 chicken breasts 1 C teriyaki sauce (1/2 C per bag) Freeze the bags, and when you are ready to use them, thaw them out a bit by gettin...