October Winter Wonderland!

Well, the past few days of weather have been very interesting. Lots of snow, snow and more snow. I love snow! I guess that's a good thing since I live in Colorado. I also love that within a few days it will be gone. When the sun is out, (which we all know happens often here with 300+ days of sunshine) even those cold days feel warm.

Many of my friends ask me "Reese, so what do you do on those days when the weather is bad since most of your work is done on vehicles outside?" Well, unfortunately I don't do much unless someone needs a repair done and has a garage or a place to get the vehicle out of the weather. So another thing I love to do is cook. Yesterday when it was cold and snowy I decided to make my favorite chili recipe! I want to share it with my customers and blog readers, so here it is:

Brown 2 lbs ground beef in a skillet with
-1 cup chopped yellow onion
-3/4 cup chopped green pepper
-1 Jalapeno seeded and chopped
-1 clove of minced garlic

Once that is browned drain the meat and put it in a crock pot combined with
-1-15 oz can of whole tomatoes (chopped) I put them in our silver bullet
-1-15 oz can of tomato sauce
-1 can of kidney beans
-1 can of Rotelle Original Tomatoes and Green Chiles
-1 Tbsp Chili Powder
-1 tsp Dried Oregano
-2 tsp Cumin
-1/2 tsp dried crushed basil
-pinch of kosher salt
-1/4 tsp fresh black pepper

I usually let it simmer in the crock pot for at least a few hours before eating. If it starts to boil in crock pot you might want to stir it occasionally. Otherwise, you can leave it in there as long as you want.

I usually make some cornbread to go with it!! Delicious!! Perfect to enjoy on a snowy winter day!