New Reversible Scarves

Red and blue floral reversible neck scarf / headband

.White polka dots on red and reversed side tiny red hearts on white

Chili peppers on black, other side solid black headband / neck scarf

Coloful hearts / blue checked print neck scarf

70's flower power scarf

All these scarves are made to match aprons. 

 These are available at Artfire.com

Baked Chili Relleno - WW

45 min. Prep: 25 min. Cook: 20 min.

159 calories/serving (approx.)

Ingredients
1 large egg separated
1 large egg white
1 dash salt
1 can green chili peppers whole small, drained
3/4 ounce cheddar cheese shredded
1 x salsa hot or medium (optional)

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Spray 6" au gratin dish with nonstick spray. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, with electric mixer on high speed, beat egg white and salt until stiff.

3. In a small bowl, lightly beat egg yolk; fold into egg whites. Spread half the mixture in prepared dish. Open chile and place flat on top; sprinkle with cheese. Spread remaining egg mixture on top to make an even layer.

4. Bake until golden brown and center is set; 15-20 minutes.

Serve with salsa if desired; rice and salad.

Source: Recipe land
Now I did not use canned green chilis but my new chilis from New Mexico.  It was so tasty, hot but tasty.  Ever since I got the chilis I could not wait to try a chili relleno recipe.  It was sure worth the wait.

Cooking with Fresh Chili Peppers

This weekend I was given fresh chili peppers brought to me all the way from New Mexico.  Now I love chili pepper s but never cooked with fresh ones so I didn't know how to use them.  I recieve a gallon baggy of them and wanted to keep them fresh.  So I went online and looked up how to cook and use them.  I found out that if you are going to freeze them its best to leave and skin on them.  So I washed them and deseeded and devained them, by cutting a slit in them long ways too scoop them out.

So far I chopped one up and tried it in scrambled eggs and the next time I grilled one with onions and my T-bone steak.  It seems you can use peppers in just about everything.  They are so tasty.

Chili Peppers Fountain of Youth?

The other day I was admiring a friends photo and noticed how youthful she looked in her 50's.  I asked her for her beauty secrets and she stated that it was from eating chili peppers.  So I set out to see if there was any truth to this.  Below is what I found.

Seven reasons to turn up the heat in your next meal with chili peppers.


1. Fight Cancer
2. Provide Pain Relief
3. Prevent Sinusitis and Relieve Congestion
4. Fight Inflammation
5. Soothe Intestinal Diseases
6. Burn Fat and Lose Weight
7. Protect Your Heart

Source:  SixWise.com

So with these information I'm going to make sure I eat lots of chili peppers.  ;)

Rotel Chili Recipe

Ingredients
•2 lbs ground turkey
•1 (29 ounces) can tomato sauce
•1 (16 ounces) package kidney beans (cooked and drained)
•1 can Rotel “Chili Fixin's”
•1 cup diced onion (1 medium onion)
•¼ cup diced celery (1 rib)
•2 medium tomatoes, chopped
•2 tsp cumin powder
•3 tbs chili powder
•1½ tsp black pepper
•2 tsp salt
•2½ cups water

Directions
Brown turkey, drain fat, and crumble. Combine all ingredients into a large pot and simmer over low heat. Cook for 2-3 hours, stirring every 15 minutes. You can top it with chopped onion and low-fat cheese.


When I made this recipe I used ground beef, and no celery, or no medium tomatoes. But I'm sure its good with them too. I also used two cans or red beans instead of packaged beans. It's also good with black beans too.

Grandma's Chili Recipe

This is a very simple and easy recipe. Grandma's chili is hot dish if you like it hot.


Ingredients
1 # lean ground beef
2 cans 16oz chopped tomatoes
1 can 16oz tomato sauce
2 cups of water
2 to 3 cans of chopped green chilies.

Cook ground beef until no longer pink in large pot. Drain any grease. Add all other ingredients and simmer for 30 mins to 1 hour. Serve with crackers, cheese, corn bread or fry bread.


If feeding a large crowd on a budget add more canned tomatoes, tomato sauce and water, other wise double or triple the recipe.

For more flavor add chili powder and cumin to taste. I would start with at least a tablespoon of each of these items.