Carole’s Secret Chili Recipe

My daughter said I’m still the best chili maker. Isn’t that sweet?

Her dad is a good cook too. She said he still uses my recipe, but he changed something and it’s not as good. (snicker, snicker…)

I went to look for the recipe to link it up here for you and I realized it’s not there anymore! Who knows what I did, but I’m fixing that right now.

This is an easy to throw together recipe, and it’s a great one to throw together and let simmer a little the night before so you have dinner ready when you come home from a cold busy day. Just heat it up on the stove instead of the microwave. It tastes better.

Carole’s Chili

1 lb. Lean ground beef, browned and drained

1 14.5 oz. Can petite diced tomatoes – not seasoned

1 12 oz. Can tomato paste, plus 1 can water

1 can dark red kidney beans – not seasoned

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 teaspoons chili powder

1 teaspoon red pepper

¼ teaspoon cumin

Mix it all together, mixing very well. Bring to just boiling. Lower heat to very low. Cover and simmer for at least ½ hour. (Told you it was easy.)

Tastes better the next day.

Optional toppings – grated cheese, diced onion, oyster crackers

Serve with tossed salad and warm French bread.

And you know you can find more of my simple recipes here >>>

Enjoy!

Carole

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I love pumpkin. Pumpkin bread, muffins, pie, pancakes…

I just stumbled across a recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies and I had to share it!

Enjoy!

Carole

More Vitamin Trashing

Did you see the latest clip from ABC News?

A 25 year study shows that vitamin C or E does not prevent cancer.

Before this be revelation, did you believe that if you took a vitamin C a day that you would never get cancer?

I really don’t get the medical establishment and how they waste so much money.

Lets go back to nutrition 101.

Your body needs a whole lot of different nutrients – and they work together. Some nutrients work on your immune system, some on your cardiovascular system, some on your bones, and so on.

Now I’m assuming the target of this study was whether anti-oxidants prevent cancer – but for the sake of sensationalism – they zeroed in on vitamins C & E.

Will anti-oxidants prevent cancer? It depends. If you’re constantly exposed to a multitude of chemicals in your diet that cause cellular damage, and you don’t control your sugar levels, and you don’t get any exercise – a couple vitamins aren’t going to help you much.

Recently, a good friend of mine had a scare on her mammogram. I convinced her to stop taking the HRT – finally.

They took another mammogram, and it turned out to be a false read, which is the case a lot of the time. But she didn’t go back on the HRT. But for her that meant suffering through hot flashes at night.

Then she had to go to a new General Practitioner. A lady doctor from India was recommended. Turns out, this lady is well versed in nutritional and natural therapies. She said she whole-heartedly agreed that my friend should stay off the HRT. And, she recommended more vitamin B12, and E.

No more hot flashes.

I’ve taken vitamins since I was around 20, including C & E. I didn’t have problems with hot flashes.

So you might think that just taking vitamin E will solve your problem if you’re suffering from hot flashes, but I doubt it.

You see, Evelyn and I both eat fruits and vegetables, and we don’t eat packaged foods for the most part, we don’t drink pop, and we take a number of vitamins daily.

There isn’t just one magic pill.

So to say that vitamins C & E prevent cancer, or that vitamin E will stop your hot flashes is misleading. If you’re missing vitamin D, or magnesium, or niacin, or any number of other nutrients – a single vitamin supplement won’t do squat.

Eat a colorful and interesting diet of real foods, and yes, take your vitamins. In combination, this all can help prevent cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and more.

Stay healthy!

Carole

Have you gotten your copy of High Energy Eating yet?

Import Alert Issued on Chinese Food Products

It seems that the Chinese food problems are far from being solved. The F.D.A has issued an “import alert” on all food products imported from China that contain protein.

The FDA said it would test “a range of protein-containing products beyond just dairy and dairy-containing products” for contamination and would “take appropriate regulatory action” if needed.

The import alert covers a range of products including beverages, candy, baby food and pet foods.

The problem for you and me is that we don’t know the country of origin when we buy any sort of packaged foods. It’s an issue that I’ve written about before.

If you look in your cabinet right now, you’ll see statements like “distributed by…” But that doesn’t tell you anything about where it’s made. And even if it’s made here, where did the ingredients come from? Who knows?

Even I still use some canned products. The chili we just had contained canned tomatoes, canned tomato paste, and canned kidney beans. Between the can liners leaching chemicals into our food, the corn syrup, added chemicals, and now poisons, it makes me really uncomfortable to use anything packaged at all.

Most of the time we don’t. We eat mostly grilled or sautéed meats, and fresh fruits and vegetables. 

Best I can tell you is don’t buy any food at the dollar store. Period.

A friend of mine – Mary’s husband actually, works in the food manufacturing industry. He said he won’t touch any commercial bakery at all. He also said that if you’re using canned goods, stick with Del Monte- they have high standards.

If you haven’t kicked the packaged food habit yet, I really encourage you to pick up High Energy Eating, or at a minimum, get my cookbook and see how easy it is to make fresh foods. They taste so much better, and they’re so much better for you.

Please take care of yourselves, and your families –

Carole

Diabetes Day Hoopla

You’ll see lots of hoopla about new research and drugs. The usual.

Now, while High Energy Eating  can help you prevent, and control type II Diabetes, if you really want the fast track you need to see this.

I’ve seen the whole movie, and it’s really astounding. I’m not into all the raw foods hype. I do think you should be eating your fruits and vegetables raw for the most part, but to survive that way…

But if I had diabetes or cancer, you can bet your sweet bottom I’d be trying it. And what they accomplished in just 30 days is amazing. Go check it out  - Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days >>>

I get nothing for telling you about this. Just trying to be a good citizen.

Be well!

Carole