Welcome to my 2nd blog post!! Tonight's dinner was not as amazing as last night's, but I was able to prepare it in advance and it was ready when I got home-- that's always a plus! As some of you know, I have had some mishaps with the slow cooker in the past. The recipe I made tonight did not originally call for the slow cooker, but I decided to add that in.... just because I was feeling daring :)

Anyways, I made White Chili with Ground Turkey. Although I'm not a huge chili fan (I know, who's the picky one now? :) ), Cory loves chili so I thought I would give this one a go....

Here is the original recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
• 2 (4 ounce) cans canned green chile peppers, chopped
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ground cayenne pepper to taste
• ground white pepper to taste
• 3 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

In a large pot over medium heat, combine the onion, garlic and ground turkey and saute for 10 minutes, or until turkey is well browned. Add the chile peppers, cumin, oregano, cinnamon, cayenne pepper to taste and white pepper to taste and saute for 5 more minutes.
Add two cans of the beans and the chicken broth to the pot. Take the third can of beans and puree them in a blender or food processor. Add this to the pot along with the cheese. Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes, allowing the cheese to melt.

I made just a few modifications.....

- I only used 1 can of green chili's instead of 2. I am a wuss when it comes to spicy food :)

- I made the recipe as directed but did not add the cheese. Instead, I simmered the chili on low in the slow cooker all day. When I got home, I added the cheese (it ended up being closer to 3 cups :))

- One suggestion I would make after making this chili is to reduce the amount of chicken broth. I ended up ladling out about 3 cups of broth before adding the cheese just because it was way too soupy-- not thick like a chili.

- I served the chili with cornbread that I made from a Trader Joe's mix.... very tasty!

Overall, this recipe was decent. I'm not sure if I would add it to my list of favorites.

Enjoy! :)

Welcome to my blog!

Hello!

This is my first official blog post and I am super excited! My name is Mandy and I created this blog so that I can share recipes. My husband, Cory, and I were married in October of 2009 and cooking for him has been somewhat of a challenge. You see, Cory is extremely picky; I am making it my personal mission to find the best recipes that will satisfy even the pickiest of eaters and share them with other chefs seeking the same. On a side note: I am not one to come up with recipes on my own but rather, find it much easier to search the web or a cookbook. With this in mind, I will always give credit where credit is due. I will post recipes soon after trying them and I hope to also list some of my favorites that I have made in the past. I hope you enjoy my blog and find it helpful!

Tonight's dinner was pretty darn good and I can't wait to share it! Both recipes came from www.allrecipes.com.

The main entree was Marinated Grilled Shrimp and the recipe can be found here: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Marinated-Grilled-Shrimp/Detail.aspx

I also made Bacon-wrapped Asparagus: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Bacon-Wrapped-Asparagus/Detail.aspx

Both the shrimp and asparagus were grilled on the BBQ and came out great!

I didn't take pictures but will try to remember to do so for future posts!