http://www.opendiary.com/entrylist.asp?authorcode=D820521 A little bit of everything... http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=D820521&entry=10020 http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=D820521&entry=10020 <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.chiliconcarnerecipes.com/homepage.jpg" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <strong><u>"Great Old Fashioned Chili Recipe"<br /> </u></strong>(makes 6 servings)<strong><u><br /> </u></strong><br /> <font face="arial,helvetica" color="black"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="black">ground beef<br /> chopped onion<br /> chopped green bell pepper<br />   rinsed, drained dark red kidney beans<br /> 2 cans tomato sauce<br /> 1 can diced tomatoes<br /> 1-2 teaspoons of garlic salt<br /> 2-3 teaspoons of chili powder<br /> 1-2 teaspoons dry hot mustard powder<br /> 3/4 teaspoon of basil <br /> 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper<br /> 1-2 dried hot chili peppers (optional) <br /> <br /> 1. Cook and stir ground beef, onion, bell pepper and garlic in large skillet until meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain excess fat. Place beef mixture in slow cooker. <br /> <br /> 2. Add kidney beans, tomato sauce, tomatoes, chili powder, mustard powder, basil, black pepper and chili peppers, if desired; mix well. <br /> <br /> 3. Cover; cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours or on HIGH 4 to 5 hours. Sit back and enjoy! <br /> </font></font></p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: center;"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="black"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="black"><img height="250" width="200" src="http://s4.hubimg.com/u/937259_f520.jpg" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <strong><u>Mum's Recipe</u></strong><br /> <br /> 1-11/2lbs ground beef<br /> 4 cans tomato sauce<br /> 1-2 cans tomato paste<br /> chopped onion<br /> chopped celery<br /> oregano<br /> parsley<br /> garlic salt<br /> celery salt<br /> basil<br /> chili powder<br /> salt & pepper<br /> </font></font><em><font face="arial,helvetica" color="black"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="black"><br /> </font></font><font face="arial,helvetica" color="black"><font face="arial,helvetica" color="black">Brown hamburger, drain fat. <br /> Mix all ingredients in pot.<br /> Cook for 1 hour covered.<br /> Add 1 can of kidney beans & 1 can of beans (like pork N beans)<br /> OR<br /> Add 2 cans of kidney beans.<br /> Cook for 1 additional hour, uncovered.</font></font></em><br />  </p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: center;"><br /> Have a chili recipe thats better? If you do, GIVE IT TO ME! :)<br />  </p> Jun, 10 201 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=D820521&entry=10003 http://www.opendiary.com/entryview.asp?authorcode=D820521&entry=10003 <p>Im glad to finally have a place where I can write freely.<br /> <br /> Im also glad to have a place where I can post a Backstreet Boys song without a care. Ha!<br /> <br /> </p> <div style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; visibility: visible; margin-right: auto; width: 450px;"><object height="270" width="435"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.musiclist.us/mc/mp3player_new.swf" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="flashvars" value="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_pink.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musiclist.us%2Fpl.php%3Fplaylist%3D77079213%26t%3D1271954868&wid=os" /> <embed height="270" border="0" width="435" style="width: 435px; visibility: visible; height: 270px;" allowscriptaccess="never" src="http://www.musiclist.us/mc/mp3player_new.swf" flashvars="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indimusic.us%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_pink.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musiclist.us%2Fpl.php%3Fplaylist%3D77079213%26t%3D1271954868&wid=os" name="mp3player" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed> </object> <br /> <br /> Free to fly.<br /> <br /> Mother's Day is coming, and this will be my first one as a mommy.<br /> Its really got me thinking, too.<br /> A couple days ago I found all of my old BSB CD's... I was such a cool loser... *laughs*<br /> Anyway... I put in 3 of them on random on my CD player, and Perfect Fan was the first song to come on... of course.<br /> Obviously I sang along word for word to my baby boy, until the "just how to walk without your hands" part... than I just broke, and bawled.<br /> <br /> My mum listened to the Backstreet Boys just as often as me... we'd always listen to them over and over again in the car.<br /> Whether she did it because she actually liked them, or whether it was just because I did, I dont know... but I love her so much for it.<br /> Their songs almost all remind me of her, and Im glad I've found that. I really miss her.<br /> It will have been 3 years in June... it hasnt been <em>that</em> long, but at the same time it feels like forever. I seriously, really miss her.<br /> <br /> Until I was 19, I had never had ANY real experiences with death, other than my dog dying after 9 years with him... <br /> and than she (mum) was swept away from me in what seemed like, a blink of an eye.<br /> So many gut wrenching memories from that time period will forever remain burned into my brain...<br /> But not one of them overpower my miss for her.<br /> I know she sent me my son.<br /> And I know shes watching over us both, every day (and shes doing an amazing job)... for which, I am so thankful.<br /> She was always so obsessed with angels... and now, shes the true guardian angel that she was always meant to be.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />  </div> <p> </p> <p> </p> Apr, 22 201 2010 00:00:00 GMT