Day 21- Food for a Rainy Day

A bowl of warm chili, a cozy blanket, and a couple of good movies; that's how I spent the stormy Sunday.

Here is the recipe I threw together

2 cans kidney beans

1 can white kidney beans

2 cans black beans

2 lb. ground organic beef

2 cans diced fire roasted tomatoes

1 can tomato sauce

2 cups corn

1 small yellow squash diced

2 jalapenos, sliced

2 cloves garlic

oregano

cayenne pepper

Chili powder

(sorry pictures of chili never look so amazing)

Just put it all in the crock pot and cook for about 3-4 hours. Normally, I would suggest that when making chili to not use canned beans. If you are planning ahead buy the beans and soak them over night, this will help to remove the enzyme inhibitors that are found in beans. Plus, you won't get the additives that can come along in the can. If you didn't plan far enough ahead, then just make sure that you rinse off the beans before putting them in the chili.

Serve and enjoy on a stormy day!

Pura Vida!

Alica Ryan, NTP