Simple Chili Shoutout

Been a while, and while this isn't going to be a full on review or recipe.  I hope to add that shortly as I try to get back to doing something more playing in the kitchen and writing on the blog.

I have to say I made only a few slight variations to her recipe(mostly because of what I had on hand), but I have to give some major thanks to The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond, her recipe I found on Foodnetwork.com for Simple, Perfect Chili, turned out amazing for me and my guests after Thanksgiving, a wonderful break from leftovers.

I'm planning to make it again, and share my experiences with it.

Shipshewana, Indiana

When talking about cooking, one thing a lot of people bring up is Amish made food.  This past weekend I had a chance to visit Shipshewana, IN.  While there I did get a chance to try some of the local places, and had some good food, and found some things to try.

Tikka Masala

I have yet to attempt to make Indian food myself, but my wife and I both enjoy it.  So this is one time I'm going to recommend a jar of something from the grocery store.

A while back we decided to try this Kroger Private Selections Tikka Masala sauce.  I sautéed some onions, and green peppers, emptied a jar of the Tikka masala sauce in there, along with a drained can of garbanzo beans.  Since I wanted some sort of meat, that the wife did not want, I seared some chicken in another pan, then added some of the tikka masala from the other pan, and let both pans simmer for a while.

Served with some rice and some garlic naan, and you will have a nice little Indian dinner.

Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Another New Addition

Yesterday was a day for big news for our family.  We found out that we will be having another little girl.  It will be official.  My son and I will be outnumbered.

It's going to be a girl!

So I will have another little line cook coming in a a few months.  We will definitely have a kitchen full of a little helpers in a few years.