Sweet & Hearty Chili

Submitted by TheRob

Ingredients

1 lb ground sirloin 1 lb ground beef
½ lb thick cut bacon 1 pkg mild or hot chili season mix
1 pkg Original Chili season mix 1-16 oz can Red Beans (or chili beans)
2-16 oz cans Seasoned Diced tomato sauce salt & pepper
paprika chipotle hot sauce (optional)
hot sauce ¼ c. sugar
¼ c. dark brown sugar

Directions

  1. Add red beans & tomatoes to a large pot. Set to low. Brown ground sirloin in a skillet on medium-high. Add salt & pepper to season. Just a little bit, be sensible.
  2. Now is the good part. Take a couple of pinches of your sugar & add to the browning sirloin. Do the same with the brown sugar. If there is a good amount of fat/grease, drain. Leave a little to help with the chili mix.
  3. Add the Original Chili season mix to the ground sirloin. Add to the pot with red beans & tomatoes.
  4. In a skillet, brown the ground beef. Once again add salt & pepper, pinches of brown & regular sugar.
  5. Take chipotle hot sauce & regular hot sauce & add a couple of shakes around the browning beef. (How much you add here determines the real hotness of the chili. None to little for just a sweet & mild chili or more for sweet & hot, & a good amount like me for the real sweet & fire in your mouth!!)
  6. Keep the fat/grease & add to pot with red beans, tomatoes, & ground sirloin. Add mild/hot chili seasoning. Slice the bacon into smaller bite sized pieces.
  7. In skillet take the thick sliced bacon pieces & cook in previous fat/grease that is left & the seasoning. As the bacon is cooking, add the rest of the sugars to the pot with everything else. When the bacon is finished, add to pot & let simmer.
  8. Enjoy with saltine crackers.

Chef’s Note: “Fucking copyrighted”

Best Ever Brownies

Submitted by Carli

Ingredients

1 egg 1 c. light brown sugar
¾ c. Hershey’s syrup 1½ c. flour
¼ tsp baking soda Dash of Salt
1 stick melted butter ¾ c. chopped pecans, optional

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F, grease a 9″ square baking pan. 
  2. Beat egg, add brown sugar & syrup, beating until well blended. 
  3. Stir together flour, baking soda, & salt; add to egg mixture, beating until blended. 
  4. Fold in butter & nuts. 
  5. Bake 30-40 minutes.

Apple Cranberry Crisp

Submitted by Carli

Ingredients

3 c. unpeeled chopped apples 2 c. raw cranberries (or Craisins)
1 c. granulated sugar 1½ c. oats
½ c. packed brown sugar 1/3 c. flour
1/3 c. chopped pecans ½ c. melted butter

Directions

  1. Combine apples, cranberries, & sugar in an 8″ square dish, mix thoroughly to blend, then set aside. 
  2. Combine the rest of the ingredients until crumbly & spread evenly over fruit layer. 
  3. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until fruit is fork tender. 
  4. Great served warm with ice cream!

Cappuccino Pikelets (Pancakes) with Kahlua Cream

Submitted by Ruth

Ingredients

1 tbsp instant coffee powder ¼ ground cinnamon
2 c. self-raising flour ¼ c. soft brown sugar
2 eggs 1 c. milk

Directions

  1. Combine the coffee powder & cinnamon in a heatproof bowl & add ¼ c. boiling water. Stir to dissolve & set aside to cool.
  2. Sift the flour into a bowl & stir in the sugar, making a well in the center. Whisk the eggs, milk, & cooled coffee in a jug & gradually pour into the well, whisking until just smooth.
  3. Heat frying pan over medium heat & brush lightly with melted butter. Drop heated tablespoons of batter into the pan, allowing room for spreading.
  4. Cook the pikelets until small bubbles appear on the surface & the underside has browned. Turn over & cook the other side.
  5. Transfer to a plate & cover with a tea towel to keep warm while cooking the remaining batter. Serve with the Kahlua cream & fresh raspberries.

Apple Crunch

Submitted by MyDogmaKickedYourKarma

Ingredients

3 medium apples ¼ c. packed brown sugar
¾ c. flour ¾ c. sugar
¼ tsp salt 3 tsp rolled oats
1 egg 1/3 c. melted butter
¼ tsp cinnamon

Directions

  1. Peel & slice apples. Mix with brown sugar in a baking pan, set aside. 
  2. Mix flour, rolled oats, sugar, salt, & cinnamon, set aside. 
  3. Beat egg, mix with flour mixture & spread over fruit. Pour butter over top. 
  4. Bake at 350°F for about 45 minutes until lightly brown. 
  5. Serve warm & nice with ice cream on top.