Fresh Natural Chili Recipe

Created this chili recipe using only real foods it makes a good size pot, great to take for lunch and a couple of dinners thru the week.

Fresh Natural Chili

4 C Pinto Beans Raw

1 lbs Hamburger

1 Bell Green Bell Pepper (Diced)

3 Cloves Fresh Garlic (Minced)

4 Roma Tomatoes Fresh (Pureed)

4 Roma Tomatoes Fresh (Diced)

4 Serrano Chilies Fresh (Diced)

2 Tbs Salt Plus some for boiling beans

3 Tbs Chili Powder

1 Tbs Cumon

2 tsp Pepper

5 C Chicken Stock

    In Large pot add beans, fill pot with water and add some salt. Cover and cook on med/high heat for 2 hours. Strain beans and set aside, in large pot brown hamburger. Stir all the remaining ingredients into the pot with the cooked hamburger, bring to a boil and cook for ½ hour. Last add the 5 cups chicken stock, stir and let cook on med heat for 1 hour.

This recipe takes a good amount of time to prepare, thats why its great to make the full batch. Have it ready for meals for a couple days thru the week. I also used all fresh ingredients for my diet to avoid any processed sugars and other added chemicals. If you have a great brand of canned beans or any other ingredient you would like to use just substitute them to speed up the process.

Seafood Fettuccine Alfredo Recipe

Day 57
15 Recipes
2 Projects in Progress
1 Restaurant Review
1 Ingredient Article


The Safeway grocery store I work at had scallops in the ad for 5 dollars a pound, after some confusion I walked away with 2 pounds for $3.42 don’t ask me how. I wanted to make something with them. Thinking back the most amazing dish I can remember with scallops is a fettuccine alfredo from a little steak house near by called the broiler. I figured I will kick it up a little by trying to replicate their dish with some extra added seafood.

Seafood Fettuccine Alfredo
¼ Cup Butter
1 ½ Cup Heavy Cream
¾ Pound shredded Parmesan
2 tsp salt
2 tsp garlic minced
¼ Cup onion minced

Seafood
½ Pound Clams
½ Pound Mussels
¾ Pound Baby scallops
½ Pound Shrimp (I used 26-30 Count)

1 Box Fettuccine Pasta

In Large saucepan add butter, garlic, and onion let cook on med high heat until onion turns translucent. Add the Clams, Mussels, and Shrimp cover and let sit for 6-7 min. As that sits start your fettuccine noodles boiling in some salt water. After the 6-7 min open the pot, the clams and mussels should have opened up. Pour in the heavy cream and salt, give it a few stirs and let it heat until it just starts to boil. Add the parmesan cheese and scallops, stir until the cheese has all melted and you have a creamy looking sauce. Continue stirring every min for about 5-6 min then turn to low and let sit uncovered. Strain the noodles when finished, place a few noodles on a plate. Top with a nice amount of the seafood and alfredo sauce. Serve right away.
 

Creamed Spinach Recipe

Day 20
13 Recipes
2 Projects in Progress
1 Restaurant Review
1 Ingredient Article

After yesterdays article on spinach I realized I really like learning about the history of food. It is safe to say I will be doing more articles in the near future. I could not help my self from making a spinach dish after all the research yesterday. Cream spinach is one of my favorite sides, unfortunately most places do not serve it.

Creamed Spinach
2 10oz packages chopped spinach
8oz sour cream
2 Tbs butter
1/2 Pound Cheddar Cheese
½ Cup Shredded Parmesan
3 Tbs Minced Onion
1 Tbs Minced Garlic

In med size pot on med high heat add chopped spinach, Onion, Garlic, and butter stir until onions become soft and transparent. Add sour cream and both cheeses, continue to stirring until all the cheese has melted. Serve hot, goes great with steak

If you have any questions or would like to share your recipe please share it in the comments bellow.

Spanish Rice Recipe

Day 14
9 Recipes Completed
2 Projects in progress

Did not get to a post yesterday for anyone that is following. Went to San Francisco for the day, I did review a nice little bakery in Sausalito, so check that out in tomorrows post. Today I am sharing my recipe for Spanish rice, it is really simple and works great as a side for almost any Mexican dish.

Spanish Rice

2 Cups Rice
½ Cup oil
2 Cups Chicken Stock
½ Cup water
3 Tbs Chopped Onion
1 Tbs Minced Garlic
1 Jalapeno (Minced)
3 oz Tomato Paste


Heat oil up in pan on med high heat, add rice to hot oil and stir until rice turns bright white. Strain out oil add rice back to pan with chicken stock, water, onion, garlic, tomato paste and jalapeno. Stir once and cover, reduce heat to med low for about 30-40 min until all liquid is gone. Fluff with fork and serve.

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Fried Corn Recipe

Day 11
7 Recipes Completed
2 Projects in progress

As you can see this is not the most beautiful dish to look at, but it is truly one of my favorite holiday side dish’s. Right up  there with green bean casserole and mashed potatoes. My father would always make this and I was to busy shoveling it into my mouth to think how it was made. Last year he was unable to make it do to his arthritis and gave me the recipe. Takes a little time but not much work and its a great recipe to start as you do other things.

Fried Corn
6 Corn on the cob
5 Garlic cloves
2 stalks celery
2 carrots
6 slices bacon
1 Large onion
Salt and Pepper

Cut bacon into ½ inch pieces and throw in frying pan, meanwhile cut corn off the cob and milk the cob and put aside. In another bowl mince garlic, chop celery, onions and carrots fine. Once bacon is crisp add corn and fry for about 5 min. Then add garlic, onions, carrots and celery cover to top of vegetables with water, add salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil on med high heat. Once at a boil stir and turn to med heat cover and let slowly boil for 2 hours.

This can be served with the liquid drained or as a soup.

Mexican style Boiled Meatloaf Recipe

Day 8
5 Recipe Completed
2 Projects in progress

    After pushing threw second place the last 4 throwdowns I have emerged the champion once again. My Mexican style boiled meatloaf came out on top but it was not easy I had some major competition, from friends Sabrina and Chris. I will go over the whole throwdown in tomorrows post, for now I would like to share my meatloaf recipe with you.

Mexican style Boiled Meatloaf
Meatloaf
½ Pound Ground Beef
½ Pound Ground Pork
1 Egg
2 tsp Chopped Fresh Mint
2 tsp Crushed Oregano
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cumin
½ Cup bread crumbs
¼ cut onions chopped fine
2 tsp garlic minced
½ cut raw uncooked rice
ketchup

Vegetables and serving stock
4 Cups chicken broth
2 Roma tomatoes chopped
2 Serrano chilies chopped
2 tsp garlic minced
1 large carrot cut into med size pieces
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp salt (2 if the chicken broth has no salt)
¼ pound of fresh green beans (remove tips and slice into 1 inch pieces)


Start with the Vegetables and stock add all the ingredients together and turn on a med high heat and cover.

In Bowl add all ingredient for the meatloaf except the ketchup and mix together. Place in large muffin pans and bake at 350 for about 45 min. Once you take them out remove from muffin pans and add each one into the vegetables and stock turn to med heat and boil for ½ hour. Remove meat loafs from liquid and place on oven sheet, cover with the ketchup and place back in the oven for 20 min. Slice and serve with a spoon full of vegetables and juice


I got my inspiration from the Mexican soup albondigas with a little traditional meatloaf twist.

Montreal Steak Rub Recipe

Day 5
3 Recipe Completed
2 Projects in progress

    Day 5 hell yes this is the longest I have ever stuck to a project. Thanks to my roommate helping sponsor my blog, and what I mean by sponsor is, buying food for me too cook. He bought a nice Tri-tip the other day and wanted me to cook it for him. The first thing that came to mind was my recipe for my own Montreal seasoning, this recipe saved Christmas last year. We where having prime rib for the Christmas dinner and I love adding the Montreal Rub to just about any beef roast, it has the perfect combination of saltiness and spice. The only problem was I forgot to buy it and all the stores had already closed. I was not sure what to do, someone mentioned you can try and make it yourself. I do have a impressive spice cupboard so I looked it up, I had to make a few slight changes to make it work with what I had but the end result was one amazing Rub.

Montreal Steak Rub
2 tsp Garlic Powder
4 tsp Coarse ground Coriander Seeds
4 tsp dill weed
2 Tbs Salt
4 tsp paprika
4 tsp Crushed red peppers
4 tsp Fresh ground black pepper

Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Spread evenly over roast or steak and rub into meat.

I have not bought the pre-made product since, an I don’t have any plans on buying it again. This recipe can be altered to your likening easily depending on your taste.