just a few things

My camera died before I snapped any pictures of the holiday, so I’m sharing these from my mom. Here are just a few things I’m thankful for…
Babies! I had so much fun seeing the babies (of my cousins and friends) this Thanksgiving holiday. We all get together far too seldom and children grow too fast!

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november favorites

A few favorites from this month…

1. This vegetarian chili recipe…which I’m recreating from memory:
Ingredients:
-2 small yellow onions (chopped)
-2 cloves garlic (minced)
-1 yellow and 1 green bell pepper (chopped)
-1 can kidney beans (rinsed and drained)
-1 can cannelini beans (“)
-2 cans black beans (“)
-2 cans stewed tomatoes
-cumin, chili powder, salt (all to taste – I was heavy on the chili powder and lighter on the others)
-canned chili peppers in adobo sauce (1 or 2 peppers, depending on how hot you like your chili, a spoonful of the sauce)

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