Sunday, November 7, 2010

Comfort Food Favorites

While I'm usually more inclined to spend a Sunday afternoon drinking mimosas and eating delicious things other people make ... I decided to roll up my sleeves and put the pots, pans and mixing bowls from my registry to good use.

Today's kitchen mission: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies and Chili (not to be eaten together, obvs.). After a few flour explosions and some onion-induced tears ... the house smells amazing, no one caught on fire, and we have a lovely home cooked dinner and dessert, perfect for a cozy Sunday night.

If you're feeling Martha Stewart-ish, here are the recipes:

The cookies are from YumSugar -- click here for the AMAZING recipe.

The chili is a recipe my grandma gave me from Cooking Light -- I found it online here.

A few chili tips: When you're slicing the jalapeno pepper, don't touch the seeds. Take it from one who knows, a burning  "jalapeno hand" is sort of a buzzkill. This recipe calls for spicy turkey sausage, but I use spicy chicken sausage instead because my grandma told me to. No other reason. Also -- measure out all the spices/dry ingredients and combine in a bowl. This way, when it's time to dump them in, it's all ready to go. This chili is the shiz. And it's even better the 2nd day. I'd take a picture, but honestly, chili is not very photogenic.

Bon appetit!

4 comments:

  1. YUM! If you want a really easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie try this recipe:
    1 Box spice Cake Mix, 1 Can Pumpkin and 1/2 bag chocolate chips. Mix spice cake and pumpkin together and add chocolate chips. Spoon onto cookie sheet. Bake for about 25 min. (may need longer, but watch) at 350.

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  2. thanks robyn, that recipe sounds amazing!!

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  3. Looks delicious! I made cookies like this once, but they didn't look nearly as yummy. I'll have to try this recipe!

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  4. Well, aren't you the "Paula, Martha & Rachel" all rolled into one! The cookies look unbelievable and I can't wait to try the chili recipe!!

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