Mystery Meal

Sorry to deviate yesterday. And I had several people ask for the ending to the story. I gave you the ending as far as Greg was concerned, and I don't really care what happens to Scot and Amanda. They're self-centered and co-dependent. Let them self-destruct!

No, this isn't a cooking blog. Never will be. There are only a couple of things I enjoy making in the kitchen, and one of them I made this morning, so I thought I'd show you. But you have to promise that if you have a recipe for it that your family loves, you'll send it to me at fleabyte at gmail dot com. Okay? Please?

I browned up three pounds of ground beef this morning. Yes beef, people. I'm not a huge red meat fan, but I've tried ground turkey for this and it's icky. Only beef will do. See it?






Oh, and I tossed in a chopped sweet onion. Loves me the onion, all translucent in the beef, trading flavors and enhancing everything. Mmmm. Onions are goooood. You don't have to agree. Just go with it, 'k?

So have you guessed yet what I'm making for dinner? No scrolling! You have to guess. It's yummy, and I serve it with Fritos. Probably gave too much away right there. Oh well.

Now you'll guess it for sure. Look at my crock pot and what's in it. Yucky looking, isn't it? I'll show you the cans o'stuff which are floating around in there. I can't wait till I can harvest some of this fresh from my garden!

Okay, it looks icky because I've just been tossing the canned goods in while browning the ground beef and I hadn't stirred it yet. And I added a can of water to the mix. I love my crock pot! Anyone out there give me an amen? And our weather right now is cool and rainy - perfect for this dish! Have you guessed it yet?

Here are the canned goods, and I'm missing one of them (forgot to add it till the last minute):





Appetizing eh?












And here's the finished product. Well, as finished as it's gonna be till dinner time. It's sitting on my counter right now, covered and cooking. I wander in between roofers and gas company service people and stir it some.

Doesn't it look scrumptious? You know what it is now, don't you? Chili! All that fiber and oxy-something or other. Toss a handful of corn chips in a bowl, a couple of scoops of chili, top it with shredded cheddar and a dollop of sour cream - nothing better on a rainy day! And I added chili seasoning, for those of you who get all particular about my leaving things out. :)

Now don't forget - if you have a favorite chili recipe, please send it to me? I'm always in the market for better chili!

Y'all want one last shot of my bruise, right? I'm going to drop it down a bit for the squeamish, so you can stop reading right here if you have trouble looking at this kind of thing. I mean it. Right here. Stop. Now. No scrolling if you have a weak stomach!

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It's fuzzy, I know. Sorry. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to photograph the top of one's own shin? And it's not very colorful anymore, so I'm guessing this will be the last picture. And it's about time!


Until I write again ...

Flea