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Aimee’s Healthy Vegetarian Chili

Beans are an amazing food — and not just because of their “magical” powers! Beans have more antioxidants than superfoods like blueberries and cranberries. They’re also full of fiber; a one cup serving can give you half of the daily recommended amount of fiber. I love beans, and here’s one of my favorite bean-laden recipes: vegetarian chili. What you’ll need: 2 15 ounce cans of black beans (they’re rich in antioxidants that fight heart disease and cancer) 2 15 ounce cans of kidney beans (they’re full of thiamin, a vitamin that protects memory) 2 15 ounce cans of garbanzo beans … Continue reading →

Elephants and Chili Peppers

Misbehaving elephants in northeastern India are leaving their habitats and wreaking havoc. Wandering elephants have destroyed homes, decimated crops, and trampled people. Wildlife experts are trying a somewhat unconventional method to keep elephants away from villages near the elephant habitats: the world’s hottest chili. Fences around villages and fields are smeared with automobile grease and bhut jolokia, the ghost chili. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the ghost chili is the world’s hottest chili pepper. Conservationists have also used chili smoke bombs to keep the elephants away from residential and growing areas. Dried chili and straw lit on … Continue reading →

Move Over Habanero. . .The Ghost Chili is In Town

Well, not quite in town as we will see. . .but the habanero pepper has been replaced as the spiciest pepper in the world by the bhut jolokia. . .the ghost chili. So named because they say any outsider that dares to try it will become an apparition. However, the spiciest chili pepper in the world, is a staple at every meal in towns like Assam in India. People eat raw slivers for the ‘jolt’, use it to flavor their soup, and it is purported to fix a variety of ailments from stomach troubles to ironically, overheating. Bhut jolokia comes … Continue reading →

Tex-Mex Pumpkin Patties

I’ve noted before that I’m always looking for ways to sneak more vegetables into my children’s diets. Somehow, steamed broccoli is gross but stick a little parmesan in it, and I’ve become a gourmet chef. (Who knew parmesan cheese had magical powers?) These flavorful vegetarian patties do get fried in butter but that still doesn’t take away the extra vitamin C & A. When we tried these, four of my kids liked it and the one who doesn’t like anything didn’t like these either. Overall, they got positive reviews from my test team. They are a little on the spicy … Continue reading →

Using Food Storage to Make Comfort Foods

As the weather begins to grow colder, many people begin to turn to the comfort foods that they love to eat. The hearty soups and stews, as well as heavier meals that keep us warm in the fall and winter. Many comfort foods are made from scratch or basic ingredients, so it is a great time to utilize your food storage. Many items also go on sale in the fall and winter, and it is a great time to stock up on them. Flour and sugar usually go on sale in the late fall, and canned vegetables will go on … Continue reading →

My Favorite Salsa Recipes

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You may not expect with the last name of Smith that I would be a salsa aficionado. Still, I pride myself in my Mexican cooking, and I’ve even had Mexicans say that may salsa is “really good for a white girl.” I have tried one salsa recipe after another, searching for my favorites. Lucky for you, you don’t have to search: Here are two awesome salsa recipes for the taking: Salsa for a Crowd This salsa is very tasty. It uses green onions, and you might think it calls for too many of them, but since green onions aren’t as … Continue reading →