Deer Valley Turkey Chili Recipe

I forgot to post this last week. It is a favorite at our house.

Deer Valley Turkey Chili

• 2 cans black beans
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 medium Anaheim chilies, seeded, chopped
• 2/3 cup chopped red onion
• 2/3 cup chopped celery
• 2/3 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1 Large Leek (white part only) ** I haven’t ever added the Leek
• 2 Garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled
• 1/4 cup corn flour
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons ground coriander
• 1 teaspoons salt
• 1/8 cup Sugar
• 4 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 2 1/4 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 4 cups diced cooked turkey (I cook boneless turkey breasts or a turkey roast in the crockpot)
• Toppings - grated cheddar cheese, red onion, sour cream, fresh cilantro, lime slices

Seed and chop the chilies, chop the onion, celery, red pepper and leek.
Mince the garlic and get the rest of the ingredients ready to cook.

Melt butter in pot; add chilies, onion, celery, bell peppers, leek, garlic and oregano. Cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
Add the flour and spices, cook 5 minutes.
Add the sugar and 4 cups stock and bring to simmer.
Puree 1 1/4 cup of the corn with the remaining 1/2 cup of stock. Add this to chili.
Mix black beans, turkey and remaining cup of corn. Simmer all for 25 minutes.
Garnish with grated cheddar cheese, red onion, sour cream, & fresh cilantro.

Enjoy!

Gratitude

Reflect upon your present blessings,

of which every man has plenty;
not on your past misfortunes
of which all men have some.
--Charles Dickens

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Continuing with the list, I am going to blog daily in November on things I am grateful for.

Today, I am grateful that I am blessed with joy and contentment. While it's true that I want to have another baby, I am fully content with my life. Every day I am overwhelmed with joy. My days are filled with love, laughter and fun. I have sad moments but these are few and far between. These moments also serve to remind me of just how blessed I am.

The Buzz: Halloween 2008

We loved Halloween 2008. We went to a great party last week at Greg and Andrea's house (Greg and Jenn have great photos of it on their blogs). We also had a quick trip to the Barnyard Boo at Thanksgiving Point.

Macy made an adorable little bee. Unfortunately, I did not get THE photo of her in her costume. (If you are crazy like me, you know what I am talking about.) But collectively I think these shots are pretty darn cute.

Lies and Lists

I had the following conversation with a friend in my ward the other day:

Friend: How old is JD?
Me: He will turn 32 next month.

It wasn't until later that night that it hit me that I had lied. He will be 33. Which means I will also be turning 33. I lost a year somewhere. So, I decided to make a *list of 32 things to do before I turn 33 (somewhat reminicent of Phoebe). Some are fun (#5. sew a cute apron) and easy (see Secret Life of Bees) and some are more time consuming (#3. listen to/read Jesus the Christ) and hard (see below).

I managed to start two of the list items and complete one on our vacation in St. George. Ryan was so nice and babysat while JD and I saw Secret Life of Bees. And I enlisted two little ladies, Macy (of course) and the adorable Millie, to help me with the first. They rode in the neon green chariot and I started the first three days of my eight week beginner runner training schedule (Heaven help me). I also knitted seven hats towards my goal of twenty hats for the Humanitarian Center.



The problem is I am still trying to complete my list. So, besides trying to give myself some accountability, I want your ideas.

What would you put on your list? They can be fun, serious or crazy. But need to be doable. And what are some good songs for my running playlist?

* I LOVE lists.

Kissing Cousins

While KT, Ben, and Kiara were here, I tried to get some photos of Kiara for them. In the process, we caught this little moment. I am not sure if it was a kiss or a secret.


And isn't Kiara adorable?

Just Because

Just because I love pictures of my girl . . .

A Humble Plea to Our Dear Prophet