Halloweenies
Aaron and I finally got around to carving pumpkins last night. His turned out amazing and mine was a total fail. I’m going to try and carve the other side tomorrow.
Obsessed with Sons of Anarchy? Nooo….
Mine was the skeleton hand holding the anarchy symbol, but there were so many little bits it was difficult to tell what it was. I think I’m going to just do the skull instead.
I also made some amazing vegetarian chili.
From Emeril Lagasse
Cook Time: 30 min, Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
* 2 tablespoons canola oil
* 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onions
* 1 cup chopped red bell peppers
* 2 tablespoons minced garlic
* 2 to 3 serrano peppers, stemmed, seeded, and minced, depending upon taste
* 1 medium zucchini, stem ends trimmed and cut into small dice
* 2 cups fresh corn kernels (about 3 ears)
* 1 1/2 pounds portobello mushrooms (about 5 large), stemmed, wiped clean and cubed
* 2 tablespoons chili powder
* 1 tablespooon ground cumin
* 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
* 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
* 4 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
* 3 cups cooked black beans, or canned beans, rinsed and drained
* 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
* 1 cup vegetable stock, or water
* 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
* Sour cream or strained plain yogurt, garnish
* Diced avocado, garnish
* Chopped green onions, garnish
Directions
In a large, heavy pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions, bell peppers, garlic, and serrano peppers, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the zucchini, corn, and mushrooms, and cook, stirring, until soft and the vegetables give off their liquid and start to brown around the edges, about 6 minutes. Add the chili powder, cumin, salt and cayenne, and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes and stir well. Add the beans, tomato sauce, and vegetable stock, stir well, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the cilantro. Adjust the seasoning, to taste.
Ladle the chili into the bowls, top each serving with a dollop of sour cream, spoonful of avocado and green onions.
Comments (1)
That was a brilliant idea to carve pumpkins last night… because we did ours last weekend and they’re already moldy so we threw them away. :( We tried getting some more so we can have some lit up tomorrow night but there’s no more pumpkins around here.
That looks YUMMY, by the way!