28 Nov 2010

Overnight Maple Cranberry Steel-Cut Oats

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This has been, and will be, my breakfast. My friend, Tasya, gave me the recipe, so I made it while my parents were here, and am still enjoying it. I doubled the recipe because I have a 6 qt crockpot, but for all you 2-4 qt crockpot peeps, this recipe is as is.

1 1/2 cups steel-cut oats (Irish oats, McCann’s, etc)
4 3/4 cups water
3/4 cup maple syrup (not pancake syrup, this is much less flavorful and more watery than real maple syrup)
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c dried cranberries
1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. salt

Stir together in crockpot, turn on low for 6-7 hours. Enjoy. I topped mine with cool whip and/or milk. Other additives would be walnuts, chopped dried apples, dried pears…

9 Nov 2010

Male Chauvinist Chili (That's really the name of it)

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I’m not making it up. I pulled out the Rival Crock-Pot Cooking old cookbook that I think we had when we got our first crock pot while I was growing up. COpyright date is 1975. Older than me. Maybe my folks got it when they got married that same year? Anyway, still have it. Still bringing good recipes. I made some changes to this recipe as I was going along, and I would still make it spicier. But, it was good. Yummy dinner to come home to on a cold day.

3 strips bacon, chopped, cooked, and drained
1 large onion, chopped
3/4 lb groun chuck or beef (angus 90/10 was on sale this week, so I got that)
6 oz of cajun smoked sausage (love!)
1 green pepper, chopped
1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans italian-style diced tomatoes
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can chili beans, medium sauce
3/4 T worcestershire sauce
2 T chili powder
1 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp pepper

Cook bacon, drain. Cook onion and rest of meat, drain. Throw all in a crock pot and cook for 8-10 hours on low. I served mine with sour cream and red-fat wheat thins. Yum. Would also be good with cheese and angel hair as well.