Not a creature was stirring...

Old spoon (broken) and new spoon (not broken)

While making a crockpot full of chili I broke a wooden spoon in the attempt to stir said chili. This circumstance resulted in my going out to get a new, and hopefully more sturdy, wooden spoon.


Corn bread, bowl of non-meat chili, and pink lemonade

ingredients

• 1 can of spaghetti sauce
• 1 can of tomatoes
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tbs chili powder
• 1 tbs tabasco sauce
• 4 cups of hydrated beans
• 1 cup of TVP¹ "ground beef" before hydration
• 1 cup of chopped onion
• 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 3 celery branches, chopped

directions

1. hydrate TVP¹
2. throw ingredients into crockpot
3. cook in crockpot on low for 12 hours

The cornbread was made from the recipe that can be found in the Joy of Cooking. I multiplied the recipe by two and used the Baker's Secret petite loaf pan to make eight small loaves of corn bread.

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¹ TVP = Textured Vegetable Protein