Ad Hoc Chili

Just threw this together in my crockpot and it was delicious!

1.25 pounds of lean ground beef
1 medium onion chopped
1 green pepper chopped
1 can red kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 can white kidney beans
1 can Rotel tomatoes
1 can diced tomatoes
salt and pepper and chili powder to taste

Just dump it all in the crockpot and stir. Cook on low about 8 hours.

We topped with Mexican shredded cheese and light sour cream.

YUMMO! on a cold night.

Walleye and leftover pasta

So... what to do!

Drege walleye in flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
Add a few tablespoons of olive oil to a pan and heat.
Pan fry the walleye until it's done.
Remove walleye from pan.

Deglaze the pan with white wine and add some minced garlic.
Toss cooked pasta in the sauce and add some seasoning of choice, I used Tastefully Simple's Tomato and garlic pesto seasoning.
Drizzle with more olive oil, add wine as needed for sauce.
Sprinkle parmesan cheeese and toss all together until sauce thickens.

It was very good.

Salad

I made this VERY delicious salad last night.

It was on a whim so I don't have any good measurements but here is the list of ingredients.

Baby spinach
Crumbled blue cheese with cranberries
Mozzarella Fresca balls along with seasoned oil drizzled on salad
Grape tomatoes, halved
Dried cranberries
Balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper

Toss everything, This had the best sweet, dry, peppery flavor!

Easy Appetizer

Quick Spread

1-8oz cream cheese block
1 jar of Dickinson's Sweet hot pepper & onion relish

Open package of cream cheese and place on plate.
Open relish and pour on top of cream cheese.

Serve with crackers and spread on crackers. YUM!