Super Food Day 4 - Game Day Chili

Super Easy Chili


I recently was sent some free samples on Pace salsa and I thought that as a game day chili pace would make this recipe quick and easy. All I needed to do was add some jalapeño, diced onions, and garlic and I was good to go. This makes a great addition to game day as you hardly have to do a thing.

Pace Black Bean Chili

2 pounds of ground beef

2 tablespoons Worecestershire Sauce

1 onion diced

2 gloves of garlic diced

2 diced jalapenos

8 tablespoons of chili powder

1 large jar of Pace Salsa, your choice in heat

1 can of black beans



Heat a large pot on medium high and brown ground beef. Season with Worecestershire sauce and salt and pepper. Once the meat is browned add in onion, garlic, jalapenos, and chili powder, cook for 3 to 5 minutes then add in salsa and beans. Cook on low for about 30 to 40 minutes serve with corn bread and enjoy.

Super Food Day 2

I am stuck, I do not know which recipe I should share with you today, do I give wings or do I give you the dip that everyone asks me for the recipe for, or do I give you something else all together. I think that I will give you the dip. Trust me on this one, if you serve this buy extra crackers this will be a hit, you may even want to double the recipe if you are going to be having lots of people over. The best thing about this recipe is that it is super simple and can be served warm or cold!

Jalapeno Artichoke Dip

1 can on artichoke hearts, drained
1 tablespoon of mayo
1 8 oz. package of fat free cream cheese
1/4 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup of pickled jalapeno slices, drained (adjust for your desired heat level)
1 Package of BIG wheat thins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place all ingredients in a food processor pulse until mostly smooth but with some chunks of artichokes. To get larger chunks, place everything but artichoke hearts in processor, blend then add artichokes and pulse until desired consistency is reached. Place mix in oven proof dish bake for 30 minutes, serve or chill and then serve with wheat thins.

Go Bears!

Yea! Da Bears are in the playoffs and let me tell you that means that it is party time at my house. Guests are coming over and what better way to root for my team then by serving a traditional (well as close as I can get it) Chicago Dog? Now if it was the Super Bowl I would be dropping the cash and having Vienna Beef and having them "cater" for me with the real thing. But for those of you who can't get the real thing or have never tried the Windy City Classic Dog, here is a great way to get the flavors.

Chicago Dog's
A traditional dog is

Poppy Seed Buns
Celery Salt
Plochman's Yellow Mustard
Sport Peppers
Bright Green Relish
Skinless Hot Dogs
Dill Pickle Slice
Diced Onions
Tomato Slices

Most of these items are hard to find outside of the Chicago Land Area however with a few modifications you can enjoy the flavors of the dog still. By substituting dill relish for the bright green, and jalapeno slices for the sport peppers you get almost the same hot dog. Next time your favorite Chicago sports team is playing give the Chicago Dog a try.

Fried Goodness

Really it does not get much better than this, deep fried jalapeno slices. Can we say best bar food ever, if only someone at a nearby bar would catch on to this. I would be there just for these. I could be served Pabst with these and be a happy camper. I was first introduced to these tasty morsels at Adam's Ribs (for information and location check out http://www.adamsribs.com/). I was in Maryland visiting family and we headed over to Adam's for a relaxing meal. We ordered their onion loaf as an appetiser and littered among the the onions were some fried jalapenos. I told everyone I knew about these and received the news that Chili's now has these with their new onion ring like appetiser. So i figured that these could not be that hard to make, and guess what this was the easiest few minutes I ever spent cooking.

Fried Jalapeno Sliced

1 cup of flour

a paper bag

salt and pepper

canola oil or other non olive oil of your choice

pickled jalapeno slices

Add two inches of oil to a heavy bottomed skillet and heat on medium/medium high. If you have a candy thermometer you are looking for a target temp of 350 F. While oil is heating remove desired amount of jalapenos from your jar (or use serranos if you tried out my recipe for pickled serrano slices) and place on a paper towel. Gently pat dry attempting to remove as much moisture as possible. Place flour in a paper bag and season with salt and pepper. Place jalapeno slices in bag and shake so each slice is lightly coated. Remove slices from bag and if oil is ready, add to pan and fry for three minutes. Remove to a paper towel lined plate and serve. Make sure to have some nice cold beverages on hand for your guests.