Chili mix:
3/4 cups chili powder
2 tbs. ground cumin
2 tbs. dried oregano
2 tbs. dried minced onion
2 tbs. seasoned salt
2 tbs. sugar (I eliminated)
2 tsbs. dried minced garlic
2 pounds of browned ground beef (I subsituted two cooked chicken breasts cut in cubes)
1/4 cup of chili mix
2 14.5 ounce cans of diced tomotoes with green pepper, celery, and onion (I used two cans of diced tomatoes and sauteed onions, celery and green pepper to add the fresh)
1 16 oz. can black beans, undrained
2 15.5 oz red beans, undrained
Combine and cook for 30 minutes.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Eating
Gradually going meatless but not entirely. It isn't that hard to do. Now, if I could only give up red wine...
Homemade wine at Syracuse Wine Works. Three steps and then bottle. A great social activity and pretty near organic. Tastes good too. Tonight, a bottle of 2011 pino noir.
Can't wait to have that first piece of chocolate on easter!
Homemade wine at Syracuse Wine Works. Three steps and then bottle. A great social activity and pretty near organic. Tastes good too. Tonight, a bottle of 2011 pino noir.
Can't wait to have that first piece of chocolate on easter!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Breast MRI - newbie
Didn't know what to expect but knew I had to do it. It really wasn't all that terrible and over before I knew it. I tried to put it in perspective. Compared to two lumpectomies, radiation and all that jazz 10 years ago and what some of my very close friends are experiencing health wise, it was a 30 minute inconvenience. The IV bothered me a little and I was claustrophobic only once.
I had to lay face down and my breasts were centered in cups like a mock bra. There was a head rest with a plastic filter where I could look down and see what the two male operators were doing at all times. Len talked me through the whole procedure - two minute scan; one minute quiet, etc. Galloping horses, first spring birds shouting first thing in the morning, strong ocean waves, an extremely loud, annoying antique clock out of sync, steel boat meets steel pier and other sounds guided me through. The thought of repeating the whole thing kept me motivated, along with the support of my two comrades who have gone through the same journey. If you are facing your first one, you'll be fine. It's just another modern miracle.
I had to lay face down and my breasts were centered in cups like a mock bra. There was a head rest with a plastic filter where I could look down and see what the two male operators were doing at all times. Len talked me through the whole procedure - two minute scan; one minute quiet, etc. Galloping horses, first spring birds shouting first thing in the morning, strong ocean waves, an extremely loud, annoying antique clock out of sync, steel boat meets steel pier and other sounds guided me through. The thought of repeating the whole thing kept me motivated, along with the support of my two comrades who have gone through the same journey. If you are facing your first one, you'll be fine. It's just another modern miracle.
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