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My Independence Day? 

It is days like today

that make that

twinge of

sadness

tie its knot …around my heart.

capturing my happiness (briefly I hope)

and locking it away…

when will I get my independence day?

free from moments like now

remembering the summers past

of family-friend bbq’s, fireworks, the lake house….

please let me know

those of you have gone through this

is there ever freedom from the loneliness

that lurks hidden with every memory

smell, sound, sight

that is in your day?

I guess it did not help my pshyce

going to a wedding last night…

all it did was bring up

thoughts of what I have viewed till now….the happiest/funniest night

of my life.

today July 4th

I am wishing

for my Independence day….

 

The Best Chili Dog Recipe EVER!

He took the BBQ in this split

and even though I saw one in Walmart for $138, my single income budget and my frugal side is saying…not this year.

So the next best thing to a outdoor BBQ tonight…is my Stove Top Chili Dog Recipe that I created this past year for Purim.

I can not believe I have not made it since…it was awesome and I am so craving a dog or two tonight.

So as Tunie B. and me go to a nearby towns park to see fireworks (we missed the local one last night on purpose – too many memories – and I am not sure why I thought a wedding would be better – go figure? ) we will be packing a picnic dinner to eat before of these chili dogs.

new summer memories… always a good thing.

Ingredients for Chili:

2 large white onion diced

3 tbsp. olive oil

1 tbsp. cumin

2 tsp. sweet red paprika

2 tsp. smoked red paprika

1 tbsp. chili powder (or for extra heat can add cayenne pepper or 2 diced jalapeño peppers)

1 tbsp. ground corriander

1 tbsp. oregano

3 cloves of crushed garlic

kosher salt &  fresh black pepper to taste

2 lbs ground beef

2 large red peppers, diced

2 cups canned red beans

2 cups canned black beans

  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes, crushed by hand
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
Directions:
In a large Dutch oven, sauté the onions in the olive oil for about 8 minutes, until softened. Add the spices and mix well, sauté for another minute or so. Add the ground beef and using the end of your wooden spoon, break up the beef into small pea like size chunks as you mix it will the onions and spices. Saute the meet and onions for another 4 minutes.  Add the diced peppers, both beans, tomato paste, whole tomatoes and maple syrup.  Mix well, Cover and cook on stove top, on medium high heat until everything comes to a boil.
Then lower flame to medium and cook for another 1 hour and  45 minutes, with the cover slightly off the pot, mixing every 20 minutes or so.
Serve this chili on your favorite hot dogs (mine are the large beef Abeles & Heymann dogs)

 

 

 

 

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