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Easy Slow Cooker Chili with Avocado Salsa
Filed under Main Dishes - Beef, Slow Cooker, Soup, Weeknight Meals
Oct
24
Years ago, we took on a Halloween tradition.  The night is crazy – in between parties and dressing up and trick-or-treating, but one thing is certain – you still need dinner.  (Even though the kids would probably just consume candy for dinner and be more than happy!)  So we started doing a slow cooker chili for Halloween dinner.  Not only is it easy – you can prep earlier in the day, making it so dinner time isn’t crazy, but it’s ready whenever the kids are ready to eat.  If you have older kids, they may go out later than the younger kids, so whether you are eating before heading out or warming up with a bowl of chili after you come back in from the festivities, the chili is there waiting.
And do you want to know my favorite part about it?  Halloween can be quite unpredictable here in Utah.  You may have a mild night – perfect for trick-or-treating – but most likely, the weather is going to play tricks on you.  In my time here, we’ve had everything from clear skies to rainstorms to snow.  Yep, the snow has certainly come in to try to ruin the Halloween fun more than once.  (Those are always the years that make me laugh – when kids show up in full winter gear.  Aka – coats, gloves and hats.  It’s a good thing you know that they have great costumes underneath all of that!)
This chili is a perfect Halloween night chili.  It’s mild enough for the kids.  And if you only have big kids left – or if you are feeding a group of adults – you can always add in more spice. (I think a jalepeno would have gone perfectly in this!)  And the salsa.  Oh, the salsa.  I think that is what sets this bowl of chili apart from all the others.  Made with delicious Avocados from Mexico, this salsa is fresh and brings a whole new dimension to a bowl of chili.  And if you are brave enough to spice up the chili, the salsa brings a great cooling effect with the avocados.
This is a delicious way to bring some ease to your Halloween night!
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Tagged as: avocado, avocados from mexico, beans, beef, chili, crock pot, crockpot, ground beef, salsa, slow cooker
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Bakery-Style Soft Pumpkin Cookies with Maple Cinnamon Buttercream
Filed under Dessert - Cookies
Oct
22
I now know my solution now when I am feeling uninspired – I just need to hit up my notebooks!
I use spiral notebooks for recipe writing, lists, and sketching down recipe ideas when inspiration strikes.  I will usually just have one notebook that I am using at a time, and I’ll use it until I run out of paper.  A little while back,  I was going through a notebook that was full, making sure I didn’t have any hidden recipes in it.  And all of a sudden, I hit the jackpot.  I came across