Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Tufts Family Halloween Chili

We like our chili thick - if you don't like something, just leave it out and it will still be just as delicious! We eat our chili with cheese and a handful of Fritos sprinkled on top. Happy Halloween!



1/2 lb. ground Hamburger, browned
1/2 lb. ground Sausage, browned
1/2 lb. Bacon, cooked and cut into bite size pieces
1 can Black Beans
1 can Pinto Beans
1 can Kidney Beans
1 can Great Northern Beans
1 can Corn
1 8 oz. can Tomato Sauce
1 can diced Tomatoes, petite cut
1/2 Onion, chopped small
1/2 Green Pepper, chopped small
2 cloves Garlic
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 Tbsp Chili Powder
2 tsp Cumin
1/2 tsp Oregano
1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper
1 cup Water (or more depending on how thick/thin you like it)

Cook meats one at a time in a large skillet and put into a large crock-pot. Saute onion and green pepper in the leftover meat drippings and add to the crockpot. Add water, garlic, tomato sauce and canned tomatoes to the crockpot. Drain and rinse all the beans really well and add to crockpot. Add seasonings to taste - The amounts listed are what we usually do... but depending on how hot you like it you can change it around. Let simmer in the crockpot for a few hours. We usually like the chili better the next day! Enjoy ~

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Go, Fight, Win!

Here are two cute girls practicing the cheer the made up while at G-ma's on Christmas Day!

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Cousin Christmas Exchange

Abby- Emery
Alex- Kailey
Kyra- Britton
Tyler- Jackson
Bryanna- Morgan
Aiden- Carson

Carson- Alex
Kailey- Bryanna
Jackson- Tyler


Morgan- Abby
Jaden-Kyra
Britton- Aiden


Emery- Jaden

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Happy Grandparents Day!

To the greatest Grandparent's...
From the cutest group of Grandkids!

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Easter '08

Easter was moved to Mike & Carrie's house due to too much snow at Don & Brenda's! Plenty of deviled eggs were consumed and 221 eggs were hid around the house. The Easter Bunny wasn't seen, but two little turkeys in a pink jeep were pretty fun to watch...




Thursday, February 14, 2008

Happy Valentine's Day!
We love you all and are looking forward to our next family vacation!
Everyone had pink heart shaped pancakes for breakfast, right?


Thursday, November 22, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving!

It has always been tradition in the Smith Family to go around the table as we eat our Thanksgiving meal and talk about what we are thankful for. It was ten years ago today that Samson and I last sat at the Smith Family table on Thanksgiving and shared that tradition with my family. I am thankful for mom and dad who have always emphasized the importance of tradition in our family. I am also thankful to my sisters who have tried so hard over the last decade to help me feel included in the family outings... even though we weren't there!
I am a lucky girl to have such an amazing family! I love you!

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Happy Halloween

Hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween. Did all the kiddos dress up and go trick-or-treating??

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Holiday



Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!