Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Chilli

Ingredients:





2 cups chopped onion
4 garlic cloves, chopped fine
1 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
Two 35 oz cans stewed tomatoes, crushed
Two 15 oz cans kidney beans, drained
2 Tbsp tomato paste
3/4 cup chicken or turkey stock
2 Tbsp chili powder (or up to 4 Tbsp if you like it really hot)
1 Tbsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp dried hot red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 Tbsp salt, plus more if desired to taste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3 to 4 cups of shredded, cooked turkey meat
Sugar
Shredded cheddar cheese, chopped red onion, sour cream for optional garnish.
 
       In a large, 8-quart, thick-bottom pot, cook the onion and green pepper over medium high heat, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, for a minute or two more. Add a bit more olive oil if needed
        My mom seldom cooks these ingredients. She mostly cook it on holidays. Such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. We throw a Little party for our family and friends. We have fun dancing, singing, and joking around. As far as the people we don't like, or cant stand to see, they don't get invited. Boy, i bet they wish they were there.
       Add tomatoes, tomato paste, stock. beans, oregano, salt, pepper, and cooked turkey meat. Bring mixture to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, for an hour.
       Last summer me and the family went on vacation,to Atlanta, to Magic Springs.We had a ball, even though I didn't get in the water. I wouldn't learn how to swim even if my life depended on it. Not even if you pushed me off a building into a 200 foot river, with a shark.
       Salt to taste. Add 1 to 3 teaspoons of sugar to take the edge of the acidity of the tomatoes if desired.
        Ring, Ring,Ring. I dropped my stirring spoon and went to answer the phone. My best since sixth grade was calling to say hello.We meet on the first day of my six grade year. She didn't have enough money n her card to get anything to eat at lunch, so luckily I gave her some money to eat,the last thing i wanted  was for her to starve to death.
     The chili may be made in advance and chilled for 2 days, or frozen for 2 months.
          About to months ago, we had a cook out over my grandparents house, everybody and the momma was their. Anyways, i ended up spending the night. We watched scary movies and ate popcorn. The only thing my grandad watch is scary movies. He enjoys to see a six legged old man walking around with one arm, with a crane saw, chasing people. But after watching that, I feel asleep right there on the sofa. When I woke up I was surprised to see, that my gum somehow ended in my hair. It took about two months to wash it all out of my hair.
        Serve with shredded cheddar cheese, chopped red onion, and or sour cream. Serve alone, over rice, or with corn bread.
      I love the smell when my mama is cooking up something in the kitchen. Their is no one in the world that can mess with my momma in the kitchen, when it comes to her making her delicious, Turkey Chili.




Wednesday, October 2, 2013

The Role of a Woman and the Role of a Man

                        women the new breadwinners


             Most people expect women shouldn't work. They should just stay at home, watch the kids, and clean the house and cook. They expect women to do the slave work, while the men go out and and work and make all the money.
              For women and men to reverse roles, for the women to work, then I guess its good. So that they can feel that they can make money for themselves like the men do, and so that they can provide for the family also.
              I guess for a woman to join the military its okay, but I think that is a job for man. I believe that a woman should do work at a office or doctor or a lawyer and somethings like that. A man, in my opinion, should protect a woman and who else.
              For a man to bring home all the money and provide for everything that the family needs, I guess it makes them feel more manly. Otherwise for a wife to to bring home more money than the husband, it makes them feel less of a man.