Pork and Geen Chili Stew

One of the only things I love about cold weather is sitting by a fire with a warm bowl of soup.  Luckily, I'm not the only one in the family that enjoys this.  My Dad, Jim is always trying new soups and passing the good ones on to me.  This week my post is one of my favorites that he found.
Pork and Green Chili Stew!!!  So if you are in the mood for an easy and very tasty bowl of goodness....you will need....

3 Tbsp Oil
2 and 1/2 pounds boneless pork, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup flour
2 cans petite diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)
2 (7 oz) cans chopped green chilies
2 Tbsp chopped jalapenos (I use pickled)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp sugar
1 can chicken broth
Rice

In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add pork and cook until lightly browned. Stir in onion and garlic, add flour and cook, stirring constantly, 1 to 2 min. Add tomatoes, green chilies, jalapeno, salt, pepper, and sugar. Stir until well blended. Add chicken broth and cover, reduce heat and simmer about 2 and 1/2 hours or until pork is tender. 

Serve over hot rice...enjoy and warm up!!!!

Candy bar cookies

Halloween is over, but I'm sure you are like me and either had candy left over or need a reason to get rid of your kids candy.  I, like most people, over bought Halloween candy this year, and needed an easy way to get rid of it without just sitting and eating it, like years in the past.  So, I thought...why not just chop up the candy bars and throw them in some cookie dough to make some tasty treats.  

The cookies turned out great with Snickers and Milky Way added into the batter.  The caramel and chocolate melted into the cookies and added a nice sweet surprise in each bite.   

You can use whatever candy bars that you have...Reese's, 3 Muskateers, Twix, Heath bar...whatever you have left over.  Now, if you don't want to eat all the cookies...you can share with your co-workers, neighbors or other loved ones.  

I used a standard Mrs. Tollhouse recipe, and swapped in chopped up candy bars in place of the chocolate chips.

Cookie recipe:

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened

3/4 c. granulated sugar

3/4 c. packed brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 large eggs

1 cup chopped Snickers and 1 cup chopped Milky Way candy bars (you can use whatever candy bars you want, just chop up 2 cups of candy).

Directions:

• Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine flour, soda and salt in a bowl.
• With a mixer, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and eggs until creamed together.
• Add flour mixture and combine.

• Add candy bars and stir by hand until combined.
• Drop by a spoonful onto a greased baking sheet.  
• Bake 9 - 11 mins until golden brown, or a little less for a chewier cookie.

Now, sit back, relax and enjoy the sugar high!

Dee