I'm blogging!!!

     So my sister Lynn told me that I need to start a blog for recipes since I post about the food I make on facebook. I'm not very creative (writing-wise) but I do love cooking and want to share the recipes I find. So here goes nothing!!
     I'm going to start off with my stove. We bought a 30 year old house with a (probably) 30 year old stove.

You can kind of see it there in the corner of the kitchen, it was electric with no window in the door. UGH!!! (We were just moving in, that's why there's a couch in the kitchen) So we got a new stove since I love to cook and a good stove makes for a happy wife. :-)

It is gas (converted for propane since we can't get gas out here) with convection. I LOVE it!!!!!

     So tonight I made Venison Chili, asparagus and garlic biscuits (I didn't have any cheddar cheese to make them cheddar garlic biscuits). Here's everything cooking:

And here's the food afterwards:

So the recipe for venison chili is from the Adirondack Cookbook that my mom and dad gave me for Christmas in 2006.

4 large onions, thinly sliced                              2 Tbs. parsley
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped                         1 tsp. Creole seasoning
1/2 cup vegetable oil                                       1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
8 oz. mushrooms                                             1/2 tsp. oregano
2 lb. venison, diced or cubed                           1 cup beer
2 Tbs. chili powder                                         1/2 cup tomato paste
1 tsp. ground coriander                                   1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cumin                                     2 or 3 cans kidney beans, drained
Dash of Tabasco

     Saute the onions and garlic in oil until they are limp and colored. Add the venison and mushrooms and brown. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend, except the beans. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Add more beer if the mixture gets too dry. Cook until it is well thickened and rich in flavor. Just before serving blend in drained kidney beans until they are well heated. Pinto beans may be substitued for kidney beans. Serves 4 to 6

I left out the mushrooms and I used Franks hot sauce instead since that's my favorite, so you could use whatever hot sauce you like. I also added a small can of chopped tomatoes, I'll probably add a larger can next time just so I have more junks of tomatoes, or chop some fresh ones. We also sprinkled shredded mozzarella onto our chili.

     For the biscuits I just used baking mix and followed the directions for mixing it and I added garlic powder and fresh chopped parsley. I would have added cheddar cheese also if I had it.

     The asparagus was saute'ed in butter with garlic and once they were almost done I sprinkled parmesan cheese over them. YUMMO!!!

     If there's a recipe you've heard me talk about and want me to post just let me know. Or if there's a recipe that you think is awesome and want me to share let me know!! :-) I hope you enjoy!!!