Skinny Me Chili

Yesterday was so cold and rainy, all I wanted to do was to go home take a hot bubble bath, eat some warm soup, and watch some of my favorite shows under a big comfy blanket on the couch. So I did just that. Nothing beats having a nice big bowl of chili on a nasty day and knowing that you don't have to get back out in it the rest of the evening.

 

I wanted to share my chili recipe today because it is extremely healthy, great as leftovers, and sometimes you just need a big bowl of warm soup.

 

 What you will need

1 can of tomato sauce

1 can of diced tomatoes and green chilies

2 can of chili beans (find the brand with the least sugar and calories)

1 pound of ground turkey (or sirloin beef if you aren't a fan of turkey)

1 1/2 medium onions (diced)

1 large jalapeno (diced)

1 green pepper (diced)

1 garlic clove (minced)

chili powder

crushed red pepper

 

 

 

Start by cooking your ground turkey (I add water to make sure when I drain I get all the grease out)

 

While that is cooking, go ahead and dice your onions and peppers

 

as well as your jalapenos and garlic

 

Once you have drained all grease, add your veggies and cook on high for about 5 minutes.

 

After 5 minutes turn your stove down to low and add your chili beans, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes & green chilies, also fill your tomato sauce can 1/2 full of water and add to pot.

 

Then add your seasonings. I like my chili really spicy so I normally use about half of the bottle of chili seasoning (start with a little and add more if you want to add spice)

Last add your crushed red pepper (do the same as you did for the chili powder)

 After everything is added cover and cook on low for about an hour and a half.

 

Then fix and big bowl and sit back and enjoy!

 

 

Day 51:

Breakfast: 2 tablespoons of peanut butter

Snack: non fat yogurt

Lunch: skinny me chili

Snack: some almonds and work had some leftover Moe's so I had some black beans, grilled chicken and slasa

Dinner: not so porky pork loin & cabbage (check out my step by step recipe for Not So Porky Pork Loin tomorrow)

 

24 days

4 Cities, 2 States, 1 Weekend

 

Wwwhew what a weekend.

 

After work on Friday I met my mom and her church for a woman's conference in Greenville called the Extrodinary Women's Conference 2013. Some of the performance's and speakers that I got to see were Angela Thomas, Karen Kingsbury (an author), Tim Hokinns(comedian), Margaret Feingerg, Third Day, and a choir of children from all over the world.

 

 

They were so sweet and cute

 

After the conference on Saturday it was time to head to Waynesville, NC my hometown, for my brother's fiancees shower.

 

This is what I came home to. I guess the saying is true,

Growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.

Love my dad:)

 

I decided not to climb a tree, instead sit back and take in the smell and beautiful view.

 

Oh how I love being home for at least the night.

 

Marble my mom's dog (and mine, we have joint custody)just realized I am home and the excitement is killing her.

 

 

YAYYYYYY my second mommy is finally home,

 

 

please never leave me again

 

 

After I relaxed for a few seconds it was time for mom and I to head to the shower.

This really made the wedding fill real.

 

Her sister did all the decorations and words cannot express how beautiful everything was.

 

 

The Bride to be, my mom and I.



 

The view from the shower was breathtaking, makes me miss home even more.

 

You can't have a shower without silly games!

 

After the shower it was time to head back home and get some beauty sleep because we had to be up bright and early the next morning. (5:30 am to be exact)

 

The next morning I rose from my warm, cozy bed and ran to the car still in my pj's because we were driving to Winston Salem for my nephews baby dedication. Now I wasn't very happy with waking up so early but I would do it a million times to see my sweet nephews face.

 

After 3 hours of driving (well me sleeping) and getting ready in the car, we arrived at the church, where I finally got to have some Auntie and Carter time.

 

Of course we had to have some family photos.

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They said if there was a kidnapping of Carter,they would know you took him :)

 

 

This is one proud papa!

After our photo shoot :) it was time for the dedication of sweet

 

Carter Edward Bowen.

 



 

After church we headed back to my brother and his wife's home to have lunch and of course love on Carter. We were passing him around like he was a football.

 

This picture is priceless. I don't think he is used to cameras yet, especially me taking one every second. I am sure he will get used to it :)

 

I bought this shirt for Carter, basically perfect

He wasn't too thrilled with it :)

 



 

Sweet Grandma

 

Honestly I think he likes his Auntie the most because

 

he couldn't stop giving me kisses

 



 Hopefully they have one shortly after they are married. This would make me a very happy Auntie, the more the merrier.

 

I was a little bit of a Carter hog as you can see but

 

I think we all officially wore him out.

So it was time for me to head back to Spartanburg, South Carolina because I had a grill out to make it to at 6.

 

 

It was defiantly a long, yet full of love and laughter weekend. I ended up being in four cities (Spartanburg, Greenville, Waynesville, and Winston Salem) 2 States (South and North Carolina) in 1 weekend. Even though it felt like I was on the go the entire weekend. I wouldn't have changed a second of it.

 

Throughout the weekend there was plenty of yummy food but I stuck to my healthy eating habits.

 

Day 48:

Breakfast: yogurt, fruit and an egg and cheese omelet

Lunch: Salsarita's grilled chicken bowl (no rice or creamy sauces)

Dinner: Food from the shower (cheeses, veggies, grilled chicken, fruit)

 

Day 49:

I decided to have a cheat day :) It was well deserved ( I didn't go crazy though)

 

Day 50:

Breakfast: eggs and cheese

Lunch: grilled chicken salad

Snack: tomato soup and some almonds

Dinner: skinny me chili

 

 

 

25days less than a month, time to get real serrrrious :)