Blog Hop Tuesday: Favorite Recipe

Blog Hopping is so much fun and I am finally joining in!

This week's theme is favorite recipes and I chose the first one to come to mind. It is definitely a favorite here! It takes a little work but makes a HUGE recipe that you can freeze and eat later! It it totally worth the work!

The original post for this recipe is now over on my Cooking for the Boys page. You can check out all of my recipes and meal plans by clicking on the button to the right!

Enjoy!

Chicken Chili

8 cups chopped onion (6 onions)
¼ cup good olive oil (plus extra for chicken)
¼ cup minced garlic (8 cloves)
4 red peppers, cored, seeded & large diced
4 yellow peppers, cored, seeded & large diced
2 tsp chili powder
½ tsp dried red pepper flakes
2 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp pepper (plus more for the chicken)
4 tsp kosher salt (plus more for chicken)
4 28 oz. cans crushed tomatoes in puree, undrained
½ cup minced fresh basil leaves
8 split chicken breasts, bone-in & skin-on

Cook onions in oil over medium low heat for 10-15 minutes. Add garlic and cook one more minute. Add pepper, chili powder, cumin, red pepper flakes, pepper & salt. Cook one minute. Add crushed tomatoes with puree and basil to the pot. Bring to boil, then reduce heat & simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rub chicken with olive oil and place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle generously with kosher salt and pepper. Roast chicken 35-40 minutes. Separate the meat from bones and skin. Cut into chunks. Add to chili and simmer uncovered 20 more minutes. Serve with optional toppings: chopped onion, corn chips, grated cheddar, sour cream, etc.

Again, this makes a huge recipe but it freezes well.

***I use cayenne pepper instead of red pepper flakes and dried basil rather than fresh basil. The amount of dried basil is much less than ½ cup - follow your instincts. We also cut the amount of onion in half. Make sure you use coarse kosher salt (like you find on pretzels). It comes in a box. I also roast and cut the chicken the night before I make this to make life easier. Enlist someone to help chop the onions and peppers - trust me.

Not My Child Monday

Well, this week it's all about the little ones and what my angels would never do...

To check out more stories and join in the fun, head on over to MckMama's page and have a good laugh!

Here we go...

My child would never strip naked in the front yard to jump in the swimming pool...twice in one week.

And my child would never ever greet his grandparents for dinner with the line "God made poop." Although technically I guess that is true, he would never say that.

My child would not tell the babysitter that he has popcorn and chocolate milk EVERY night and he NEEDS to have it tonight. Not my child. (For the record, this is a RARE treat for him, not a regular occurrence.)

And a certain younger child would never crawl all the way up the basement stairs without either parent noticing until he got to the top. And flash a huge grin when he reached the end. Not my baby.

Lastly, my child would never take a candy bar from the checkout aisle while in the stroller at the grocery store, without Mom or Dad's permission or knowledge, proceed to quietly eat the candy bar the whole walk home, and hand Mom the last sticky bite left over from his chocolate binge when she went to get him out of the stroller. My child would never ever do that. Would yours?

I love my boys.

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge: Feet Week

It's Feet Week over at the photography blog I Heart Faces!

I had a hard time choosing my favorite foot picture so here is the one my husband voted for...

This was taken at a sprayground in our area this summer. He had so much fun plugging the fountain with his feet and then letting it go!

Go to I Heart Faces to check out more great feet pictures this week!

Making a Splash at the Sprayground

Someday Saturday: Missions Trip

Someday...

I would love to go on a missions trip.

I don't know when. I don't know where to. I will leave that all up to God and His perfect timing.

Maybe it will be medical missions with Stephen. Maybe it will be with our kids. I have no idea, but I would love to go where He sends us.

Someday.

Nehemiah 9:6

“You alone are the Lord. You made the skies and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and the seas and everything in them. You preserve them all, and the angels of heaven worship you." Nehemiah 9:6 (NLT)

July 4th: The Siblings

And by siblings, I mean my mom's brothers and sisters. There are six of them. All of them and their spouses were there.

I credit them for keeping our family so close even after my grandparents had both passed away. And I am very thankful for this.

And nobody ever takes pictures of them so I thought it was time.