Three Bean Turkey Chili

I never made Chili before, but I always wanted to make some. I have quite a bit of ground turkey and I didn't know what to make with it. I found this recipe in a Crock-Pot recipe book and it didn't seem as hard to make. I gave it a try this Sunday and I think it turned out pretty good. I thought that it was a little dry, but as I was eating it it was just perfect. I made some cornbread to go with it. I decided to use the Crock-Pot recipe book more often because I just have to through in the ingredients and it takes care of itself. LOL You could probably try this out with ground beef if you wanted.

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound ground turkey
1 small onion, chopped
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 can (4 ounces) diced mild green chiles
1 to 2 tablespoons chili powder

DIRECTIONS:
1. Cook and stir turkey and onion in medium skillet over medium-high heat until turkey is no longer pink. Drain fat. Place turkey mixture into slow cooker.
2. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Cover; cook on HIGH 6 to 8 hours.

Broccoli Boo Salad

A colorful Fall Salad that it's easy to make, but you have to make it ahead of time because it requires a little chilling; it would probably work without chilling as well. This recipe yields 10-12 servings, so if you are going to make it for a smaller family just halve it.


INGREDIENTS:

1 Cup mayonnaise (I used Miracle Whip)
1/4 Cup Sugar
2 T. vinegar
8 Cups Broccoli florets
1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
1/2 Cup chopped red onion
6 to 8 bacon stips, cooked and crumbled
1/2 Cup raisins


In a small bowl, whisk mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. In a large bowl, combine broccoli, oranges, onion, bacon, and raisins. Add dressing and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Yield: 10-12 servings

Candy Corn Cookies

This recipe requires chilling, so get a head start if you want to try them out.

INGREDIENTS

1-1/2 Cups Butter, softened

1-1/2 Cups Sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

3 Cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

Yellow and orange paste food coloring (I used liquid yellow and red combined for orange)

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Tint one portion yellow. Divide remaining dough into two-third and one-third portions. Tint the larger portion orange; leave smaller portion white.

Shape each portion of the dough into two 8 in. logs. Flatten top and push sides in at a slight angle. Place orange logs on yellow logs; form a rounded top. Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 4 hours or until firm.

Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350* for 10-12 minutes or until set. remove to wire racks to cool.

Yield: about 5 dozen