This recipe from Loretta is offered up by a member of our momscooking discussion group for our ChiliUSA collection. Loretta's says that this is a family and party favorite which she often uses at her Super Bowl Parties and she says that the "secret ingredient" is the canned chilis that give it the little "pizzazz" it needs.

Loretta says, "I basically used trial and error to get the flavor that I liked in this chili.   The canned chiles give it the little extra pizazz it needed. If someone likes a mild chili, then they should leave them out.  I have 3 boys that are constantly eating and they love this chili.  I didn't say this in the recipe, but we stir sharp grated cheddar cheese into the chili and top it with sour cream.  It's also good served over a baked potatoe, rice, with nachoes, or over hot dogs.  This is just some of the ways that my family will eat it.  I make it every year for our Super Bowl Party.  It stays beautifully in the crock pot all day!"

Loretta's Party Chili

What you need:

• 1 chopped medium onion
• 1 chopped red pepper
• 2 chopped green peppers
• 2 minced cloves of garlic
• 2 pounds of ground chuck
• 2 cans crushed tomatoes with puree
• 4 T chili powder
• 2 T cumin
• 2 tsp of cinnamon
• 1 small can of  chopped mild green chile peppers
• 2 cans of red kidney beans

What you do:

1. Saute the garlic, onion, and peppers in enough oil that covers the bottom of a large dutch oven pot.
2. Add the ground chuck and cook until no longer red.
3. Spoon out excess grease.
4. Add the crushed tomatoes to the pot, along with an equivalent amount of  water measured from ONE empty tomatoe can.
5. Add the rest of your ingredients, bring the mixture to a boil, then simmer for 1 hour.
6. Adjust seasonings to your liking.

Garden Glove Doll
This is a great dollmaking craft from one of our craftzone members, Joan Mayo from Casa Grande, Arizona who gave us this great fabric craft idea on how to recycle those used gloves to make a treasured keepsake. She says, "I have been living in Casa Grande Arizona for 6 yrs. I am disabled and love to do crafts. My grandaughter Desirae is doing crafts and always wants me to send her something, so a friend found the garden glove doll and told me about it. When I went to visit the grandkids we made them. We made clowns, Firemen, train conductors, flower people and many more. Hope everyone enjoys the dolls."

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