This recipe is offered up by a member of our momscooking discussion group for our ChiliUSA collection. She says that this is a family favorite and it's "secret ingredient" is ketchup which has been "guarded by Tex-Mex range cooks for years." She also says that "it is actually my mother in law's recipe. At 94 years old she can't remember where she obtained the recipe, she sometimes becomes so informative that she can ramble on for hours."

Nana's Ketchup Tex-Mex Chili

What you need:

• 2 lbs. browned ground beef
• 1 -28oz. crushed tomatoes
• 6-thin sliced cloves garlic
• 1-med. to large Spanish onion small dice
• 2 med to small green bell peppers small dice
• 2 ribs celery small dice
• 12 oz. tomato ketchup (catsup)
  (don't laugh at the spelling or the use of this ingredient; this has been the missing secret ingredient. guarded by Tex-Mex range cooks for years
  3/4 tsp.  chili seasoning)
• 2 cups water to start
  (you may choose to add more as you cook down so the chili won't be too thick)
• 1 tsp.  salt
• cracked  black pepper to taste
• 45 oz. kidney beans
• (this an approximate amount as they come in
  various size cans)

What you do:

1. NOW ----- cook the beef in a large sauce pot to brown
2. ADD  ----- all other  raw  ingredients except beans
3. BRING --  to boil, turn to simmer approximately 45 minutes cooking time so all flavors are extracted from veggies.
4. NOW -----  add the beans , juice and all return to boil
5. you may now serve, cool and store for another time or
   continue cooking.
   
   (although , for the life of me I  don't know why you would wait.
   enjoy!!

Judy's Redeye Chili
This is a recipe from Judy offered up by a member of our momscooking discussion group for our ChiliUSA collection. It gets it's name from the "secret ingredient", coffee, which is a key ingredient in Redeye Gravy.. Judy says, "I am a Chile-head from way back! I am a native of Columbus, Mississippi, a historic city noted for our antebellum homes. My main interests are cooking and digital photography. My favorite things to cook with are chile peppers so I have lots of Mexican and spicy recipes. Y'all come back real soon!"

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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