Chili

Here's how I got interested in cooking again. I needed to eat. I could wolf down yet another bag of fast food or eat out one more time, but usually that meant feeling like crap afterwards. I needed something easy, fast, super tasty and could last me through a couple of meals during the week. Plus, monsoon season has arrived here in Western Washington and what goes better with cold wet rainy days & nights than something warm and spicy?

So here it is - vegan chili. I found this recipe in Vive le Vegan by Dreena Burton and it's excellent! Tons of beans, lots of onion, green bell's, garlic & spices and Smart Ground, a vegan grain "meat." It couldn't be a simpler.

And I suppose it would easily feed a family of 4, but it also feeds one single gal 4 times over the week and freezes quite nicely. Since I made and scarffed down the first batch, I think I've made 4 or 5 batches since then, and have even fed it to friends. I will continue to make it all throughout the winter, it's perfect!