Recipe: Sweet Potato Stew

Ingredients:

3 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
3 tbsp. Light Brown Sugar
1 lb. Stew Beef
4 c. water
1 c. beef broth
2 Sweet Potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 bag frozen peas and carrots
1 bag frozen lima beans

Brown stew meat in brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce. Add water and beef broth, and let simmer for 30 minutes. Add sweet potatoes, reduce heat, and cook for ten-fifteen minutes. Add frozen veggies and let simmer until cooked, about fifteen-twenty more minutes, or until it thickens. Salt to taste. Serves 4.

All measurements are, of course, approximate, as I come from the Justin Wilson school of cooking and cannot be bothered to get out measuring utensils when I could just pour.

Recipe: Cayenne Chili

I promised that if the chili turned out well I'd post the recipe. It's super easy, and really tasty, so here it is:

Ingredients:
1 lg can dark Kidney beans
1 lg can chili hot beans
1 can crushed stewed tomatoes (use fire roasted if you want it even hotter)
1 lb ground beef
5-6 tsp. Chili powder
3-4 tsp. Cayenne pepper
Texas Pete to taste

Brown ground beef in large pot with 3 tsp of Chili powder. Pour in contents of all three cans, remainder of Chili powder, and Cayenne pepper. Bring to boil, then reduce to medium heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Add Texas Pete to taste and serve with cornbread.

Super easy, and spicy enough to warm you up on even the coldest days. I think next time I'm going to add some black beans and a little bit of hot salsa, too, just to give it a little more solidity.