Chili

1 pound hamburger or venison
Chopped onion, 1/2-1 whole
Chopped green pepper, as much of as little as you like
Chopped Jalapenos (a good handful - ¼-1/3 C)
1 large can tomato juice
2 cans chili beans (with sauce)
2 cans chopped tomatoes
1 T + Heinz 57
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayenne red pepper  *we used chili 9000 to substitute for cayenne
1/8 tsp paprika

You know the drill. Fry hamburger, onion and green peppers. Drain off any fat. Add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer until ready to serve.

Serve with chopped onions, sour cream, chopped cheese, noodles and/or rice.

Favorite Family Meatloaf

If you are going to make meatloaf, make a big batch! You can always freeze the other half.

2# ground beef
3/4 cups bread crumbs (or 3 slices bread, crumbed)
1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1 Tbsp worch (worcestershire) sauce
1/4 cup minced onion
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp each pepper, dry mustard, sage, celery salt and garlic powder

Mix all of the above and place in bread pan. Bake in preheated oven at 350 for 1 1/2  or until firm and juices run clear. Slice and serve with your favorite condiments. Serves 6-8.

This recipe came from an old Lutheran church cookbook.