Turkey Quinoa Chili

Turkey Quinoa Chili

I recommend this recipe for crock pots or low cooking on the stove but you can rush it in about 45min/1 hour if needed.

Also, I don't really have a chili recipe, I just add relatively the same ingredients each time. So all measurements are "good guesses"

Also, this recipe is beanless, but only because I ran out of beans! So add them if you like them.

Ingredients :
1 package of ground turkey (16 oz)
1 28 or 29 oz can of tomato puree
6 oz tomato paste
2-3 cups of beef stock (or chicken or veggie)
1 cup quinoa
1 very finely diced carrot (my need to sneak veggies into dinner - omit for picky eaters)
1/2 white onion- chopped
approx 3 tbs chili powder
approx 1 tsp cumin
approx 1 tsp garlic powder (or add fresh minced garlic when browning the meat)
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon corn starch
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

• in your big pot brown the turkey and chopped onion. When the turkey has browned drain the fat
• add you tomato paste and blend into turkey meat
• when the tomato paste smells 'woken up' and smells ,well, tomatoier add the tomato puree
• after turkey and tomato puree are combined add spices
• add quinoa and 1 cup of stock
• in a separate bowl add your corn starch and a small bit of stock or water to make a corn starch slurry. Corn starch should all be dissolved into the liquid
• add corn starch mix
• quinoa takes approx 20 minutes to cook so simmer for at least 20 minutes
• add 1 cup of stock at a time as chili thickens

My family enjoys this with corn bread or biscuits, sour cream and cheddar cheese.

Enjoy!

wedding photos

Here are some of my favorite pictures from my "victorian peacock" wedding. Hunter green, babies breath, vintage, Oh my!

 

My gown :-) Maggie Sottero "Monterey" sorry ladies, it's discontinued. But she makes some similar gown.
I wore my mom's veil to the church. We cut off the daisy chain trim and tea stained it to match my alabaster gown. (see earlier post on how to tea stain a veil)

a corset and ring shot, and my awesome victorian inspired shoes. (I thought the collar arond the booties looked so victotian/vintage with a modern twist)

all my girls wore the same designer, length, and color, but picked their own style bridesmaids dress. Every looked and felt great! (Bill Levkoff dresses in "euro holly" a hunter green color)

My adorable flower girl! She has a babies breath halo/crown and a babies breath and spray rose kissing ball to carry.

The groomsmen had peacock feathers and a denro orchid boutonniere (peacock feather instead of greens) And wore tails! So vintage and handsome!

Rainy wedding day photos. These came out so sweet.

Signs I made. Please pick a seat not a side and in loving memory sign.

Some funny groomsmen pics:

 

Three generations. My maternal grandmother, my mother, and me!

 Here's all those family photos I blogged about. We had the table displayed at cocktail hour and in the back of the reception room.

DIY Mr and Mrs sign with craft store letters, paint, and some eye hooks.

our reception room . Ivory linens, hunter green table runners, black chiavari chairs, white floral arrangements
a close up of the centerpieces. A ball of "party time" babies breath, white spray roses, and peacock feathers in a large hurricane vase with a white dendro orchid in the vase

 

handcuff shot - police wedding photo (for the police officer)

Some tea set shots! (with my family's heirloom tea set)

  

you can't see it but my something borrowed was a family ring from my mother-in-law, attached to my bouquet)

 

 

This ring was my something old (above) - my great-great-grandmother's engagement ring!

 Something blue was my ring

Something new was my dress/shoes