Food!

We had chili earlier on this week, I just haven't posted it on here yet. It was delicious as always. We normally only have chili as it starts cooling off and throughout winter. Chili is simple, you brown some ground beef, you drain it, add it back to a pot, then you add chili powder, paprika, salt, pepper, garlic, onion, tomato paste, water and you simmer for about 30 minutes until the tastes blend and you get the desired consistency. You can add water if you cooked too much liquid out. We always eat it in a bowl with fritos and cheese. You can also add beans, which I love, and or rice.

I also made a cake a couple of nights ago. I made what is called a 1,2,3,4 cake. The ingredients are:

1 pound of butter

1 cup of milk

1 teaspoon of vanilla

2 cups of sugar

3 cups of sifted flour

4 eggs

You need to cream the butter with a mixer. Add sugar and keep mixing. Add the eggs one at a time. Add the flour and milk a little at a time. Then add the vanilla. Keep mixing for a few more minutes. Pour in a greased cake pan or pans. Bake for 25-30 at 350.

While the cake was cooking I made my icing.

Ingredients:

4 cups of sifted powdered sugar

1 cup of shortening

1 teaspoon of vanilla

And water a little at a time depending on the consistency you want

Put all of the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Beat with a mixer. You have to beat this for awhile, adding water a little at a time to make it creamy. This icing is very sweet but very good. I added a little butter extract to make it taste a little buttery, and so that it wouldn't be so sweet.

After the cake was done, I let it cool for about 30 minutes, then I iced it. Yummy and simple!