Chili and Football

It's time for some FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! maybe...

blergh.. I mean chili... honestly; I need to find someone who wants to go watch a game with me pronto. Seriously, this season is going to pass me by and I'm not going to know anything that's going on!!!!! Sigh. Ah, the daily struggles I go through ;-)

Here's the chili I made last night at 11p.m. after watching the first episode of Season 3's Glee. I'm not really digging the episode, but I'm really digging this spicy chili.

http://www.eatliverun.com/turkey-and-bean-chili/

I added in a couple different ingredients because #1 I live in the UK and some peppers are hard to find in stores #2 it wouldn't be me if I didn't screw something up or something tasted a bit funky from the original recipe

• 1 serrano chili pepper, minced---instead of a serrano pepper, I used a non spicy piquillo red pepper and added in more jalapeno, and cayenne pepper.
  
• tablespoon of honey and tablespoon of brown sugar-- I added this in because the chili tasted a bit sour and adding these two ingredients fixed that problem up real quick!

the recipe was super easy and fun to make!

The reason why I made this so late at night was because I was waiting on my groceries to be delivered between 9-10 p.m. from Ocado (our online delivery) and the guy was 20 minutes late with my schtuff!! No one was going to stop me from making my chili last night :-). To make things slightly easier, I measured out and combined all the dry spices in a bowl that was ready to go when the groceries arrived. 

I've discovered my secret to not getting frustrated with cooking and the mess that often comes with working int he kitchen. I often prep things in advanced. I'll put on some music, chop, combine the veggies, measure, and mix the dry ingredients, etc. I divide the recipe into sections so it doesn't seem as daunting. Now this might seem straightforward to you but to someone who isn't so skilled in the kitchen, I approach everything with a different set of eyes.

topped with some light sour cream, cheese, and scallions= YUM!!!

The chili was borderline dangerously spicy but O' SO GOOD! 

Did I mention we already ate dinner prior to me making chili? :-)

Hanguk umshik from Ceena.
http://www.ceena.co/ceena/index.asp

yukejang spicy soup- clear glass noodles, beef, mondu combined with a spicy, delicious broth

bbq chicken on top of not so good fried rice. The rice was hard and seemed undercooked.

beef bibimbap with spicy sauce

Rewind back to lunch:

leftover fish pie with broccolini spears

I've never tried broccolini spears before, and I think I'll try them again but next time make sure to cook them all the way through. These were a bit on the raw side.

My chocolate pie turned out pretty damn good! Excuse the poor picture that doesn't do the taste of the pie justice; it was the perfect size to satisfy my chocolate craving.

Agenda on this lovely Saturday morning (it's not really lovely since I have a minor headache but I'm trying to will it to be a good day!!): Enrollment at London Met, maybe get a workout in (BIG maybe), relax

Zumba clothing love

I may have an addiction to Zumba clothing.. it's nothing serious.. YET...

I ordered these on Sunday and got my shipment on Tuesday. Holy schmokes that was fast!

After 3 orders, I've learned that all the tops run a bit small. I'm normally a medium and sometimes a large if the chest area is too tight but in Zumba gear; I'm an extra large baby!

I ordered 6 new tops and some bracelets

hahahhaa... I feel like I'm back in middle school w. these bracelets.

When I ordered this on Ocado, I thought they were for adults! Little did I know that they are specifically for little children. Organic chilli yum yum-- can't get more obvious than that..

the portion size was reaaaly tiny but the chilli flavor was spot on! I might have added some hot sauce for an extra zing ;)

GF jammies for dessert

aaand an extra portion of leftovers since I was still hungry at about 4 p.m.. No way I could get through teaching Zumba AND going to a salsa class on an empty stomach!

I got home at 11:30 after some drinks with friends and T got home at around the same time=perfect time for an almost midnight snack! Cheese and prawn omelet deliciousness..

Breakfast this morning for two..

hoping this apple with peanut butter will keep me satiated til after PUNCH class this afternoon.

Agenda: I've decided to find a football (soccer) team to follow this year. I've been in London for almost 2 years and still haven't gotten into the scene here and I'm asking myself WHY NOT!? The hubby is heavily pressuring pointing me towards supporting the Tottenham Hotspurs but I'm not sure yet.. Gotta do some of my own research!

New workout music (if you like rap!)- Bad Meets Evil 

*****Sending my love and warm fuzzies to my childhood bestie in Chicago who just gave birth to a beautiful daughter!*****