Easy 3 Bean Vegetarian Quinoa Chili – A Fall Food Favorite

Fall. There’s everything to love about this season (ok except yard clean up). Even those dreary, drizzly days are a great excuse to just sit on the couch, organize your closet, read, or watch football AND put a pot of this delicious Vegetarian Quinoa Chili on the stove. Loaded with veggies and great flavors, this easy, hearty chili will satisfy everyone around your table. We’re raving about it – you will too! 3 Bean Vegetarian Quinoa Chili Adapted from Two Peas & Their Pod Serves 10-12 Ingredients ½ cup quinoa, rinsed 1 cup water 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped 2 celery stalks, chopped 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 medium zucchini, … [Read more...]

Our Favorites – Blissfully Domestic – FOOD – 2014

So many great great FOOD stories this year.  We took a look back and wanted to share some of the ones we really liked - just in case you missed them!  We are looking forward to another great year of food, recipes, cooking ideas and tips and you! So, take a look…..  Our Favorites - Blissfully Domestic FOOD - 2014     How To Make Perfect Pinto Beans - There's nothing quite like a bowl of beans and ham on a winter's day.  This recipe will deliver great tasting beans with just the right texture! 20 Tailgating Recipes - Are you a football fan?  We love these take-a-long/make on site menu items for the big games! Easy Tex-Mex Chicken - Everyone needs a simple chicken dish that the family loves.  Put this one together quickly for a real crowd … [Read more...]

How To Make Perfect Pinto Beans In The Crockpot

I love pinto beans, I've just never been able to cook dry beans to get that great texture and taste of beans I'm served in a restaurant or out of a can.  Mine have always been just a little too crunchy or not really very flavorful.  So frustrating!  Until Now.  Thanks to Mommy's Kitchen (who adapted her recipe from Southern Plate) I have become the Queen of Pinto Beans. We're talking pinto beans and ham so delicious you could eat them every day for the rest of your life.  Beans so good, you'll like them even if you don't like beans! The first time I followed this recipe I was a little incredulous.  Sugar in beans?  Oil in beans? I now wouldn't make them any other way. Perfect Crock Pot Pinto Beans adapted from Mommy's Kitchen Ingredients: 1 lb bag of dry pinto beans 1 … [Read more...]