MY TEXAS-CHILI

MY TEXAS-CHILI

2 lb. ground beef
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
3 cups water
2 cups Pace Picante sauce
Sweet onion - chopped
A blob of Chocolate Syrup
A spoon of Instant coffee
1 sm can tomato paste
1 can Coke
2 cans Ranch Style Beans (your choice, I use one can of the onion type and one can of the japaleno type.)

1. In saucepan over medium-high heat, cook beef, chili powder, cumin, salt and garlic powder until beef is browned, stirring to separate meat. Add Chocolate syrup and instant coffee.

2. Add *flour and stir - cooking 1 min, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in the rest of the ingredients and cook until it suits your taste.

*If you are afraid of lumps from the flour - mix it with a little of the coke and then pour in.

LOVE THESE CHEDDAR BISCUITS

LOVE THESE CHEDDAR BISCUITS

Serves/Makes: 10-12 (or drop bigger “blobs“ and get about 6)……..Ready In: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS:

2 Cups Bisquick baking mix
2/3 Cup milk
½ Cup Cheddar Cheese - shredded (I often use the "mixed shredded cheese")
¼ Cup margarine or butter - melted
¼ Teaspoon Garlic Powder

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 450. Mix baking mix, milk and cheese until soft dough forms; beat vigorously for 30 seconds. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto un-greased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

Mix margarine and garlic powder; brush over warm biscuits before removing from cookie sheet. Serve warm. Makes 10-12 biscuits.