Thursday, October 25, 2007

Back through the Archives

In an effort to remember what I have made for FEAST I went back through the logs of Evite for the history of our dinners. Here's what I found. Email the recipes you remember (or the ones you are willing to part with, Barber) for the cookbook.

10/05 Fall Feast

11/05 Feast II: The Grilling

12/05 H.H. Stands for...

1/06 When I Dip, You Dip, We Dip

2/06 The Breakfast Club

3/06 FEAST VI--Sports-viewing Food

4/06 I Love You Like A Fat Kid Love Cake...

7/06 The Return of the FEAST

10/06 Last Minute FEAST

1/07 "Honey, I Shrunk the Food."

2/07 Chocolate FEAST--Need I Say More

6/07 FEAST--It's Getting Hot In Herr

8/07 FEAST for August--Picnic du Provence

9/07 Back to School FEAST

10/07 FEAST--Pumpkin Time

1 comment:

rachel said...

2/07 Chocolate Feast

Rachel's Recipe

Black Bean and Chocolate Chili

2 T. vegetable oil
1 1/2 c. chopped onions
4 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
1 small fresh chile, minced
1 T. ground cumin
2 t. dried oregano
1/2 t. ground cinnamon
pinch of ground cloves (I’m leaving those out, not being a huge clove fan)
1 t. ground coriander
1/2 t. ground black pepper
1/2 t. salt (I’ll probably use more like 1 t.)
1 1/2 c. chopped bell peppers
3 c. cooked or canned black beans (2- 14.5 oz. cans, rinsed and drained)
2 c. undrained crushed canned tomatoes (one 14.5 oz. can)
1 T. fresh lemon juice
1 T. soy sauce
1 1/2 oz semi-sweet chocolate, broken into small pieces (or you could use about a 1/4 c. chocolate chips)
chopped scallions

In a saucepan, warm the oil on medium heat. Add the onions ad garlic and saute until the onions become translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the celery and chile, cover, and cook for about 5 minutes.

Reduce the heat and stir in the spices and bell peppers. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, until the bell peppers begin to soften. Stir occasionally to keep the spices from burning. If needed, add a little juice from the canned tomatoes.

Add the black beans, tomatoes, lemon juice and soy sauce. Bring the chili to a simmer, cover, and cook for 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the chocolate. When it is melted, adjust the salt, black pepper and lemon juice to taste.

Garnish with chopped scallions.