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Roxee’s Home Cooked Recipes

Homemade Chili
Homemade Chili

By Roxanne Prevost
It’s that time of year we look for comfort food. This recipe fits right in. Good to take to a potluck
also. On a cold, rainy day, make this recipe and your house will smell wonderful.
Ingredients 1 680 ml can tomato sauce
2 lbs. ground beef 1 can kidney beans
2 tbsp olive oil 1 can mixed beans
1 yellow onion chopped 2 tbsp chili powder
1 green pepper chopped 2 tsp ground cumin
2 cloves garlic minced ½ tsp Cayenne pepper
1 796ml can diced tomatoes ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
1 796 ml can crushed tomatoes Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Add both to a large pot with the olive oil and cook over
medium heat until they are soft and translucent.
2. Add ground beef to the pot and continue to sauté until beef is fully cooked.
3. Drain the beans and add to the pot along with the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and crushed
tomatoes. Photo Submitted
4. Next add the chili powder, cumin, cayenne, pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste.
5. Place a lid on the pot and allow it to simmer over low heat for 3 to 4 hours, stirring occasionally. The longer it simmers the better the flavour.
6. Give the chili one final taste, adjust the salt and seasoning if needed. Then serve hot with your favorite toppings.
7. Enjoy

Ladies Day Race runs in Blustery Winds

changeable wind.
By Ann Marie Blinkhorn
All skippers thought that the eastern marker would
he rain gods were with Stormont Yacht Club (SYC) prove to be trickiest to master. However, it was the first
Ton the afternoon of August 26 for the Annual marker located in the west corner of the bay that posed
Ladies Day Race. Downpours in the morning turned to the biggest difficulty to all boats, given its proximity
sunshine in the afternoon as Lagan III (Skipper Natalie to red and green channel markers. One boat did in
Bray), Amorce (Skipper Kate Miller), Mattea (Skipper fact touch the green marker and was forced to do a
Lynn-Marie Legault), and Chinook (Skipper Viola 360-degree penalty. Photo Submitted
Larkin) set out to start the race. Mattea had a great start and was first across the line.
A special addition to the annual event was the Amorce was not far behind and passed Mattea for the
participation of SYC veteran sailors Betty Chaput, lead just before the first lap was completed. This would
Marjorie McCoy, and Myrna Earle who joined Chinook set up the battle to the finish between the two. Lagan
as crew. These ladies are an important part of the SYC III and Chinook were not far behind but were not able the finish line. Amorce recovered and was placed
culture and have sailed at the club for many years. to advance enough to catch Mattea and Amorce. perfectly to point close to the wind. Amorce took aim
Blustery winds accompanied the sunshine with 10- Mattea was able to make-up time in the downwind at the finish line, tightened all her sails, and went for
17 knots throughout the entire race. The racecourse stretch of the 2nd lap and passed Amorce easily. it! It was an awesome race with Amorce crossing first,
was set in the bay, so spectators were able to enjoy Rounding the eastern marker was done smoothly by Mattea second.
the show. The start line and three race markers were both skippers. Amorce ran into trouble with a line You can learn more about the Stormont Yacht
placed strategically, some straight-forward to round, override which took them close to the north shore. Club by visiting their website at https://www.
others fun and somewhat more challenging due to a Mattea took advantage of the mishap and raced to stormontyachtclub.ca