Good Chili Variation

We had this soup last night and it was delicious. I omitted the turkey and doubled the black beans (about 5 cups cooked, rinsed, and drained total). We also omitted the jalapeno because I didn't have one on hand. For the cheese we used cheddar but I think the Pepper-jack would be better although I don't think the soup really needs cheese so it could easily be made vegan and still taste good. The spinach was straight from our garden; so good!

Choir Snacks

We are in the choir in our church. To make it more fun and enticing to be in choir (especially after already being at church for 3 hours) we can volunteer to bring choir snacks. This past Sunday was our week and it was all such a big hit, especially the spinach-artichoke dip. Here is what we had (it was all homemade):

Crackers

Thin slices of French bread

Hummus

Spinach-artichoke dip (I doubled the recipe and kept it in a crockpot on low until we served it; for the artichokes I used canned marinated artichoke hearts and I added no salt to the dip)

Caramel corn

Meringues (my husband's specialty)

Apple slices