Welcome to ModernGirlfare

Welcome to Modern Girlfare... The name of the blog comes from the fact that I'm a "modern" and a "girl," even though I try my hardest to bring traditionalism into my family, and girlfare, is a play on words kinda.. Total John Mayer fan (modern warfare,) and the fact that, as you'll come to find out, I love to talk about food and hope to post recipes here to share!.. fare synonym for food! =)
Most families have recipes handed down generation to generation, not mine.  We grew up on simple foods, take out and staples like Chef Boyarde and hamburger helper.. Which was fine, I grew up to be strong and healthy, but when I started my own family and had to cook for them I had like 5 recipes in my repertoire, on rotation.  So just mainly based on my own tastes and trying to copy restaurants or friends recipes I came up with my own take on many popular dishes. So easy to make and easy to remember recipes, check back often for new recipes and I'm sure tons of witty remarks..

Life is short, be silly, take risks, accept help and  learn something new everyday!

Super Easy, Very Pleasey, A lil Cheesey, CHILI!

The first winter we spent in our own home I must of made 20 disgusting, over seasoned, under seasoned, too spicy pots of chili.. I couldn't figure out why it was so hard to make a good chili.. Then I remembered that saying, "Keep it simple Stupid!:" So I went shopping the next day and found the Hunt's chili tomato sauce and then just bought ingredients you would find in chili, based on flavors I and my family liked and came up with this...

1 pound ground beef, browned then drained of fat
1 15 oz can of HUNT'S seasoned dice tomato sauce for chili
1 14-15 oz can of petite diced tomatoes, any brand
3 14.5-15.5 oz cans of any type of beans you like, undrained
      -I like pinto beans and black beans, but any bean would do, I just dont like kidney beans! <3
a pinch of chili powder
about 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 tsp of salt
1 1/2 tsp of pepper
I like to throw a handful of cheddar cheese in
1 cup of water
1/2 cup of corn (optional)
1 tablespoon of hot sauce of your choice (optional)

 I use a 5 quart crock pot but any size should work as long as its over 4 quarts.  This recipe is easily doubled and does well at potlucks, especially in the colder months!

It's an easy crock pot recipe, I put all ingredients in the crock, stir and cook on low for 6 hours or high for about 3-4 hours.. could also be cooked on your stove top; Place all ingredients into a large pot, this time using about 1 and 1/2 cups of water.  Cook about 30-45 minutes on med-high heat stirring about every 5-10 minutes.

Serve into bowls with a sprinkle of cheese and with either crackers or tortilla chips!