Tara's Random Tidbits

Who doesn't love a good, classic bowl of chili? I guess naturally there are people out there in the world who don't care for it, but if you are here then you probably do. Last week, in Arizona, we had some very chilly weather (get it? chilly, chili?). Anyway, it was so cold that Scottsdale actually got snow and that's unheard of here. We had chicken noodle soup one night and we're trying to think of something else warm. Chili came to mind since it is filling and delicious! It's pretty hard to mess up chili since you can make it however you want. My husband travels a lot and has gout, so when he is home we make it with ground chicken since he can't have red meat. Let me tell you, it is just as tasty! When we went to visit my mom over Christmas break we couldn't find light red kidney beans anywhere, so we just replaced it with pinto beans. The ingredients can be interchangeable to your liking. You can use any type of ground meat, and you can use any kind of

  Why yes, yes it is!            I have a problem. You know how people wake up and can't function without coffee in the morning? That's me, except with tea. I can't help but wonder if this tea obsession started brewing when I was a wee little lad in England. My dad was also plagued with this addiction and I never saw him without a hot cup of tea in his hand or on his desk next to him. He would even have me make it for him sometimes, wait let’s get real, I was making him tea multiple times a day. He liked it a certain way: Tea, 2 teaspoons of sugar, and a splash of milk. I was the pro tea maker in the family. When I was younger, I never really understood what the big deal was or why my dad felt the need to drink this stuff all the time. I had tried it a few times, and yeah it was good, but it really didn't consume me until later in life. Now, I have to have it everyday.              Let me just start by saying that I prefer iced tea, I mean come on we live in Ari