insta-jam #10 (april 2013)

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1: She’s always SO happy when she wakes up in the morning and after her nap!
2: The original caption for this one was “Fact: anytime you think your kid’s outfit is really cute, she WILL pee/poo/barf on it.” This was her second outfit of the day and it was still relatively early in the morning.
3: Silly smile.
4: Her toe obsession continues!
042013instajam1: Chinese date night with my buddy! We love sharing some General Tso’s!
2: I finally painted some frames and put photos in them! They’re on the wall now, but I’m still not sure I’m completely satisfied with the layout, so no picture of that yet.
3: We went to surprise Michael at work on his lunch hour one day! We had a nice little walk, and this little sweetie loved seeing her daddy!
4: Exersaucer fun!042013instajam_1 1: Homemade pizza!
2: Playing at grandma’s with a toy phone (funny enough, she’ll probably never even see a real phone like this since most everyone has cell phones now)!

IMG_20130415_150330She fought sleep for hours, and finally she took a nap. Love my sleeping angel!

easy vegetarian chili

After some experimenting and looking at other recipes for inspiration, I concocted my own vegetarian chili recipe! I think it’s safe to say that this is by far the easiest chili recipe ever… and it tastes just like any other meat chili!
_MG_81074 (15-oz) cans hot chili beans
2 (15-oz) cans tomato sauce
3 cups frozen corn
3 cups frozen carrots
2 Tbsp chili powder
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp cocoa powder

Combine tomato sauce and chili beans in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the vegetables, then the spices and cocoa powder. Heat thoroughly, stirring occasionally.

Served best with cheese, tortilla chips, and cornbread!