CLEANING HOUSE

Guess who is helping me make my son's bed this morning?

You guessed it!

Happy Monday to you!

Yummy!! Caramel and Apples!!

Happy Monday!! Right now it's pouring rain in my neck of the woods! Such strange weather ... all last week it was in the high 70s. Today it's raining; however, not really cold out though. We do need the rain in California! It just makes for a VERY LONG commute for hubby. He is working on a job about 1 1/2 from here ... in the rain, it will take him probably about 2 1/2 hours to get home this evening. Bay Area traffic is horrendous!!!! Bet you can't guess what I'm making with these ingredients:

Bet you thought it would be Caramel Apples, right? Nope ... Caramel Apple Crisp!! You should smell this cooking ... yum!!!

And for dinner tonight ... Barefoot Contessa's Chicken Stew with Biscuits ... perfect for rainy weather!

I just got done listing what seems like a hundred items on eBay ... actually it was about 16 items or so. Please take a look when you get a chance. My ebay name is YellowBeachDog7. Here is a link ... hope it will work!!

http://myworld.ebay.com/yellowbeachdog7/

I think you will have to copy and paste the above link. Once you get to that page, go to the left hand side and click on Items For Sale.

Here are a few pics of what I listed:

A cool old green recipe box

A pretty crystal relish dish/tray

Some fun old saucers

Have a great week everyone!!! Thank you to those of you that follow my Blog.

I really appreciate you all so much. And love to have you leave me a comment.

TIME FOR CROCK POT CHILI

Well, it is finally a bit cooler here in the mornings and evenings ... but during the day still warm. At any rate, I made Chili today and served it up in my new Longaberger chili bowls and my Pumpkin Tureen. YUM!!! Just add a little cornbread and cheese & onions for toppings and you are good to go!

Brown the meat with the onions and garlic ...

Dump everything in the crockpot ...

It looks like this while it's cooking ...

Here are my Longaberger chili bowls (by the way, these things are wonderful!) ...

And my Pumpkin Soup Tureen filled with yummy chili ....

Dig in ...

Yellow Beach Dog's Chili

1 1/2 lbs. ground beef

1 clove garlic or Garlic Powder

1 large onion, chopped

1 1/2 tsp. salt

3 Tbsp. chili powder

1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. paprika

1 tsp. dried basil

Dash of cloves

2 cans kidney beans, undrained

1 large can diced/crushed tomatoes

4 cups tomato juice (or less ... I find that it is just a little too runny with 4 cups - I think I would cut it down to 2 cups)

Brown ground beef with garlic and onions. Add remaining ingredients and put in crockpot on low for 6-8+ hours. Serve with cornbread and toppings of cheese & onions.

SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY

It's Show & Tell Friday - compliments of Cindy over at My Romantic Home. And I thought I would join in!

Here is a picture of my very cool green cabinet!! Here is how I acquired this darling piece! There was a little store just a couple miles from my house called The Cottage. I had been going to this little store for over 15 years. I would get all my co-worker's gifts in this little store and stuff for my own house. I got to know the two owners pretty well. Then the one owner bought out the other owner and I got to know her even better. She would always talk to my son and ask him questions about his school, etc. It was such a pleasant experience to go to The Cottage. I just loved it!! And even my son would love to go see Sue at The Cottage. About three years ago, the shopping center where The Cottage was located did a major renovation and tripled everyone's rent so The Cottage had to close up. This cabinet had been part of their displays for as long as I could remember and when they were closing up, I asked about purchasing it. It wasn't cheap but I am SO glad I bought it! I would love to someday have a kitchen big enough to use it there but for now, it is in the living room, just inside the entryway. I have it filled with dishes and whatnot ... including my grandmother's red scalloped bowls, my other grandmother's jadeite kitchen range set and an old piano jewelry box that I got from my three brothers on my 8th birthday. The top has a couple of metal picnic baskets and some old quilts (and a new one that I just finished), and the bottom has dog toys in one cubby and cat toys in the other cubby. The middle cubby is empty. There is chicken wire in the doors. The right side holds all my sewing and craft books. Don't forget to click on my pictures for a full view. Thank you for visiting Yellow Beach Dog!