Our Fabulous Bites

The entire family thought this was good.  And I have to admit, I felt pretty good about knowing the kids were at least getting vegetable in the warm sugary drink.  I'm tempted to try regular hot cocoa with pumpkin mixed in. Pumpkin Spice White Hot Chocolate Ingredients 5 cups whole milk 11-12 ounce white chocolate, chopped (I just did a bag of white chocolate chips) 4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder 3/4 tsp vanilla extract (optional) 1 cup pur pumpkin puree 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 tsp cardamom pinch ground ginger Directions: Heat up 2 cups of milk with the white chocolate and cocoa powder and vanilla (if using). Stir until white chocolate has melted.  Mix in the rest of the ingredients with the hot milk. Don't forget to add the rest of the milk. Continue to heat on stove until desired drinking temperature. Either drink at this point, or you can strain it if you don't want the texture of the spices.  Whipped cream on top would be

This recipe is from a cookbook, and as it turned out, the entire family liked it.  It was SPICY and next time, I will decrease the peppers by half.  I pretty much ate the sauce over rice while everyone really enjoyed the chicken too. Makes 8 to 10 Servings Ingredients Chicken (this can be made with other meats, tofu, or veggies) 3 lb chicken (any cut) 1 tbsp dried thyme 1 tsp garlic powder 1 chicken bouillon cube salt & pepper Stew 1/2 cup vegetable oil (recipe called for 1 1/2 cups, used in different steps, and I think I will do even less than 1/2 cups next time) 4 medium roma tomatoes, roughly chopped 1 (28 oz) can whole peeled plum tomatoes, drained 1 large red bell pepper, roughly chopped 1 small habanero pepper 1 serrano pepper (optional) 1 medium onion, thinly sliced 2 tbsp tomato paste 1/2 tsp baking soda or 1 T honey (optional, to cut down the acidity of tomatoes) 1 cup chicken stock 1 1/2 tsp dried thyme 1 tbsp red pepper or cayenne pepper (I left