Wendy's Chili

Ingredients:
2 pounds fresh ground beef (I would substitute ground turkey for the ground beef.)
1 quart tomato juice
1 (29-ounce) can tomato purée
1 (15-ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
1 (15-ounce) can pinto beans, drained
1 medium-large onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup diced celery
1/4 cup diced green bell pepper
1/4 cup chili powder (use less for milder chili)
1 teaspoon ground cumin (use more for real flavor)
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions:
In a large skillet, brown the ground beef. Drain off the fat. Put the beef and the remaining ingredients in a 6-quart pot. Cover the pot and let the chili simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes. You can also cook this in a slow cooker on low for 3 to 4 hours.

I'm saving this recipe for those cool evenings that should show up in the next few months.
Found at http://donnawright.sbcspecial.com/

JONAH'S GRANOLA

Mix the following together in Kitchen Aid mixer (or can mix by hand in a big bowl):

• 4 C rolled oats (not quick oats - but quick oats will do if that's all you've got)
• 1 t salt
• 1 t vanilla
• 3/4 C chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds, macadamia nuts if you're Jonah and live in Hawaii, whatever you've got)
• 1 C wheat germ
• 3/4 C ground flax seed
• 2 C flaked dry coconut
• 1 C honey
• 1/2 C canola oil (or coconut oil - a little better that way)
• 1/2 cup raw unsalted sunflower seeds (optional)

Then add:

• 4C rolled oats (1/2 cup at a time until you can't fit any more in w/o it flying out of the mixer - I can fit about 3 3/4 cups)

Spread out evenly over two cookie sheets.

Bake at 275 for 30 mins, checking at 20 minutes to see if it's getting too brown. It's done when everything's golden and the edges are a bit brown. It'll be soft when you take it out of the oven but after cooling, it'll become quite crispy. When it's totally cooled, you can put it into a container, breaking up the big clumps as you scoop it off the cookie sheets.

• Mix in 1-2 cups raisins or craisins after cooking or upon serving if you like.

Makes the equivalent of two big boxes of store-bought granola.