Pioneer Woman at Heart

We are getting hit with a ton of rain and wind.  Flooding is happening in some areas.  The temperature has really dipped too.  We woke up to 48 degrees this morning. I went scrambling for my chili recipe and could not find it.  I think I have too many tab options in my recipe box ha ha! I found it in the "camping" recipes, but I adjust it to make on the stove and in the crock pot. I basically cook the bacon and ground beef first on the stove top (or oven). Then put all remaining ingredients in the crock pot.  I add jalapeno for some heat too. I'm putting the recipe here, but if you want to make it over a campfire, you'll need a dutch oven and hot coals. Dutch Oven Chili 2 lbs. ground beef, organic 1/2 lb. bacon, organic 2 5.5 oz. cans tomato paste, organic 2 large yellow onions, diced 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tbsp. chopped celery (optional) 2 tsp. cumin 2 - 28 oz cans of whole tomatoes (I use frozen garden tomatoes when I have them)...

Pear picking has begun.  Deer have ripped down a branch, but the trees are loaded.  We carried back what we could, but need to go back out.  It may be the year to make pear wine.  We need more practice at it anyway. I also picked another 6# of tomatoes.  Those went into the freezer with hopes for more.  Some plants are dying, while a few are thriving. I was able to get 1 head of organic cauliflower in the freezer.  I snatched up one on clearance - $1.49.  I am hoping for more. Here's what went with that leftover corn bread - dutch oven chili with bacon (but cooked in the crock pot this time). Baked a blueberry-lemon bundt cake.  I felt bad when Hubby asked on Monday if I had baked anything "sweet."  Monday was a busy day.  It sort of stuck in the pan this time - added extra blueberries.  Lip smackin' good. Got some more weeding done until I ran into this..... I'm waiting on rain or Hubby to extract th...