HEART ART DAY 2 OF MY VALENTINE'S WEEK CHALLENGE....

         A SIMPLE CHILI READY IN LESS THEN A HOUR 

                           GREEN CHILE CHICKEN AND BEAN CHILI

PREP 15 MIN TOTAL 55 MIN
 INGREDIENTS


1 T OLIVE OIL
2 MEDIUM ONIONS COARSELY CHOPPED
       ABOUT (1 CUP)
2 t FINELY CHOPPED GARLIC,
1 t SALT
1/8 t GROUND RED PEPPER,
 1 T GROUND CUMIN
2 POUNDS BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN THIGHS, CUT
       INTO 1/2  PIECES.
2 CANS 16 0Z GREAT NORTHERN BEANS RINSED AND
       DRAINED...
2 CANS (4.5 OZ EACH) OLD EL PASO CHOPPED GREEN CHILES, UNDRAINED
2 CUPS OD CHICKEN BROTH
CHOPPED FRESH CILANTRO

1. HEAT OIL IN 4 1/2-QUART DUTCH OVEN OVER MEDIUM HIGH HEAT.  COOK ONIONS AND GARLIC IN OIL 4 TO 5 MINUTES, STIRRING FREQUENTLY, UNTIL ONIONS ARE SOFTENED.
2. STIR IN SALT, RED PEPPER, CUMIN AND CHICKEN.  COOK 6 TO 7 MINUTES STIRRING FREQUENTLY, UNTIL ONIONS ARE SOFTENED.

  

3.  STIR IN BEANS, CHILES AND BROTH.  HEAT TO BOILING; REDUCE HEAT TO MEDIUM - LOW.  COVER AND COOK 20-25 MINUTES, STIRRING OCCASIONALLY, UNTIL CHICKEN IS NO LONGER PINK IN CENTER.
SPRINKLE WITH CILANTRO.

             OUR FAMILY LOVES THIS RECIPE AND WE MAKE IT ALL THE TIME                   
                 I SHOULD SAY THAT MY HUBBY MAKES IT MOST OF THE TIME
                                                 AND HE DOES A FABULOUS JOB.
IT WOULD MAKE A SPECIAL MEAL FOR YOUR VALENTINE......GIVE IT A TRY.....

Heart Art Day 1 of this VALENTINE WEEK!

So I decided I wanted to challenge myself to make a piece of art each day of this VALENTINE WEEK....and HEARTS of course are going to  be the theme.....

                         I thought why not make some ART outside on this beautiful day....                           and with all this white snow what a perfect canvas it will be......
 

so I gathered some sticks  from around my yard and made a heart....

then I thought what if I used some of my spray paints to create a heart.....

                         I have some empty spray bottles and added some of my favorite paints and
                                                       some water and instant spray paint.....

I wanted to break up the lines a bit so I took a piece of paper

                                                           and just  sliced into the heart...

then I wanted to add some PINK of course to the stick HEART!

and here is the 1st picture altered using picmonkey....

                         Hope you are planning to be CREATIVE  this VALENTINE'S WEEK!

A Valentine's Week of Heart Art....

I am going to challenge myself this week of Valentine's Day to create a piece of art with heart........

each and every day.......

I will share some of my favorite supplies an inspiration....

Looking forward to making some HEART LOVE!!!!

Winter Fun

Just LOVE getting away for a few days with our family and their friends........to one of our favorite spots......Stratton VT......

We rent a 12 passenger van, remove some seats and pack in as much stuff

                                                  as we can for the long Superbowl weekend....

this is the view from our condo.....

here we are having some FUN on the slopes!!!

after below freezing temperatures all day... this fire really feels good.....

family game time.....

Myles and Brit.....

one of the best parts of where we stay is that the lift is right outside our room....

my guys ready to hit the slopes....

Myles, Ryan, Frank, Jeff and John bundled up for another cold day.....

Myles with two of his favorites......Brit and waffles......

      Funny how the adults never get to ZONK out......

well to another great winter mini vacation.....

  Hope you are having some FUN this winter.....

Needed a little ART therapy today.......

Our Jan. 12th trip to Philly.............. Needed a little ART therapy so John and I  headed out to Philly.......well we really wanted to try this great restaurant we saw on Diners, Drive Inns and Dives........called the Memphis  Taproom in Philly....we saw some beer battered dill pickles and we thought they looked awesome so we really wanted to try them...........but to travel one hour and a half for a pickle???? so we thought we would turn our trip into a fun packed day..............We first started at the Reading Terminal Market in Philly

Had to  take John into the market...It is like no other................

fresh produce, meats, dairy, bakery...........you  name it they have it............

everything is displayed so nicely.........

had a nice lunch at   Molly Malloy"s.....

if you haven't been you must make the trip.............

even the streets were colorful.......art was all around us....

We wanted to go to the art museum so we went to PAFA the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

this made me giggled.....

next we went next door to the Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building...and this was certainly a treat.

the colors in this painting were just so beautiful............and the way the velvet was painted was stunning......

this painting was painted in the 1800's and looked clearer the any photo today........just amazing how talented these artists were back in the day.....

this looked like the man was coming right out of the painting.......

we found  this awesome little galley in Philly called Projects Gallery and Helen Hyder the director could not have been kinder......she gave us the history of this artist named Alex Queral

he carves phone book, layers and layers of pages and creates these amazing pieces of art.... you have to check out his story........http://www.projectsgallery.com/Queral.html....

after our busy art filled day we headed over to Memphis Taproom 

and here they are.....the most Delicious beer battered pickles........oh so worth the trip..........can't wait to go again and take our family and friends....What a great place, awesome food, a great bar....and super nice people.......