Cook Up Some Love

Roasted Tomato Salsa Servings: Makes 2-1/2 cups Cook Time: 10 Minutes Total Time: 25 Minutes Ingredients 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, quartered 2 small yellow onions, cut into wedges 3 Serrano chili peppers, stemmed (use 1 for mild, 2 for medium, 3 for hot) 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon garlic powder  2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/4 cup cilantro leaves 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, from one lime, plus more if needed Instructions Preheat the broiler and set an oven rack about 5 inches beneath the heating element. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the tomatoes, onions, whole Serrano chile peppers and vegetable oil directly on the prepared baking sheet and toss with your hands. Broil until softened and charred, 10-15 minutes.  Transfer the vegetables and juices to a food processor fitted with the metal blade. (If you are concerned about the spice level, add only...

1 lb. ground hamburger or ground turkey 1 medium onion, chopped 1 medium green pepper, chopped 2 cans of creamed corn 2 cans of kidney beans (drained) 2 cans of diced tomatoes 2 cans of Hormel chili (or any brand of chili you prefer) 1 can of black olives (slice them in half) Sauté onion and green pepper together and then put into large pot. Cook the hamburger (or turkey burger) and add into pot. Then add all the cans. Simmer for half hour, stirring often. Or you could just heat the ingredients together until they are warm because it is just as delicious.