Life is a Process

2 Tbsp coconut oil
2 lb ground beef
3 Tbsp chili powder
1 Tbsp salt
2 Tbsp cumin
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1.5 tsp black pepper
1 green pepper (Sweet)
1 red pepper (sweet)
1 yellow pepper (sweet)
1 onion
1 28-oz can fire-roasted diced/crushed tomatoes
2 c. cooked beans
3 c. chicken bone broth
3 Tbsp tomato paste

Heat up cast iron pot with coconut oil; brown beef. Add chopped onion and sweet peppers. Add spices. Add beans, broth, canned tomatoes, and tomato paste. Mix well. Let simmer for 30 minutes. Serve with guacamole, tortilla chips, salsa, black olives.

Sheesh. We’re off to Vancouver for a week and it really has hit how completely “un-green” air travel is. Besides the obvious of fuel for the massive jet (though ours isn’t a huge one), the new TSA regulations are just awful. The silly 3oz - 1 quart bag - 1 bag per person rule is silly. That means that I have no choice but to use disposable cups for the coffee (picking it up after clearing security); bottled water (blech), again after clearing security; airport food (they don’t feed you on planes anymore - gone are the days of free meals and cheap wine) with yet more throw away wrappers and “dishes”; and those plastic ziplock bags. Ah! Big oil strikes again! When the preschooler is older, we’re probably going to bit the bullet and drive.