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Kendra asked me to share my pumpkin chocolate chip bread recipe with her, so I decided to share a few of my favorite recipes. I really only use recipes that have ingredients already in my kitchen. I'll probably add more recipes later, so check back later. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
This is super easy because you won't have to wait for the dough to rise and it is delicious.

3 C sugar
1 C cooking oil
4 eggs
3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
2/3 C water
1 15-oz can pumpkin
Chocolate chips to taste

1. Grease bread pans. In a very large mixing bowl beat sugar and oil with electric mixer on medium speed. Add eggs and beat well; set aside.

2. In another large bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Alternately add flour mixture and water to sugar mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Beat in pumpkin. Mix in chocolate chips.

3. Bake in 350 degree oven for 55-65 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 1o minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks. Wrap and store overnight before slicing.


Chili (This is a little variation from Mauri's recipe.)

1 large can stewed tomatoes (un-drained)
1 can kidney beans (un-drained)
1 can pinto beans (drained a little)
1 can black beans (un-drained)
2 Tbsp chilipowder
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp vinegar
2 Tbsp garlic powder
1/4 C dried onions (roughly)

Combine all ingredients in a pot and simmer for 20 minutes.


Vegetable Stir Fry

The ingredients aren't all necessary; we've used different combinations of the vegetables. Just put in whatever vegetables you like (just try to follow the order somewhat)--it will turn out great. Make sure that you slice all the vegetables before you start cooking anything; once you start cooking the veggies, it goes pretty quickly.

2 Tbsp canola oil
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1/2 C thinly sliced onion
1 yellow squash
1 C small broccoli florets
1 baby eggplant in large chunks
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 C teriyaki sauce
1/2 C snow peas
2 Tbs sesame oil

Heat canola oil over high heat until almost smoking. Add ingredients in following order: Peppers & onions; squash, broccoli, eggplant, garlic, teriyaki sauce. Constant stirring. Cook 2 minutes. Add pepper and salt to taste. Cook 2 more minutes. Add snow peas and sesame oil. Serve over rice.