Turkey Chili with Corn and Black Bean Corncakes and a watercolor update

On Saturday night I made Turkey Chili with black bean corn cakes.
So for the chili -

1. Saute in olive oil 1 green pepper, 1 jalapeno and 1/2 red onion
2. add 2 lbs of ground turkey (or chicken, beef, pork)
3. Salt, pepper, cumin and garlic powder to taste
4. let the meat cook until there is no pink
5. add 1 28 oz can whole tomatoes, half the juices drained. I like to squish the tomatoes up a little so they're not so big
6. 1 can tomato paste
   
7. 2 - 3 tablespoons steak sauce of your choice (I use A1)
8. 2 Chipotle in adobo sauce
9. 2 Tbs. of adobo sauce from chipotle in adobo can
10. taste test to see if it needs any more salt or pepper.
11. Throw in anything else you might think is yummy!

This recipe is really versatile. I found a can of diced tomatoes with chipotle peppers and threw them in too. Green chiles are also a great addition.

For the corn cakes, I just bought 2 boxes of Jiffy corn muffin mix and made that as directed on the box. Then I added 1 can drained black beans, 1 can drained corn and a handful of colby jack cheese. Then I cooked them like pancakes on the griddle.

I like to put some chili on the bottom of the bowl then add cheese on top - Look at those tomatoes and green peppers! Then I throw a couple corn cakes on top. This is a big meal.. this amount was able to stuff 6 people. The corn cakes add the perfect amount of sweetness to a rather spicy chili. And the recipe can be altered to whatever you like in your own chili!

In other news, this is how my watercolor is coming along.

He is getting there. I had my first watercolor class on Saturday and the teacher was able to give me some guidance so I know what I am doing now! I am pretty happy with him, I just need to add some fine details. He will be a glorious octopus.