Making Family Traditions

I love being in the chapter of life where we can make our own family traditions. One tradition that we unintentionally started is carving pumpkins with the Visser Family along with eating chili and cinnamon rolls for supper! We didn’t even realize we had started the tradition until some memories popped up that last year we had also had chili and cinnamon rolls while carving pumpkins!

Sheridan makes some great chili so she generously offered to share her recipe with me!

Crockpot Chili

Ingredients:
1 tbs olive oil
1 large yellow onion, fine chopped
3 cloves of finely minced garlic
1 lb ground beef
1 lbs ground pork sausage
1 can dark red kidney beans
1 can light red kidney beans
1 can Ranch Style Beans (chili beans)
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 small can tomato paste
2 cups beef broth
2 packets of your favorite chili seasoning

Add chili powder to taste

Instructions:
Heat olive oil in large and deep non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
Add onion and saute 3 minutes.
Then add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer.
Brown ground beef and sausage with onions and garlic.
Dump into crockpot once cooked.
Add all other ingredients to crockpot and stir.
Cook on low for 5-6 hours covered.

Serve with cheddar cheese, sour cream, and tortilla chips.

*Recipe requires at least a 6 quart crockpot.

Now to add to the chili, homemade cinnamon rolls pair perfectly! Here is my favorite recipe!

Cinnamon Rolls

Dough Ingredients:
1 cup warm milk
2 1/2 tsp dry yeast
2 large eggs
1/3 cup butter
4 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar

Filling Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbs cinnamon

1/2 cup cream (pour on raised dough)

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
1/2 block cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions:
Pour warm milk in bowl & sprinkle yeast over top
Add eggs, butter, salt, & sugar
Add 4 cups flour
Mix using beater blade just until ingredients are mixed
Allow mixture to rest for 5 min
Attached dough hook & beat for 5-7 min (add 1/2 cup water if needed)
Spray bowl & transfer dough
Let rise for half hour
Roll out & spread filling
Roll up & cut into 12 rolls
Let rise for half hour
Pour cream over
Bake at 375 for 17-25 minutes
Let cool
Frost with cream cheese frosting!