Yet another great night in Kirkland. Love having all my girls with a few added friends in my little place. Thank goodness we had just enough chairs to go around. We all enjoyed my favorite turkey and black bean chili (recipe below) out of my absolute favorite Cooking Light 5 Ingredients, 15 Minute cookbook! I think almost all of us have a copy by now and if you don't you better put it on your wish list for Santa Exchange. :)
We came up with a fantastic new idea of secret of the week name tags, that must be filled out upon arrival as to have no late night confessions come upon us! Festivities are definitely in the air as well, phones, calenders and facebooks out we are starting to fill out dates and parties getting the holidays off to a great start. I also think we all learned a few things about how we all decide to take care of the "V" area. Good stories shared of waxing fun and horror!
On a Thanksgiving note, I want you all to know that in this season you are all one of the biggest things I'm thankful for in my life. Some weeks although crazy and rushed, once I have those few hours with you all to laugh, drink and eat I swear it saves me for the rest of the next week until I see you again! :)
Turkey and Black Bean Chili- (cook time of 15 minutes, makes 7, 1 cup servings)
1 lb of ground turkey
2 (15 oz) cans low sodium black beans, undrained
1 cup medium or hot chunky salsa
2 (8 oz) cans of low sodium tomato sauce
1 tablespoon chili seasoning mix
low-fat sour cream
shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
Cook- mean in large saucepan over medium-high heat until meat is browned, sitrring until crumbles (drain if nessessary)
While meat cooks, drain and mash 1 can of black beans. Add mashed beans, undrained beans, salsa, tomato sauce, and seasoning mix to saucepan; stir well. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or until thoroghly heated.
Spoon into serving bowls. If desired, top with sour cream and cheese.
Serve with chips and fresh pineapple slices.
Happy Thanksgiving Girls!!!
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- ThursdayGirlsNights
- Seattle/Tacoma area, Washington, United States
- Thank you for visiting! We are Amanda, Tiffany, Lauren H, Lauren F, Danielle, Lisa, Meagan, Teresa, Emily, Cassie, & Bea. We are a group of women ranging in age from 27-32. 2011 marks the 5th Fall season of us getting together weekly, on Thursdays, to make dinner for eachother, talk about our kids, marriages, jobs, weddings, homes, weekends and so on. We travel as far North as Kirkland and as far South as Graham to visit each week...that's a total of nearly an hour of driving (not counting traffic), so that should show you how dedicated we are to "the cause" of having some girl time each week. A few of us are mothers and have planned our weddings. Our group also includes a dietitian, wine distributor & a few teachers ranging from elementary to high school. We are here to share our favorite recipes, update you on our girl talk each week, answer questions from experience and review products for companies and share our takes on them for the women out there just like us. Please feel free to contact us with topics you'd like us to cover or questions you may have. Our group e-mail is ThursdayGirlsNights@gmail.com Thanks again, The Girls
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