Meats/3 recipes

A very simple and hearty turkey chili recipe from the west coast. Even better the next day and an excellent way to use up leftover turkey.

Old-fashioned beef and barley vegetable soup built from meaty soup bones simmered low and slow with pearl barley, carrots, celery, tomatoes, and sweet green peas. The kind of soup that warms you from the inside out.

Texas mopping sauce with strong black coffee, ketchup, Worcestershire, and butter for basting barbecue meats. A bold, savory baste that builds smoky bark layer by layer.

Italian-seasoned popcorn tossed with garlic-oregano butter and grated Parmesan cheese. A savory 3-ingredient snack ready in 15 minutes that beats plain buttered popcorn every time.

Loaded chili built on three meats, ground beef, hot Italian sausage, and smoked sausage, with kidney beans, a layered hit of serrano and habanero heat, and a splash of red wine. Thickened with cornmeal and tastes even better the next day.

Appalachia Mountain fudge boils sugar, butter, and evaporated milk for exactly 13 minutes, then beats the syrup over chocolate chips, milk chocolate bars, and marshmallow cream until thick and glossy.

Brighten up your mornings with these delicious muffins that are perfect to take with you to work.

Moist prune cake made with baby food prunes, cinnamon, and nutmeg. A one-bowl spiced cake that beats everything for 3 minutes and bakes hands-off.

Three meats, a cold beer, and a shot of tequila walk into a pot. Two hours later, you've got a thick, spicy chili with chunks of steak, ground beef, pork, and kidney beans that'll win any cookoff.

Store-bought ice cream can never beat homemade ice cream, such as this chocolate fresh mint ice cream. It tastes minty-chocolaty, silky and rich. You won't believe it's actually made with 1% milk.

It's wonderful served with grilled meats, a pork chop, for example. It's also very nice mixed with some yogurt to toss with hot pasta for a low-fat quick dinner. And stir some into some soup; it will perk up almost anything without being overwhelming.

A delicious and succulent dish that will have you and your friends licking your lips and fingers!

Grilled shark kebabs marinated in rice wine, dry sherry, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic. Firm, meaty fish that holds its shape on the skewer and picks up smoky char from the coals.

Chinese marinated beef skewers with hoisin, soy sauce, sherry, ginger, and pineapple chunks. Overnight marinade builds deep flavor for broiling or grilling.

Chinese-style brown gravy for egg foo yung made with meat stock, soy sauce, and cornstarch. A simple three-ingredient sauce ready in minutes.

Best of class senior contest--1950 Pillsbury Cookoff. This is a simple cake that looks fancy.