You may be wondering what anything I could have to write about would concern George of the Jungle.
Well, in around about way I do.
Today is the first day of my month long break. I woke up, went to the gym (yay!), and came home to clean the house. Mind you, this was all before 10 am. I got tired of cleaning and decided that since I could finally go get books from the public library (I owed another library money and the local library refused to give me a card until I payed down the 10 dollars I owed the previous library) I would head to library. If you read the previous post about Christmas, pine trees, and snow being on the top of my favorite things list, you can add a box for libraries. I absolutely love the ability to head to the library and pick up a few trashy romance novels (hey- they make for good light reading!), a couple actual books, and then some cookbooks. How is that not amazing?
Anyway, back from the tangent, I was leaving the library on a glorious high from checking out books (yeah I’m a nerd, so what?) and began backing out of the parking spot and realizing a little too late that there was a telephone pole in my blind spot. Luckily I have one tough little car and the pole only managed to crack the end of my bumper (stupid pole) and that is why I have George of the Jungle stuck in my head. Well, primarily the part about “watch out for that tree.” Sometimes I just get really random tidbits of song lyrics in my head, I guess that is just part of being a musician.
Once I was able to convince myself I was fine and the car was fine, the day really went without a hitch. A lovely start to break if I do say so myself. I started making my Christmas presents (will post later), cleaning, and baking. Today’s menu? Chili! The weather is cold and snowy so I figured what better than a big bowl of chili? Since I really don’t eat beef, I tried to find a good turkey chili recipe. However, that is not what I want to have my show and tell with.
I made cornbread cheddar crackers for my chili. I used my basic whole wheat cracker recipe, substituted a little cornmeal and threw in some cheddar. I have to say, a pretty darn good addition to the chili. However, I did find out that according Mike, everyone from our hometown (including him) eats a peanut butter sandwich with chili. News to me!
Cornmeal Cheddar Crackers
By: erin
- Prep Time:
15 min - Cook Time:
15 min - Ready In:
30 min
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup white flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Combined dry ingredients and cheese in a medium bowl, stir to blend
- Add water and melted butter and mix. The dough will be very soft. Let sit while oven preheats to 400 degrees.
- Roll dough out to 1/8’ thickness on a floured surface. Cut crackers into desired size- I find a pizza slicer works well.
- Place on baking sheet, prick with fork, and bake for 12-14 minutes until edges begin to brown.
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