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Chili+Cupcakes+Costumes+Games+Candy=Halloween Fun!

Yummy Chili
(I put together this recipe after looking through about 50 chili recipes on allrecipes.com, so I think it's fairly original)

1 lb. ground beef
1 can kidney beans drained
1 can chili beans
1 can diced tomatoes
1 small can tomato paste
1 small can tomato sauce
1/2 onion chopped
2 t. minced garlic
3 T. chili powder
1 t. salt
pepper to taste
2 t. cumin
1 t. oregano
1 c. water

Brown the meat in the pot. Drain if needed. Add the chopped onions. Sautee for a couple minutes. Add beans, tomatoes, water and spices. Let simmer for as long as you have before you need to serve. The longer the better. Serves 12. Also freezes well.

I am making this for our ward's chili cookoff/Halloween party. I am also doing the cakewalk and helping my kids play all the games and trunk or treat at the end. I sure hope it is a fun time. I'm looking forward to it. I'll post pictures of all our Halloween weekend antics later. Hope you all have a fun, safe weekend!