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At age 39, I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy. I was given days to live with a heart function of 5% at that time. I was also told I needed a heart transplant to survive. I am now a 13 year survivor and have not had a heart transplant. I am married to my best friend, Steve and have one daughter, age 19. I'm sharing my journey to help others and because it "Matters to my Heart."

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Cincinnati Chili recipe

Wow...I have not posted in a while. I couldn't get into my blog yesterday either for some weird reason! Well, since it's getting close to fall I thought I would post a chili recipe. This one is great served over spaghetti topped with cheddar cheese, onions and kidney beans (all toppings optional)

Here's what you will need

1 onion chopped
1 pound lean ground beef
1/4 teaspoon garlic, minced ( I use more, add to taste)
1 tablespoon chili powder (I use a no salt added chili powder found in the natural food section at Kroger)
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
15 ounces no salt added tomato sauce
1 tablespoon low sodium worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1/2 cup water

In a large frying pan over medium high heat, saute onion, ground beef, garlic and chili powder until ground beef is slightly cooked. Add allspice, cinnamon, cumin, cayenne pepper, unsweetened cocoa, tomato sauce, worcestershire sauce, cider vinegar and water. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 1 1/2 hours.

This recipe yeilds 6 servings with 57 mg sodium per serving.

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