Monsoon Season in your Panties.

So back in August we took a trip to Flagstaff, AZ along with our friends Allen, Christin, and Jessica for this state conference where we taught some workshops about recruiting volunteers and making PSAs and stuff. As a result, we got to stay in a PIMP hotel, with night club for a lobby, and then hang out in downtown and swing by Hank's parent's cabin.

in Parks, AZ.

It was such a beautiful, temperate climate - a departure from Tucson (mid cocktease-Monsoon season)! But it did rain quite a bit. And JorDan (and his fresh water Alaskan Salmon) flaked out on us last minute. So we decided instead of cooking BBQ for Hank's parents, we would do an early cold-weather Stout Chili and Blue Cornbread (naturally gluten free). Which works out because our background is in good chili makin'.

Your Ingredients:

1 lb of ground turkey

red onion

garlic

cumin, chili powder, horseraddish

3 cups of water

tomato paste

worcestershire

black beans, kidney beans, navy Beans

tomatoes

corn

1-2 Stout Beers

...

Blue Cornmeal

Baking Powder

Egg

Flour

Water

Honey or Maple Agave

Bake 425 Degrees @ 15-20mins

The flavor comes in a successful base: a Saute with chopped red onion, garlic, seasons, and STOUT beer. Only use a little in the saute and then ad the rest at the very end.

A little for the chili, and a little for me?

Indoor Campfire (stove) Desert...

Nutella S'mores Pie

1 cup of crushed graham cracker + melted butter (for the crust)

large marshmallows

8in X 8in Glassware

4 table spoons of Nutella

You can use the microwave or oven to melt the marsh mellow down.

Oh, and some honorable mentions in Downtown Flag:

Espresso Martini at Rendezvous (of Hotel Monti Vista) and

Some cupcake stand outside of a discount furniture store. We got the classic Red Velvet and Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter.

L-word,

Hank and Laura and Jessica and Christin and Allen (who either died or moved to Brooklyn)