Colony Newsletter Recipes

 Ingredients: 2 cans Bush Grillin' Beans - Southern Pitt or Steakhouse recipe 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed 2 cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes 4-6 slices bacon, diced 1 lb. bulk sausage, turkey or pork (Jimmy Dean pork Sausage is great) 1 medium onion, diced 1 red pepper, chopped 6-8 cloves garlic, crushed and diced Montreal seasoning to taste 91-2 T. per taste preference) 1 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce dried pepper flakes to taste (optional) Instructions: Brown the bacon, garlic, onion, and bell pepper with the sausage. In a large crock or stock pot,l add meat and all other ingredients. Simmer in crock pot or heat stock pot in oven for 2-4 hours. Let cool for 15-20 minutes before serving, allowing it to thicken a bit.

 Ingredients: 1 c. packed brown sugar 1 egg, beaten 1/2 C. creamed butter 1/2 c. sour milk (add a splash of vinegar) 1 t. baking soda (add to milk) 1 1/2 c. flour 1/2 c. chopped nuts 1/2 c. raisins 2 squares melted semi-sweet chocolate Frosting Ingredients: 1 heaping T. cocoa 2 T. melted butter Hot coffee Instructions: Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper. Beat egg well.  Add egg and brown sugar to creamed butter.  Mix well; add sour milk with soda.  Mix in flour, then melted chocolate.  Stir in nuts and raisins. Bake for 10-12 minutes.  Let cool completely. Mix the first 3 frosting ingredients, then add coffee to taste and consistency.  Frost.