Green Chili

As the weather turns colder and my garden goes into full winter mode, I harvest the last of my green tomatoes and chilies. I decided to make a green pepper and green tomato chili with the remains of the summer.
1 medium yellow onion
4 small carrots
9 medium green chilies. These are not spicy
5 garlic cloves
3 small potatoes cubed
1 can of navy beans or white beans
1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon Mexican oregeno
2 teaspoons sea salt and fresh ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic and onion powder
1/2 pound of ground beef or pork, chicken turkey
a little papricka or chili powder is a good warming spice too if you want it spicy. Or serve some spicy pico on the side with jalepenos!This is great so the kids can have it mild and the adults hotter!
as many green tomatoes as you can fit it the pot or have on hand. If not used tomatoes in a jar. fill with liquid either stock or water up to almost the top.
cook down on medium for about an hour or two.
top with pico ge gallo, I used green and pink tomatoes with garlic lime juice salt and cilantro from the garden(the last of the fresh tomatoes!)
top with sour cream and cilantro leaves and sharp cheddar cheese.
I also made a hearty cornbread with mexican sugar and butter to add a beautiful sweetness. Corn bread recipe to fallow.

If you want to make this more exotic you could add a small cinnamon stick and some nutmeg or allspice. You can add some rehydrated dried chilies like Pasilla or Ancho etc.

Gazpacho souup

soak some bread in liquid. either water or stock.
If I use stock I reduce it by 1/2 to make it stronger.
10 or more tomatoes. Use what you have. But ALWAYS in season and fresh.
I'm using Roma's, heirloom reds and some super sweet yellow cherries.
1 cucumber peeled and deseeded.
1/2 red pepper or any pepper just use a sweet one(take out seeds and pith).
2 green onions
2 celery stalks with leaves
2 garlic cloves
1 shallot(optional)
1 red Serrano deseeded(optional)

Blend in blender. pour through a fine strainer if you have one.
this removes skins seeds etc but really isn't a big deal.
after straining(or not)
Whisk or stir in
1 Tablespoon sherry vinegar(my favorite)
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
you could do a balsamic too.
If you don't have these around you could use any vinegar
or lime or lemon juice
Add 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
if you wanna give it some more healthy oils add
grape seed or avocado oil?
LOTS of Salt and ground pepper.
you can also add some chopped herbs like parsley,cilantro,chervil or tarragon.
just taste as you add so it doesn't get too herbaceous

I top mine with roasted salted pumpkin seeds and walnut truffle oil!
Serve cold or even add a few ice cubes to the bowl.