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Birds of Prey Seminar
Saturday,  Feb. 22, 2003, 10:30-11:30

Birds of Prey Seminar

This was a great event with more than 200 in attendance. A big hit was the Chile luncheon that followed.

Click here and check out who were the Chili Recipe winners and take the recipe with you.

Thanks to Joe Rogers of the Wildlife Recovery Association for a great show.

Winners of the Chili Cookoff Contest - Click on each to display the Recipe

Entry #1 - by Vern Wolfgang - 1st Place: Chili

Entry #2 - by Lisa Briggs - 7th Place: Quick & Hearty Chili

Entry #3 - by Neil Schultz - 3rd Place: Xtra Terrestrial Chili

Entry #4 - by Sandy Eddy - 6th Place: Just Chili (Sandy’s onion-free chili)

Entry #5 - by Gary Wisniewski - 4th Place: Venison Chili

Entry #6 - by Judy Thorton-Thurston - 8th Place: Judy’s Mild Chili

Entry #7 - by Tom McRoberts - 2nd Place: Mexican Chili

Entry #8 - by Tom McRoberts - 2nd Place: Texas Chili

Entry #9 - by Jerry Schalau - our “main meal” chili: Jerry’s Corn  Chili


Entry #1 - by Vern Wolfgang - 1st Place

Chili

Ingredients:

Directions:

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Entry #2 - by Lisa Briggs - 7th Place

Quick & Hearty Chili

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef,

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp Italian seasoning (Pampered Chef brand)

1  4 oz. Can sliced mushrooms

2  14.5 oz. Cans diced tomatoes

1   15 oz. can potatoes (drained & chopped)

1   15 oz. can light red kidney beans

1   15 oz. can dark red kidney beans

1  family sized Campbells Vegetable Beef Soup

1 cup water

Directions:

In a large 4" deep family skillet, brown ground beef, add chili powder and Italian seasoning, and mushrooms.

Add tomatoes and potatoes (drained & chopped)

Add drained & rinsed kidney beans.

Add Campbell's Vegetable Beef soup and water

(Add more seasoning to taste) Heat and EAT!!! 

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Entry #3 - by Neil Schultz - 3rd Place

Xtra Terrestrial Chili

 

Ingredients:

4 lbs. Extra terrestrial meat (may substitutre beef)

4 onions-alienated

4 cans of Martian Mushrooms

1 Qt. Earthly Stewed Tomatoes

3 cans of Red Planet Tomato

1 jar tiny Saturn Sweet Onions

1 jar Jupiter Primeto

1  48 oz can of Venus Tomato Juice

4 ½ tbs Chili powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

4 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp parsley

1/2 stick butter

And a whole bunch of love.

 

Directions:

Brown meat. Add all other ingredients. Cook. Eat. Enjoy!

(Earth substitutes may be used for off-world ingredients.) 

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Entry #4 - by Sandy Eddy - 6th Place

A mild chili without onions. (Sandy is allergic to onions.) Quick to prepare and ages well, just like the cook.

Just Chili (Sandy’s onion-free chili)

4 lbs ground beef

4 qts tomato juice

2 quarts canned tomatoes

7  lb. can Brooks chili hot beans

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 tbs tarragon

1 tbs basil

7 large celery sticks, chopped

3 tbs parsley

1 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp salt

 

Directions:

Brown burger over medium heat. Add all ingredients in 16-quart pan.  Bring to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cover and simmer for a few hours. Remove from heat. Let cool. Refrigerate overnight. Stir and reheat. The longer it lasts, the better it gets. Serves everyone! 

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Entry #5 - by Gary Wisniewski - 4th Place

Gary’s famous hot venison chili. It always reminds me of Jerry Lee Lewis... you know, Great Balls of Fire. If it has to be hot to be chili, you have to try this stuff. If you’re eating as a leftover, it doesn’t need warming!

Venison Chili

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground venison

1 lg onion, diced

salt & pepper (to taste)

fresh garlic

cumin (to taste)

2 lg cans of tomatoes

1 cup jalapeno peppers (chopped or sliced)

1 can hot chili beans

1 can hot & spicy chili beans

 

Directions:

Brown meat, onion and spices. Combine in large pot with rest of ingredients. Cook. Serve. Enjoy.  (And buy Rolaids.) 

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Entry #6 - by Judy Thorton-Thurston

8th Place - A mild chili with a salsa taste.

Judy’s Mild Chili

Ingredients:

1 can of chili beans (mild)

1 can of kidney beans

1 small onion (cut up)

1 tsp. chili powder

pinch of parsley flakes

pinch of oregano

pinch of thyme

4 pints of Judy's homemade salsa (mild)

1 pound of hamburger

 

Directions:

Cook hamburg. Place above ingredients in a crockpot, including hamburg; simmer on low all day. Serve with shredded cheese, crackers or Fritos.

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Entry #7 - by Tom McRoberts - 2nd Place

A hot chili which was very popular. Pork & cumin give it a very distinct taste which people liked.

Mexican Chili

Ingredients:

1 lb. hamburger

15 oz. Pork

2 qts stewed tomatoes

1 green pepper (chopped)

1 tbsp parsley

4 tbsp crushed red pepper

1/2 cup hot salsa

2 cans chili beans

1 tbsp salt

1 tbsp pepper

2 onions (sliced)

1/4 cup masa flour

1/2 tsp garlic

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp oregano

3/4 tsp cayenne pepper

10 tbsp chili powder

2 jalepenos

1 cup water 

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Entry #8 - by Tom McRoberts - 2nd Place

A medium hot chili similar to the Mexican Chili ... for us northerners.

Texas Chili

Ingredients:

1 lb. hamburger

15 oz. Pork

2 qts stewed tomatoes

1 green pepper (chopped)

1 tbsp parsley

1 tbsp crushed red pepper

1/2 cup hot salsa

2 cans chili beans

salt & pepper to taste

2 onions (sliced)

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup masa flour

1/2 tsp garlic

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp oregano

3/4 tsp cayenne pepper

5 tbsp chili powder

2 jalepenos

1 cup water

 

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Entry #9 - by Jerry Schalau

Actually, because of a huge oversight on my part, this chili was not entered in the contest. It was some of our “main meal” chili which was provided to guarantee we had enough to go around. If you were at the cookoff, you probably ate it and loved it. It was the chili in the large 20 quart roaster oven. Sorry Jerry!   -The Eddytor

 

Jerry’s Corn  Chili

 

Ingredients:

5 lb. lean ground beef.

2 med onions (diced) 

5 claws of garlic (not the whole cloves)

2 46 oz cans tomato juice

1 XL can (102 oz) Whole stewed tomatoes

1 can Italian Stewed tomatoes

3 cans dark red kidney beans

5 cans chili beans

1 can black beans

1 can light red kidney beans

3 cans whole kernel corn

 

Chopped frozen cayenne, mild banana and Serrano peppers (these are from my garden last year and have been frozen since).

3/4 cup Chili Powder (I'm guessing the amount. I go by the color of the result and add as needed to get a dark chili).

 

6 cubes beef bullion

3 Tbsp Frank's Red Hot

3 Tbsp Salt

3 Tbsp Dried chopped chives

2 Tbsp mixed Italian Seasonings

2 Tbsp Oregano

2 Tbsp parsley (or Cilantro)

2 Tbsp garlic powder

2 Tbsp Lawrey's Seasoned Salt

2 Tbsp Lawrey's HOT Seasoned Salt

2 Tbsp Mrs. Dash HOT

2 Tbsp Black pepper

2 Tbsp ground cayenne

2 tsp coarse ground red and black Pepper (mixed)

 

Brown Beef, onion and fresh garlic, add garlic powder and half of salt and black pepper. Put all of canned ingredients to roaster. Add beef onion and garlic mixture, add seasonings. Turn on to 350 Stir occasionally and bring to boil. Allow to boil for 2 hours stirring occasionally. Remove lid and let boil without lid for 1- 2 hours stirring occasionally. Put lid back on Lower heat to 250 for several more hours, stirring occasionally and removing the lid and pouring off evaporated water condensed on lid. Turn off and allow to cool. Warm to 300 the next morning and mix well. When it begins to boil, turn heat down and allow to simmer until ready to serve keep stirring occasionally to prevent burning on the bottom. The longer it cooks the more concentrated and tasty it becomes. Tastes great as is, or garnish w/ chopped scallions, Vidalia onions, grated cheddar or parmesan cheese, and sour cream if desired.

It also tastes great over baked potatoes, steak fries, nachos and Koegel's hot dog or bratwurst. (But as any true Michigander will tell you, anything worth eating tastes good on a Koegel's)

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