Doc's Chili

1 1/4 lb ground turkey or ground beef browned with onion

28 oz diced tomatoes (I put them in the blender so there's no tomato chunkies!)

1 15 oz can pinto beans, drained & rinsed

1 15 oz can black beans, drained & rinsed

1 cup chicken broth

2 T chopped garlic

2 T chili powder

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp mustard powder

sliced olives to garnish

Brown meat w/onions. Add tomatoes, beans, broth & spices. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Top with sliced olives.

**From Biggest Loser Cookbook

Chocoholic Cookies

2 cups regular oats

2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

1 3/4 cups flour

1/2 t soda

1/2 t salt

1/4 cup cocoa

2 eggs

1 T milk

1 1/2 t vanilla

1-Mix oats & chips....set aside.

2-Cream butter & sugars.

3-Add dry ingredients to butter.

4-Add eggs, milk and vanilla.

5-Add chips and oats.

Bake at 350 for 8 1/2-9 min or until edges look cooked....you want them to be chewy so don't overbake!

(My friend that gave me this recipe said she's never tried to make it like normal cookies-cream butter & sugars and add eggs then dry indredients-so I made it the way the recipe said also. It works. Not sure what happens if you mix in a different order. Let me know if you dare! She said she also freezes the dough before she bakes it because she thinks it makes the oats chewier-I'm not that patient. Do what you want!)

Cinnamon Banana Bread

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter (1 cube)

1/2 cup applesauce (Use cinnamon applesauce if you have it!)

1/2 cup chopped nuts (Don't ruin it like that...DON"T DO IT!!!)

2 ripe bananas

2 eggs

1 3/4 cup flour

2 T cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

Cream butter, sugars & applesauce. Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. I sprinkle cinnamon mixed with brown sugar on the top of the loaves...you should try it because it's super yummy! ;) Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans

*You can use 1 cup of butter instead of 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup applesauce-the applesauce substitution is supposed to make you less chubby. Just an fyi.