3 contest still Recipes

ground meat, onion, diced, bell peppers, diced, garlic cloves, minced, celery, chopped, diced tomatoes, undrained (plain is ok, but with herbs or spices added are good too), rotel, undrained (diced tomatoes with green chilis added), ground cumin, chili powder, italian seasoning (optional, if diced tomatoes aren tsp seasoned with herbs), dried basil (optional, if diced tomatoes aren tsp seasoned with herbs), dried oregano (optional, if diced tomatoes aren tsp seasoned with herbs), black beans, drained, kidney beans, drained, pinto beans, drained, crushed red pepper flakes, chili seasoning mix (i use low-sodium chili seasoning from mccormick), shredded cheese , if desired

all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, table salt, unsalted butter , softened but still cool (1 stick), granulated sugar, brewed espresso or 1/2 cup strong coffee, cooled, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, milk, peppermint extract (or to taste), crushed peppermint candies