Wednesday Movie Night: Ka

Tonight for movie night, my sister Kit is going to be treating us to one of Cirque du Soleil's finest... KA!

"Kà is a story about "conflict and love", of "imperial twins who are separated at the prime of their youth and must undergo a rite of passage of self-discovery. It is about their encounters with Kà, the fire that has the dual power to destroy or illuminate."

Since we're doing a circus show, the theme tonight is Circus food!!

Our menu choices consisted of such things as caramel apples, popcorn and pretzels, but Jess and I decided to put the Kitchen of Despair to use by making homemade french fries and chili dogs!!

Chili Dogs

What We Used:

• 1lb ground beef
• 1/3 red pepper, chopped
• 1/4 onion, chopped
• 1 clove elephant garlic (or about 6 regular sized cloves)
  
• 2 tbsp each of basil, oregano, chili powder, onion powder
• 2 tsp each of coriandar and cumin
• dash of white pepper or cayenne pepper (for spice)
• 1 can red kidney beans (or other types if you'd like to use them)
• 3 good sized tomatoes, chopped

This is a cheap, quick, dirty, easy recipe!! You can either slow cook it all day or you can do it fast in a pot on the stove, and you can change up the spices as much s you'd like. Sometimes, I add curry to it to give it a bit of a flair, and I've had it with cinnamon before. If you add more beans, you can take out the ground beef for a wonderful vegetarian variation.

Chop the onion and garlic and add it to a pot with a bit of oil at the bottom on medium heat. Add the ground beef and all the spices, cooking till the ground beef is no longer pink. Add the tomatoes and the can of beans, then simmer over low heat for however long or little you'd like. The best way to get the best flavor is to slow cook it as long as you can. I usually do it in a slow cooker, but I was lazy this morning and ended up doing it in a pot. You can also add mushrooms or more peppers or whatever... it's very versatile!

Cook up some hot dogs or smokies or whatever and put the chili in the bun on top or beneath them! A little cheese is also awesome.

Anyway, guests are arriving... time to go and watch some movie!

-Sam

ETA: imaaaage