Game Hens with Lime, Garlic, and Oregeno

I love FoodNetwork.com! I like to look under the Healthy Eating particularly in hearth healthy and diabetic areas. Even if they dont completly fit my diet the recipes here are much easier to alter a bit. Tonite I wanted something that was quick to prepare and left alone to cook so I could work on packing.  I settled on Game Hens with Lime, Garlic, and Oregeno.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/game-hens-with-lime-garlic-and-oregano-recipe/index.html

Game Hens aren't usually my favorite meal but, I have to admit this recipe is quite good.  J liked them as much if not more than I did.  I always have to laugh watching him destroy that chicken.  My favorite part though was my side dish of sauteed carrots and red onion.  Sauteed in a little real butter they taste fantastic.  The entire meal was pretty easy to make and with the hens in the oven doing there thing I had the time I needed to pack for vacation!

Chilly Sunday Chili

This one is easy!  One of my all time favorite meals.  Its perfect through fall and winter but works for this cool spring afternoon as well.  This is one of those recipes I've been making forever so I dont always have exact measurements.  You may need to adjust to your tastes.  I'd also like to add since starting this diet I use fresh beans and the first time trying made WAY too much so I just dumped some in.  You can always add hot sauce to increase the heat if you prefer.

1 lb. hormone free ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cans diced tomatoes
2 cans chili ready kidney beans
about 3/4 can beef or chicken broth
maybe 3 tbsp. cumin and 2 tbsp. chili powder
salt or pepper if you need

Cook meat, onion, and garlic in large pot until meat is cooked through.  Then you basically just dump everything else in.  You may want to add the broth slowly and see how much you want.  I like to bring to a boil and then turn down to low add lid and simmer for a few hours.  Best searved with shredded cheddar cheese and sourcream.