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Lumigrate "Friendship" Chili

This is SO great if you have vegetarians and wheat and dairy allergics coming....

(adapted over many years by Mardy Ross, OTR from a recipe from The Frog Commissary Book)

You can make this all yourself OR I use it a lot for get-togethers -- I served this at the very first team meeting when the Integrative Medicine Center of Western Coloraod (Dr. Rollins & Dr. Lepisto's clinic) came together back before they grew and Lumigrate hatched out from their roof. 

Or with my gal pals... the host house provides the base/liquid and rice and then everyone who comes brings their assigned ingredients and you can saute them quick in a wok or skillet and add them to the base -- requires teamwork and everyone showing up though!

I have modified the original recipe to be completely vegetarian (as it calls for worcestershire which has anchovies) and to be more heart-healthy (olive oil instead of butter), and gycemic scale happy (brown rice instead of white), or for other reasons, I'll italizise

This is served over rice; I suggest brown (because it is higher on the glycemic index due to being a more complex carbohydrate and having more fiber).  Before you start making this, put on whatever kind of rice you're going to want to serve it over, figuring each person will take about 1/2 cup of cooked rice (I take more, but some don't do any as it is 'wierd' ...).

Heat in a large skillet or wok 1/3 cup of your choice for best oil for cooking/heat (butter, coconut, peanut) or use very little oil or none and just steam cook them, depending upon what YOU are trying to achieve with this meal and your overall eating ... some people want to reduce oils for health reasons but generally it's GOOD to use the right kinds of oils that have proven health benefits, but you need to use them the right way, which is the trick many people don't know about currently! 

(If you have not yet learned about oils, they 'change' with heat and their 'good properties', such as in olive oil, are lost when you heat them.  So use some oils for cooking --- try to use the lowest heat that will 'do the job for you', then pour on the olive oils AFTER you're done cooking!)  Obviously, organics when possible.  Fresh/frozen is a controversy but you can decide for yourself how you feel about local/green -- there are many benefits to that and we all are always making tradeoffs!

Add the following that you have ready to go, and cook over medium to med-high heat for a few minutes:

(and modify as you want... I end up adding in spinach and squash and since Dr. Lepisto is a fan of kale ....?)

2 C. chopped onion (simplification:  frozen)

1 Cup chopped green pepper (simplification:  frozen)

3/4 Cup chopped celery (I leave this out because it is something many are allergic to I have heard, plus my brother in law doesn't like celery if he's there)

1 Cup chopped carrots (again, frozen is a simplication)

2 Cup chopped mushrooms (canned work, but it's not the same' plus not as good for you per Dr. Lepisto's concern about toxins from cans)

1 Tbsp minced garlic (I use jarred, but it's better for the 'green' aspect if you buy bulbs grown locally)

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

1 Tbsp ground cumin

1 tsp dried basil

1 Tbsp chili powder

1 tsp dried oregano

2 tsp salt (and as Dr. Lepisto advises in "Detox and Cleanse" video, the ones that are pink or blue in hue are best)

1/2 tsp pepper

Add

2 Cups tomato juice (from a bottle preferably, but canned is what the original recipe calls for)

2 Cups chopped tomato (I've substituted with canned or jarred spaghetti sauce!)

2 Cups undrained canned black beans

1/2 tsp tabasco

2 Tbsp lemon juice

3 Tbsp tomato paste

1 Tbsp worcestershire (if non vegetarians present) OR tamari (wheat free soy sauce)

1/4 Cup dry red wine (optional, naturally -- and a good way to use up something you didn't get to drinking)

2 Tbsp chopped green chilis (there are GREAT ones in the frozen section of grocers now, but canned good too)

Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.  Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes, uncovered.  If too thick, thin with tomato juice.. it too thin, thicken with paste. 

Just before serving, stir in: 

2 Tbsp olive oil .... 

Toppings!  This is the FUN part....

Be creative!  MEAT if you have carnivores in the group, Fritos, shredded cheese, sour cream, green onion tops, guacamole ....sprinkle on some kelp if you're trying to get your iodine up for health reasons such as thyroid support....  

Many of the concepts I've swirled in here are presented in Lumigrate.com's free video from Dr. Lepsito, "Chronic Illness: Full Barrel Syndrome", or the $20 (to download) "Food Allergies" and "Detoxification and Cleansing".   I've learned a GREAT deal from Dr. Lepisto as his patient and it's a pleasure to be able to provide his seminars to anyone in the world for an economic price and hope that it helps many people who are interested in better health through what they are eating identify what can make them feel better AND enjoy eating great meals. Here's a link to that area for YOUR ease:  www.lumigrate.com/catalog/seminars

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