This was super yummy.
The cheese was $5 for a small brick and Alex didn't even care for that part - so I think next time I will skip that and not even bake it.

Also, I will have to be more careful. When I was chopping my anaheim pepper, I touched my nose - holyheck! My nose has been on fire for the past hour! And my finger as well - I must have had an open cuticle. goodness gracious!

I substituted an anaheim pepper for the called pepper which was a cubanelle.

I also couldn't find crushed fire roasted tomatoes so I got diced.
I also didn't have beef stock so I used beef broth

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/three-alarm-italian-style-chili-mac-recipe/index.html

Trying to decide if Grandma Bonnie could also pull off making a King Cake for Jasmine. She loves herself some King Cake but I don't want to pay $60 to have one shipped.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/mardi-gras-king-cake/Detail.aspx?

When Lindsay and I dropped in on our sweet friend Elizabeth Miller from Milwaukee, she was making homemade caramels.
I'm not a caramel person - or at least I didn't think that I was.
These were delicious!

Grandmas Caramels
By Margaret Earl (Elizabeth Miller's grandma)

1 can condensed milk
1 cup brown or regular Karo syrup
2 cups brown sugar
1/4 lb butter

Combine all ingredients in heavy pan and cook for 20 minutes from the moment you put it on the heat stirring constantly.
Pour into buttered pan or dish.
Cut and wrap in waxed paper.
If caramels are sticky, use corn starch on cutting board.