Trunk-or-Treat!

Okay, again, this is late, but I promised.  During our ward trunk-or-treat on the night before Halloween we had an amazing chili cook-off!  Even though our chili didn't win, I was still asked for the recipe so I am posting it here.  There was also some great desserts and I got to make my grandma's famous apple pie, the recipe is kind of weird to follow, so I'm not posting it.  Then, as always, we had an awesome ward party with the mingling and all of the candy!!!  The kid's costumes were so cute!!

Creamy White Chili
1lb. of chicken (cooked and cut)
1 medium onion (chopped)
1 tbsp. of oil
1 and 1/2 tsp. of garlic powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. of ground cumin
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. of cayenne pepper
2 cans of white beans (drained)
14 and 1/2 oz. chicken broth
2 cans of 4 oz. of chopped green chilies
1 cup of sour cream
1/2 cup of whipping cream

Directions:
Saute chicken, onion and garlic powder in oil.  Add beans, chili and seasoning.  Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.  Remove from heat.  Stir in whipping cream and sour cream.  Garnish with cheese, olives and chips.

Christmas Eve Traditions

Tonight is Christmas Eve and the Ray family celebrated it the way our tradition has always been celebrated, with good food, marvelous family and wonderful entertainment!  The way we celebrate on Christmas Eve is to share our talents with one another, and to see what each other has been up to throughout the year.  We have pianists, vocalists, guitarists, violinists, dancers, actors and actresses, violists, cellists, bakers and artists amongst our family tree, and we all have something to give.  I feel so blessed to come from such a wonderful family with such amazing talent, and I know that this tradition will stay with us for a very long time.  Posted here is the song that I have been trying to get my sister and mom to sing with me for a very long time, and they finally agreed to it this year!  I was so happy!  After three quick practices, this was our Christmas Eve performance.