Chili and cornbread

no picture tonight, my camera batteries are dead. :-(

Almost vegan, core and no points. MMMMMmmmm. I found a recipe on the WW message boards for cornbread:

1 cup yellow or white cornmeal
3/4 cup ff milk
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup sweetner

bake at 425 for 20 mins

-- earthsister, WW

I chose to bake it in muffin cups, so took the cooking time down to about 12 mins, and also added some whole corn kernels for texture, as well as using plain soymilk instead of cowmilk. The recipe turned out quite tasty, but a little bit dry. I would up the applesauce next time.

The chili was my own recipe:
1 can black beans
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can chili beans
1 roasted green chili, diced
2 cups veggie broth (or to desired broth/veggies ratio)
cumin (I like this spice a lot, I used probably 1.5 TBSP)
onion powder to taste
garlic powder to taste
black pepper to taste

I let it cook for about an hour on the stove on low. I took out about a cup worth of the chili and blended it up in the food processor for a thicker, smoother texture, just to give it more body- I dislike really broth-y chili. I garnished it with some veggie shreds and fresh cilantro, and had a corn muffin alongside. Yumm!!

My beverage was Tazo Passion Iced tea, sweetened with Splenda.

WW pts on core: 0!