Chocolate Maple Super Bowl Chili

February 3, 2011

Back in the day (the “day” before there were two small boys running around my house), I would’ve used fresh corn, soaked beans overnight, roasted and peeled my own peppers, and so forth. But now, I’m an “up-to-my-eyeballs” Mommy, and I need to save some time! So I use frozen corn, jarred, roasted peppers, and canned beans! It’s still wonderful, I promise!…

Valentina's passion is food, and she loves spending time in her "kitchen retreat," as she refers to that room in her house. Valentina develops recipes for creative and comforting food that works perfectly for casual entertaining. Both her recipes and food photography have been featured many times on popular food websites and in print. Valentina shares her beautiful photographs as well as new and interesting recipes almost daily on her blog, Cooking on the Weekends.

Outside the worlds of food and photography, Valentina's other passion is her family (including her two young boys, her husband and her puppy, Maple.)

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