Please Coach, Don't Put Me In!

I would not have faulted Cutler if he had hidden in the Gatorade cooler during the second half. I seriously considered having an elective root canal rather than watch the 4th quarter of today's Bears/Saints game. I think Lovey needs to bring in Simon Cowell to talk with the offensive line. The Defense can move on to next week but Cutler's "protection" .... oh never mind, it was just too horrible.

Let's move on to the recipe - the Jambalaya was delish!

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter

1 onion chopped

2 stalks celery chopped

1/2 TB minced garlic

1 LB ham, cut in small cubes

1 LB smoked sausage, cut in small cubes

1 1/2 cup uncooked rice

8 oz diced tomatoes w/juice

6 peperocini's diced

2 1/2 cup chicken or beef broth

1/4 cup Mike Ditka's Hall of Fame salsa

1/4 tsp cayenne or chili powder

1/2 tsp each pepper and salt to taste

Directions

1. Melt butter

2. Saute onion, celery and garlic about 5 minutes

3. Add ham and sausage, brown

4. Add rice, brown for 5 minutes

5. Add tomatoes and peperocini's, cook for 3 minutes

6. Add broth, salsa, and spices - bring to a boil

7. Cover and simmer 45 minutes adding peperocini juice to taste