GObama Election Yum!

Last night I distracted myself during those nerve wracked hours waiting for the results by cooking! It went much faster (and more delicious) than any election I remember. We made delicious chili and Blue Cornbread for dinner.
The chili was our usual "everything and the kitchen sink" as seen below;
3/4 c onion
1/2 a poblano pepper
2 cloves garlic
1 can black beans
1 can pink habichuelas (pinto beans?)
1 zucchini chopped and steamed
1 can of chopped tomatoes
1/2 a can of tomato sauce
a whole bunch of cumin and chili powder.

I used the Joy of Cooking recipe for southern cornbread, substituting blue corn meal for white, and adding a small can of whole kernel corn. it was reeeally good, except I baked it in Carlos's cast iron skillet and it had an eggy-porky flavor in the bottom crust. That may mean it's time for Carissa's cast iron skillet to join our lives.

Finally I made lemon Obama Cupcakes (from a box). They're soo tasty and cute.

We went and voted early- 6:30 am! I wanted to get my vote in and not have to worry about any complications. Then I went and enjoyed the free coffee at starbucks :) AND the free scoop of ice cream from Ben and Jerry's. To be completely honest, I liked the ice cream but I loved the sticker... they don't give out the "I Voted!" stickers here in NY like they do in NC. it's an outrage.