All Fired Up by Sandy K

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Too many hobbits spoil the stew...

TITLE: All Fired Up
AUTHOR: Sandy K
BETA: None
RATING: G
DISCLAIMER: I don't own these characters nor do I make any money from them. They belong completely to the Tolkien estate and their affiliates.
SYNOPSIS: Two young hobbits have to hide when an unusual ingredient finds its way into the stew pot.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Written for the first shire_kitchen recipe fic challenge.

All Fired Up
By Sandy K

“So, how long should we stay here, Merry?”

“I don’t know, Pip. He might be back any minute.”

“He sure left in a hurry. I’ve ever seen anyone move that fast before. Did you see how red his face was?”

“Maybe we should have shown them to Sam instead of putting them into the stew pot ourselves.”

“Gimli said they were very tasty and perfectly safe to eat. And Sam said his supplies were starting to run low. We were just being helpful.”

“What if Gimli was wrong? They could be poisonous to elves.”

“If they were poisonous, the others would be more concerned. I think Strider’s tasted them before. He’s just sitting there, eating and laughing and passing out chunks of bread.”

“What did Gimli call them? Hallpeenos?”

“Which one do you think is angrier? Legolas or Sam?”

“I don’t know, Pip. I’m willing to wager Sam won’t let us within fifty feet of his stew pot again. And Legolas… we’d best stay here a while longer. Just in case.”

“But, Merry, it smells so good. And I’m hungry.”

“You’re always hungry, Pip.”

~*~*~*~*~

Green Chili Stew

3 medium onions, chopped
1 tbl. salt
1 tbl. garlic powder
1 tbl. basil
1 tbl. cumin
2.5 lbs. ground beef
4 medium potatoes, diced
2 16 oz. cans diced tomatoes
2 7 oz. cans diced green chilies
1/4 lb. fresh jalapenos (or less), deveined, seeded and chopped fine
4 cans pinto beans
2 cups water

Drain juice from beans and save. Brown meat, onion and spices in a large Dutch oven. Add other ingredients (except beans) and simmer uncovered for 1 hour 10 minutes. Add pinto beans and simmer for additional 20 minutes. Serve with tortillas. Makes 15 servings.

Comments

[marigoldg.livejournal.com]

LOL! I'll bet that Gimli was using those innocent young hobbits to get at the elf!

[budgielover.livejournal.com]

Oh, I agree with Marigold's comment! That sounds just like Gimli. But my favorite part of this was the conversation between our sweet young hobbits - not a word of scene-setting or descriptive detail, yet how perfectly the reader knew what was going on! I would have loved to hear Sam's side of the matter!

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Oh, on behalf of Sam I want to tan their hides. You *never* mess with a cook's dishes!

(Which is my roundabout way of saying how delightful I found this.)