For the cilli, You said you can have catsup. What if you made a "BBQ" sauce out of it.
It would be something like,
catsup, vinegar, brown sugar, salt, maybe a little liquid smoke.
*What about chili verde?
you could use ground turkey/chicken.
onion, diced
green pepper, chopped
canned tomato in own juice- Or cut up some fresh. You could also blend some fresh up.
1 can of green chilli (leave out if you cant have. I always do but hubby likes them.)
parsley flakes
sugar
ground cloves
cumin
lemon juice
Brown chicken/turkey, drain.
put chicken/turken into crock-pot along with other ingredients. cook on low for 6-8 hrs or high for 4 hrs.
*Brown Sugar Carrots
Clean,skin carrots and thinly slice.
boil carrots in small amount of water untill done. (When can easily cut with a fork.)
Drain.
In pan combine margarine, brown sugar and a dash of salt.
stir untill combined; add carrots. Cook untill glazed, not long.
*Honey carrots
margarine
carrots thinly sliced
orange juice
ground ginger
honey
Combine all ingredients in sauce pan and cover. Cook on low untill carrots are tender. stir occasionally.