27: Sweet Potato Chili 2.0 & Book Recommendations with Anna Zing! with Anabel Prince

Anabel takes a trip back in time to make the very first recipe ever featured on Zing! (episode since taken down lol) She whips up her tried and true vegan sweet potato chili, a super simple but satisfying meal. Then she is joined by former guest of the pod Anna to talk all things books! They both give 5 recommendations, each one suited for a different type of reader and their preferences. They also chat their favorite genres, what celebrities happen to be scientologists, and Why Every Well Known Book is Written By a White Man. Of course, they end off with entertainment recs of the week!

Anabel's Book Recs:


Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg
We Should All Be Mirandas: Life Lessons from Sex and the City's Most Underrated Character by Chelsea Fairless and Lauren Garroni

Anna's Book Recs:


Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

Vegan Sweet Potato Chili:


1 sweet potato
1 onion
1 cup bell pepper (optional)
1 can black beans
1 can red kidney beans
1 can diced fire roasted tomatoes
1 quart of veggie broth (1 package)
1/4 cup chili powder
2 tablespoons cumin
1 tbsp. cayenne (optional, if you like it spicy)
salt & pepper to taste
olive oil for cooking


Sautee roughly chopped onion in any oil of your choice until translucent in a large pot.
Roughly chop peppers, if using them, and add them to pot.
Poke holes in sweet potato with a fork and microwave for 2-3 mins. Chop into cubes and add to pot. Sautee until they're a bit browned.
Add the canned beans (strained) and tomatoes, then stir.
Add enough veggie broth to cover the sweet potatoes.
Add the seasonings and bring to a boil.
Reduce to simmer for 30 min-1 hour, adding more veggie broth if it gets too thick.
Add cheese, avocado, or crushed tortilla chips on top if desired!

Anabel's recommendations of the week:


Panic Room (2002) (available to rent)
Modern Love on Amazon Prime

Anna's recommendations of the week:


David Byrne's American Utopia (available on HBO Max)
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (available on Netflix)



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