Growing up, Dad always made a big pot of Ham Hocks with Beans and Sweet Cornbread to welcome the first day of the year. Yeah, that should have been Black Eyed Peas, but none of us would eat Black Eyed Peas. I passed the tradition of a pot of beans on New Year’s Day on to my own children.
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Oh Yeah It’s a Chili Day!
Every year on the fourth Thursday in February (that would be today) the powers that be declare the day to be National Chili Day. You would think, as a fan of Chili, that I would have shared so many amazing recipes to celebrate the day that you screamed Enough already!
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In all the years I’ve been making Chili and eating Chili, I don’t think I’ve ever had a chili that lacked beans. Meatless Chili, yes. I’ve made an amazing Meatless Chili served in Sourdough Bowls. It’s a Winter’s Friday Night Special.
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Baby, it’s cold outside! As it should be. Today is the Winter Solstice. So bundle up. Have you ever wondered just what Winter Solstice mean? I have.
Continue reading “Warm up with Outlaw Chili”One-Skillet Chili and Cornbread Biscuits Goodness
What is it about a nice bowl of chili and warm cornbread that make a cold night more inviting? Yeah, cradle that bowl, and let the heat from spicy goodness warm you from the inside out.
Continue reading “One-Skillet Chili and Cornbread Biscuits Goodness”Let the Men in the Kitchen
Today is the first Thursday of November. That means, in addition to being Chinese Take Out Day (November 5) the first Thursday in November is also National Men Make Dinner Day. How could I pass that up?
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Last weekend in the sleepy little town of Sutter Creek, there was a car show and chili cook-off. Why do car shows and chili go so well together? Or more to the point, why does chili appeal to men as much as hot rods do? I haven’t a clue . . .
Continue reading “Slow-Cooker Beefy Kidney Bean Chili”National Chili Day with Phyllis Diller’s Famous Chili Recipe
Just look at that hair – those eyes – that contagious laugh of hers. Phyllis Diller was one wild character. You can bet, her chili was just as wildly delicious.
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Slow Cooker Ground Beef and Three-Bean Supreme
I will never forget the first time we tasted this wonderful slow cooker delight. Kiddo was enjoying a break from work, as business in the event industry tends to taper off in the winter. You would think Holidays would be a busy time. Perhaps in the past, that were true, when companies put on elaborate parties for their employees. These days, people would rather find a few extra dollars in their Christmas Stocking than to toast in the new year with the boss.
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