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.
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