Today, for the first time, I witnessed a garbage truck being pulled through the frozen streets via tow truck. On a seemingly unrelated note, I also noticed a (...)
I perceive that our kitchen is chronically suffering from what can best be termed as “chili hangover.” The symptoms are evident in the unmitigable chili odor, (...)
Unrepentantly unremorseful, I like my gravy thick enough to cut with a knife and laden with sufficient meat to make a T. rex blush. As chili is the cuisine du (...)
Day 53 The inmates may be running the asylum. In order to engage the ITP long enough to force chili into their gullets, I am forced to recite, ad nauseam, a (...)
Sports physiologists take heed- chili soothes tired muscles, increases respiratory capacity, and makes you **good looking ** (well, maybe YOU, not me). (...)
On the night we grilled chili chicken thighs, I had great time. So great in fact, that I ended up sleeping in the clothes I had worn while running the (...)
Time is not always a luxury afforded to a family with three school-aged children. With the onset of the school year, we find ourselves more hurried (or (...)
Chili poutine - canadian classic with a spicy twist
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Each sovereign nation has its signature dish. For the United States, it is cheeseburgers; for Italy, pizza fries; and for your enormous former gym teacher, (...)
chili corn relish so delish, perspective flips relish corn chili It is always the vegetarian chilis that beckon forth the haiku poet I have long tried to bury (...)
A gnawing hunger stifled my nuptial enthusiasm as I stumbled in the bright lights of the 11:30pm convenience shore. Looking up from his Kerrang magazine, (...)
Butter Chicken Chili Six full months of chili every single day and there is a pervasive feeling that something is lacking. Mind you, it is nothing superfluous (...)
Employment is an occupational hazard. Work remorselessly curtails my free time. Today afforded a welcome (and unusual) break from the grind. Never one to use (...)
Surprisingly, the ITP continues to inquire as to what we’re having for dinner. As we are 41 days in, it ought to be obvious at this point. We’re been on a (...)
If this experiment is going to have legs, I’ll occasionally need to find a way to disguise the fact that we are (again) eating chili. Here is an idea I hatched (...)
Day 86 Each of us are on a journey whose end is inevitable and invariant. With the ultimate destination explicit, prudence calls us to focus on the trip rather (...)
I have been wanting to formulate this recipe for some time. Frankly, I was initially nervous in my attempt to mock up a margarita chili, as I typically pedal (...)
Administrative note- In order to round out the Bloody Mary Chili experience (sans the boozy haze) a fetching photo is now included in yesterday’s post. On (...)
With a mind that laboring the summer away in a steaming kitchen is an onerous pursuit, I present the first installment in a concatenation I like to call the (...)
Chili, probably more than any other type of cuisine, is about opportunity. Today’s opportunity presents as above zero weather. Warm weather brings out the best (...)
An incandescent bulb glinted off the staid objects below. The neighbor’s car and topiary radiated gold against a tapestry of darkness. We dined on chipotle, (...)
I ate nearly the entire pot, by myself and in (near) total darkness. (Let’s be honest, if I were to eat anything in (total) total darkness I would repeatedly (...)
Day 59 The phrase “Canadian Cuisine” evokes images of poutine, maple syrup, and doughnuts. Wisconsin dietary staples include beer, brats, and cheese. Though (...)
DAY 196 Chipotle shrimp fried rice may be mayhem, but there is an intrinsic magic resident to rice with eggs. Admittedly, there is an underlying concern that (...)
The waning light of day has served notice and now it is time to move the picnic inside. Stacked beside a warm dinner roll and a glass of cool lemonade, the (...)
Another potluck. Compulsory schooling has its advantages. A quality education affords the children opportunities that go well beyond the perks offered by their (...)
