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Origin of the Species: Chili
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. On the Website, you can read past blogs, search for recipes, and browse. Charles Darwin, I think, would have appreciated chili con carne. Turns…
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You Gotta Love Beer for Cooking
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. “Oh, it’s beer, beer, beer that makes you want to cheer” goes one stanza of the Quartermaster Corps song. Or maybe you’d prefer to sing…
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Hot Diggity Dogs
It’s baseball season, and that brings to mind the humble hot dog. Call them “red hots” (or “white hots”), “red dogs,” “Chicago dogs,” “Coneys,” “half smokes,” “Dodger dogs,” or “Puka dogs” – these meals on a bun are an acknowledged…
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This Spud’s For You
Spuds get no respect. I was reminded of that when, this past week, we needed a no-nonsense evening meal. A late meeting meant that we would not be dining until about 8:30, so we needed a fast repast. Thanks to…
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Gatherings in the Storm: Potluck Extraordinaire
As I write this on a snowy Friday afternoon, schools are closed, the kids are home from school, people are staying indoors, our local movie theater is closed for the night. As I look out the window at a landscape…
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A Family Tradition: Real Sonoran Chili
Here’s a story in honor of our mothers and grandmothers who taught us how to cook. It all started with tacos. When they were young, my children Jamie and Ben preferred tacos above most other foods, especially Ben. But they…
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A Treasured Family- and Food-Centered Journal
You can learn a lot about a person by their relationship with food. I think I know a lot about Wilma Joyce “Billie” Simmons, the mother of my friend Tom Stites. I’ve never met her, but I had the privilege…
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Farmboy’s Chili
This is adapted from the Savory Beef Chili recipe in The Real Chili Cookbook by Marjie Lambert.
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Scorcher Chunky Chili
A pure Texas chunky meat-only chili adapted from The Real Chili Cookbook.
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Chili with Beans and Corn
A savory, spicy chili with black beans
