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Cooking & Baking

trof

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10. If you can find a used copy online, read...

Reply to The Polack MSgt (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 12:13 PM

Oct 2018

"The Great Chili Confrontation" by H. Allen Smith.
Amongst other things it covers the first CASI (Chili Appreciation Society International) cook-off in Terlingua, Texas.
Hilarious AND with a pretty good chili recipe.

I used to make chili from scratch. Then I discovered Wick Fowler's 2 Alarm Chili Mix. I can't beat it.
Wick founded CASI and is a major character in the book.

Oh, and I use beans.
Sue me.

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the Crime and Punishment sized Chili essay that I can't refrain from posting [View all] The Polack MSgt Oct 2018 OP

Reformed Illinoisan, here. ChazInAz Oct 2018 #1

Thank you! TygrBright Oct 2018 #2

Thanks for working through all this verbage The Polack MSgt Oct 2018 #3

i make lutheran chili. no peppers. no beans. just made some. pansypoo53219 Oct 2018 #4

Yes peppers freeze well - as long as you don't need them to LOOK fresh The Polack MSgt Oct 2018 #5

I made a batch on Friday. I wish I had read this on Thursday. But anyways..... there will be more 3Hotdogs Oct 2018 #6

I love Chili con Carne. But, just like with BBQ, I observe with amused befuddlement how exercised Nitram Oct 2018 #7

Believe it not Nitram, I agree with you completely The Polack MSgt Oct 2018 #8

Thanks for the reply! I have great respect for anyone such as yourself who spends years perfecting Nitram Oct 2018 #9

If you can find a used copy online, read... trof Oct 2018 #10

I'm not a Texan. That means that I am not legally required to oppose beans The Polack MSgt Oct 2018 #11

Sir, that is an extremely reasonable attitude. trof Oct 2018 #12

Likewise The Polack MSgt Oct 2018 #13

Thanks. Bookmarked irisblue Oct 2018 #14

have you ever used ripened jalapenos? Mosby Oct 2018 #15

I roast a mix of peppers depending on what I have on hand The Polack MSgt Oct 2018 #16

Bookmarked! Thanks for this recipe, I'm going to give it a try FakeNoose Oct 2018 #17

Hot Sauce? You've got to use the right kind. 1/2 teaspoon of Dave's Ultimate Insanity Sauce. TheBlackAdder Oct 2018 #18

Yeah , I've played with Dave's before The Polack MSgt Oct 2018 #19

Ew! Texas Pete. I use that on Pizza, but it is too salty and vinegary for chili. TheBlackAdder Oct 2018 #21

This is FREAKING AWESOME! Raster Oct 2018 #20

I love the fact that you don't require beans NastyRiffraff Oct 2018 #22

Awesome! Ziggysmom Oct 2018 #23

Thanks Ziggysmom. It works so great on Cheese Grits The Polack MSgt Oct 2018 #24

Just wanted to share a quick story The Polack MSgt Oct 2019 #25

Hahaha blaze Oct 2019 #29

My job boils down to explaining the complex The Polack MSgt Oct 2019 #30

You lost me at 'not a bean dish'. trof Oct 2019 #26

Yeah, I talk briefly about beans as an ingrediant... The Polack MSgt Oct 2019 #27

OK, good. trof Oct 2019 #28