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Skriven 2014-02-06 16:57:01 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 9549 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
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Hi Nancy,

 RH> Spicing up their lives? Tonight was our annual church Super Bowl chili
 RH> cook off--Steve spiced up mine while I was doing something else--and I
 RH> sneezed. Don't know what he was using at the time. I made both a
 RH> family friendly (with beans, ground beef, corn, tomatoes, onions,
 RH> spices & bell peppers) and competition style (meat chunks; onion;
 RH> anaheim, serrano, poblano peppers; tomato and spices) this year.

 NB> Both sound pretty good...  :)

The family friendly one is the version I made for years. Started making
the other one some time ago for something different every once in a
while, now I make it more often. Whichever I make for us at home now
depends on what I've got on hand. Our neighbor, who's not a regular
chili eater, liked both versions.


 RH> Neither won, a non chili took top place (very sweet with pineapple and
 RH> keilbasa type--but milder--sausage). But, one friend said that my

 NB> A little odd... the judges must have been swayed by novelty...  ;)

More likely swayed by the fact that it wasn't hot.


 RH> competition syle had moved beyond (above) a cook off of this type; I
 RH> should take it to an ICS competition. He and another chili head really
 RH> enjoyed it, as also did Steve & I.

 NB> You've been making real chilis...  :)  You deserve to be judged by
 NB> real judges...  <G>

Have to find out if there's a regional competition near us & maybe give
it a try. At least I could see how mine stacks up against other serious
chili cooks.

 RH> A neighbor of ours liked the two
 RH> mixed together. Brought down about 4 quarts of that one, came home with
 RH> about 3 cups. The family friendly one was made in our 6 quart crock pot
 RH> (very full); I brought home about a quart and a half of that one.

 NB> I could see mixing the two.  :)  That would make an interesting combo,

Possibly, but each one is distinct in style & taste. The family friendly
one was used as a topping for spaghetti once in Switzerland and worked
well for that. I don't think the other one would have worked quite as
well on top of spaghetti.

 NB> too...  :)   And now you have a couple of quarts leftover to
 NB> supplement your freezer supply...  ;)

Yes, and they're in, waiting for just the right time to be pulled out
and heated, then enjoyed.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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... OH NO!  Not ANOTHER learning experience!

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