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Masala Chili

November 24, 2020 By Laura 2 Comments

Masala Chili

Masala Chili is the best kind of fusion food, paying homage to the original but clearly introducing exciting new flavors, making it great gateway food to Indian cuisine and also just good eats! I have used an affiliate link to Amazon, but the rest of the links are uncompensated, companies that I love. I was… 

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Filed Under: beef, beef stew, chili, cocoa, easily made vegetarian, ground beef, Indian, peas, potatoes, products, reviews, stews, vegetarian Tagged With: chili, fair trade spices, Floyd Cardoz, fusion, Indian, peas, potatoes

Traditional Chili, Midwestern Style

February 3, 2018 By Laura 8 Comments

Traditional Chili, Midwestern Style with beans and ground beef

This Traditional Chili is the delicious and hearty ground beef chili full of tomatoes and beans that is served throughout the Midwest (except Cincinnati), and is what I crave when I want chili. I had a devil of a time naming this post, because I have this fear a whole bunch of you will come… 

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Filed Under: beans, beef, chili, cocoa, corn, ground beef, southwestern, stews, tomatoes Tagged With: ancho chile powder, beans, black beans, chili, fire roasted tomatoes, ground beef, kidney beans, pinto beans, tomatoes, traditional chili

British Vegetarian Chili

October 3, 2015 By Laura 6 Comments

HEALTHY British Vegetarian Chili with Red Wine--maybe a different twist on chili from what you are used to, but super delicious I promise! And chock full of veggies!

This British Vegetarian Chili with Red Wine is a delicious and healthy twist on your gameday ritual! Or if you are not a sports fan, it is a comforting and warming soup for the colder months. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. The minute I saw… 

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Filed Under: beans, British, butternut squash, cabbage, chili, cookbooks, reviews, soup, southwestern, sweet potato, tomatoes, vegetarian, zucchini Tagged With: British, butternut squash, cabbage, chili, hatch chile pepper, southwestern, sweet potato, tex Mex, tomatoes, vegetarian, zucchini

Moroccan Influenced Chili with Chickpeas and Minted Couscous

October 25, 2014 By Laura 1 Comment

The flavors of Morocco make for an excellent twist on traditional chili, and it can be made in a slow cooker. Affiliate links are used in this post to link to items I am discussing. Sorry for the silence! It has been a crazy week. Conferences (which means baking or cooking for the teachers, in… 

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Filed Under: beef, chickpeas, chili, couscous, dried fruit, ground beef, Moroccan, pantry cooking, sweet potato, tomatoes, zucchini Tagged With: beef, chili, couscous, crockpot, gameday, ground beef, ground meat, mint, Moroccan, prunes, ras el hanout, slow cooker, sweet potato, zucchini

Chorizo and Beans Chili: Muy Bueno: Three Generations of Authentic Mexican Flavors reviewed

May 3, 2014 By Laura 12 Comments

Chili with Mexican Pot Beans and Chorizo

Chorizo and Beans Chili is a delicious and flavorful Mexican American chili that starts with dried beans. A copy of Muy Bueno was provided to me by the publisher for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items discussed in this post.  I have had quite a few… 

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Filed Under: beans, beef, chili, chorizo, cookbooks, ground beef, Mexican dishes, pork, reviews, sauces, southwestern, stews Tagged With: #CincodeMayo, beans, beef, chili, chorizo, Cinco de Mayo, cookbook review, ground beef, mexican, pot beans, red chile sauce, southwestern, stew

Nacho Topped Smoky Beef Brisket and Beans Chili for the Slow Cooker

January 29, 2014 By Laura 6 Comments

Smoky Beef Brisket and Bean Chili for the Slow Cooker

The minute I saw this chili I knew I was making it. I found it while browsing online for “smoky” chili recipes, and while I did not make the exact recipe I found (because it required a handheld smoking gun as only a Williams Sonoma recipe would!), I was blown away by the delicious simple… 

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Filed Under: beans, beef, beef chuck, chili, slow cooker, southwestern, tomatoes Tagged With: beans, beef, brisket, chili, chuck, crock pot, nachos, slow cooker, southwestern, Super Bowl, tomatoes, tortilla chips

Cincinnati Chili

April 17, 2011 By Laura 5 Comments

2 years before starting this blog, I began keeping a journal of the food I made.  I included brief recipes written in shorthand along with sources for the recipes and our impressions.  Basically I was working my way up to being brave enough to start this blog.

Filed Under: beans, beef, beef stew, chili, fall spices, ground beef, pasta

Argentinean Inspired Chili with Peaches

November 21, 2010 By Laura 5 Comments

Have you ever noticed how often in cooking a great idea is the addition of 1 or 2 simple yet unexpected ingredients? In this case it was balsamic vinegar and peaches, 2 ingredients which made this “chili” vibrant and delicious. The kids were drinking their bowls and John sighed happily and repeatedly while he ate… 

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Filed Under: beans, beef, chili, ground beef, ground turkey, peaches, South American dishes, stews, tomatoes Tagged With: Argentinean, beans, chili, ground beef, peaches, South American, tomatoes

Pumpkin "Vegetarian" Chili

February 2, 2009 By Laura 8 Comments

Pumpkin Vegetarian Chili

It has been 45 F or higher here with blinding sunshine the last 2 days. The entire landscape is melting into a totally smooth ice rink. Because there was apparently too much snow for it to totally disappear. And then this evening it started snowing again and now it is supposed to be cold again… 

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Filed Under: beans, chili, easily made vegetarian, pumpkin, soup, southwestern, stews

Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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