mmmmm, our chili is cooking.

[sniffa]

:9

i'll wait for Bi-Baby to post the recipe.

the aroma is driving me insane. :bounce:

[bicentennial_baby]

1. It's a little bit of this, a little bit of that...

*Warning: Unorthodox Chili recipe ahead*

1.25 lbs ground beef
2/3 lb diced/cubed round steak
2 slices bacon, diced
Bacon drippings
1 Green Pepper, diced
1 Red Pepper, diced
1 Onion, diced
5 cloves Garlic, minced
1 habanero, diced
1 jalapeno, diced
1 unidentified Chili pepper, diced
Diced Green Chilis, canned, a few teaspoons
1/2 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Oregano
Crushed tomatoes
Kidney beans

I think that's it...Oh, and Cornbread. :9

[matcom]

2. What the HELL? NO RO*TEL?

x(

[bicentennial_baby]

4. *you* know I don't have it yet...I was just PM-ing with your wife, and

she asked you about it. So there, Hitler. :P

[matcom]

7. fine Oprah. make SUBSTANDARD CHILI and try to pass it off as 'good'

:eyes:

[bicentennial_baby]

10. Just wait until the Mrs and I go on our shopping spree

to the Wrentham outlets and spend all your munny!!1! :rofl:

[DS1]

3. sold at bacon

didn't bother reading the rest

well, that's a lie. I made sure there was cumin.

[bicentennial_baby]

5. Next time we'll have you over

And no BBQ, promise :D

[DS1]

9. unidentified Chili pepper

right, I'll get right on that :crazy:

dude, call it 9/11 Chili, because there's a bit of mystery to it :rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

12. !

:rofl:

What can I say, Stop and Shop isn't too good at labeling their baskets of chilis :rofl:

[sniffa]

11. update: we just added half a bottle of Sam Adams Boston Ale

:9

oh, and the onion is a Texas Sweet Onion.

and the unidentified pepper is an orange, chili pepper.

[DS1]

14. habanero?

scratch your balls, if it burns, it was a habanero. and tasty. the pepper, not your balls.

[SPKrazy]

6. not sure why i can smell it here

my nose is stopped up and all but i smell it

:P

[bicentennial_baby]

13. 'Cuz it smells sooooo good!

:woohoo: Take that Rachael Ray! Ha!

[Mrs.Matcom]

20. Did you add any

EVOO??? That would make it YUMMO!! :rofl:

[usregimechange]

8. I had considered making chili for dinner, the wifey said left-overs

[NMDemDist2]

15. i made two lasganas today, one's in the oven and one's in the freezer

and fresh NYT bread and salad is also on the menu

My kitchen is a disaster area, and hubby says he thinks this is the first time I've made lasagna from scratch in the 14 years we've been married

my somewhat unorthodox recipe for tonight's din-din

1 LB ground beef
1/2 LB sausage
package of no boil lasagna noodles
2 jars of Barrillo sauce
12oz can of stewed tomatoes
red bell pepper
2 med onions
garlic
EVOO
Italian Seasoning
Salt & Pepper
1/2 LB of baby portabella mushrooms
15 oz ricotta
16 oz cottage cheese
12 oz shredded cheese
6 oz hard romano for top
2 eggs

fry up meat in one skillet with salt and pepper and Italian seasoning, Fry veggies and garlic in another large skillet with EVOO, while they cook down whip the ricotta, eggs and cottage cheese with some more EVOO

once meat is done, add it to veggies using slotted spoon to drain extra grease and add the can of tomatoes and half of one of the jars of sauce and cook down a bit more and adjust seasoning

I used 2 8x8 inch pans, sprayed with cooking spray, 1/4 jar of sauce in each on the bottom, layer noodles, meat mix, cheese mix & shredded cheese, noodles, meat, cheese mix & shredded cheese, noodles then half a jar of sauce on top of each and grate fresh Romano on top

Cover with foil and bake at 375 about 45 minutes or until it's bubbling, remove foil and let cheese melt.

if you make one big pan, it will take closer to an hour in the oven.

I'll let you know how it turned out in a few minutes

:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

16. Is the cottage cheese a sub for something else?

Just curious :)

And yay for no boil noodles! I'm not the only one who uses them! I find them to be much better, texture-wise. :hi:

[NMDemDist2]

18. i just like cottage cheese in there

i use the small curd so it blends up

[Mrs.Matcom]

21. AHHHHGGGG!

No COTTAGE CHEESE in Lasagne!!! :banghead: ugh! Why, oh, why, oh, WHY??? You put in cream cheese, not cottage cheese! Trust me on this one kids...My great, great grandmother Fronza's recipe for any kind of cheese filling calls for ricotta, parmesean, mozerella, two eggs, plain bread crumbs, salt, pepper, parsely,and cream cheese! I use this filling for mannicotti, lasagne, and stuffed shells. The end product is a much smoother filling, no lumps, and the cream cheese adds a hint of tanginess.

[bicentennial_baby]

22. I just stick with ricotta, mozzarella, and parm...

:hide:

[NMDemDist2]

24. dang! I had cream cheese too and forgot!

:banghead:

but hubby just said "I'm so glad there's no cottage cheese in this"

:rofl:

I whip it up hard with the ricotta and you never know it's there except for the moisture it adds

[NMDemDist2]

23. ok, It's awesome!

just saying.....

[sniffa]

17. Update: I now have a semi.

It smells so f'n incredible in here. :bounce:

[LeftyMom]

19. OMG.

You. :eyes:

[DS1]

25. and here I was, innocently wondering what trucking had to do with chili

:crazy:

[flvegan]

26. bwa

:rofl:

[Digit]

27. Link to funny post I made in humor section regarding chili....

I received this from a good friend of mine...

Chili Cookoff:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=283x509

[Left Is Write]

28. Hey, we had chili tonight too.