It was 62 this morning. That signals fall for us. DH is having co-workers over for a proposal writing crunch this afternoon, so I am making the best chili known to mankind. It'll clog your arteries in a heartbeat. It contains sausage AND butter. And hamburger. And chili meat.
Yeah, I know. But it's also pretty. Black beans, white beans, kidney beans, tomato, and three colors of pepper. It's a party in the bowl.
Here in Texas, real chili doesn't contain beans. Yeah, so sue me. I went to Alice Cooper's Town restaurant in Phoenix and ate Frito Pie once. (It's one of my little brother's guilty pleasures) After a few bites, I leaned over to my brother and said "This has KETCHUP in it!" Which must be how MamaAliceCooper made it when he was a kid. So if you wanna bitch at someone about their chili, go talk to Alice. I make pretty chili. And it's pretty tasty.
Two weeks ago, I had nothing on the needles, and was still in mid move. The last box in the door was Needful Yarn's Cotton Joy.
As it turns out, it was a bit too orange tropical to suit me, so I added some Lara to anchor it firmly into the red zone.
Trouble is, I never seem to finish my entrelac projects. My knitting ADD takes over....
Two weeks ago, I had nothing on the needles, and was still in mid move. The last box in the door was Needful Yarn's Cotton Joy.
As it turns out, it was a bit too orange tropical to suit me, so I added some Lara to anchor it firmly into the red zone.
Trouble is, I never seem to finish my entrelac projects. My knitting ADD takes over....
6 comments:
Frito Pie is one of my personal favorites :-) And I like beans in my chili, just meat chili seems to be missing something when I make it that way. Call me weird . . .
Call me even weirder I like chili without the meat. I love the beans and some heat.
Your enrelac project looks beautiful. I love those sunshine colors. Stop cooking and go knit!
We put beans in our chili too. It's tasty and it's not only a party in the bowl, it's a party in the bowel. Gotta love fiber!
My issue with entrelac is that it just takes so long to complete. I dig the end result, but dang, you really have to earn it.
i once found a can of mama somebodies mexican chilie that i fell in love with (you know, those times when you suddenly want chilii NOW and you don't want to take the time to home make it? anyway, i had corn in it! i know a mexican lady putting corn in her chili? well, i tried it. i liked it, i didn't die. so now i mae chili with corn in it ...makes pretty chili too...fiesta!!! i have also had it with cheese shreaded on top...no bad either. so i am a heritic...sue me!
Did you see the story today of the chef who died after tasting his own chili? Check Drudge Report.
I'm shocked you even started another entrelac project! ;-p
Hey that chili doesn't look so bad, I can't see the butter. ;-) Butter makes everything better. I just have to make sure DH doesn't see me when I add it to something, you know, ignorance is bliss.
Hey, is that the new stove you got? Why does it look purple under the pot? Hey, I want that one! Mine heat up in that boring ubiquitous red. lol.
After taking several months to finish a garterlac dishcloth, I KNOW that entrelac is not for me. I love how it looks, I just find short rows tedious.
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