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  • easiest chili recipe ever
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    easiest chili recipe ever

    Chili is one of those magic foods that gets better the day after you cook it – which is why it was such a surprise that this super easy same day chili was super tasty. We had some people over for the football game last Sunday afternoon and I picked up the ingredients the very…

  • sweet potato turkey chili
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    sweet potato turkey chili

    Cold weather immediately calls for chili. I like chili for the meat and the comforting meal. I’m not in it for the spice or heat. I am however completely in it for the shredded cheese. It’s like the “make your own sundae” of soups.  I did a sweet potato and kale soup at some point…

  • butternut squash turkey chili
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    butternut squash turkey chili

    We had our first snow this past weekend … which pretty much had me craving all things hot with tomatoes and meat. Options lead to meatballs or chili. I had a pretty long day of looking at appliances at multiple appliance stores… so a low impact chili was the winner. In the effort to try…

  • Hominy Chili
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    Hominy Chili

      I had never cooked with hominy until today – and I’m pretty excited to do it again soon. After New Years, I had stumbled upon a Whole 30 chili recipe that featured hominy. I had no idea what it was so I pretty immediately clicked away. Then I saw it in the grocery store…

  • Faux Chicken Chili
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    Faux Chicken Chili

    Chili is one of my favorite cold weather cooking projects. It is perfectly filling and satisfying. You can put cheese on it. You can have some crusty bread. You can pretty much make your dreams come true… provided you aren’t a vegetarian. However, in the spirit of eating healthier… and trying new things I did…

  • Chili 2013
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    Chili 2013

    I’ve been making the same chili recipe since January 2007. So, it seems appropriate that I try something new. Although I’ve modified the recipe to make it my own, it originally belonged to my boyfriend’s mom at the time. Now, I needed my own. And, I think I have it. I’m calling it “Chili 2013”.…