Bento: Chilitos (281)

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  It’s cold.  When it’s cold, I like to eat hearty things, like chili.  I mentioned this a few weeks ago when I first shared that I had made deer chili and was eating it with oyster crackers.  Yesterday, I pulled a bowl of chili from the freezer to eat.  It’s cold.  I need warming. … Read More

Bento: Deer Chili (279)

If you don’t like the thought of a dish with wild game, don’t even want to see it, or have aversions to eating deer, please skip this post. I’ll totally understand. However, if you don’t mind any of the above, please read on. This is hands down one of the best bowls of chili I’ve… Read More

Baked Potato Goodness

Last time I popped by to say hello, I mentioned that my cooking was nearly non-existant due to a currently busy period of my life.  Life contains to be crazy busy (and I’m quite enjoying it) and leaving little time for cooking (which I’m not enjoying as much).  This weekend, I finally got a chance… Read More

NTM Tuesday: Out of the Box, On the Plate

Learning to cook 2+ years ago was a big decision for me.  It meant trying not to eat out all the time.  It also was a move away from boxed, canned, and ready-prep foods.  While I don’t eat these things too often anymore, sometimes life conspires against me.  At the end of August, I worked… Read More

Dottie’s Chili: Attempt #1

Last night, I came home from work, looked at the clock on the wall, and gave it a big raspberry.  I decided not to worry if I had to stay up late.  I was going to try to make chili, using the notes I took from the Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives episode I mentioned yesterday. … Read More