she used a "chili log" from the store.
It was a roll, like a Jimmy Dean Sausage roll, that had spices and what looked like a hardened tomato sauce,
and maybe even hamburger
( It was sold frozen)
I remember I used to use it years later, but cannot remember the name of it.

If this is not chili weather, I do not know what is! brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I dig chili but I had this incredible craving for oyster stew and made that instead. It was so satisfying.

Miz t. doesn't do oysters in any way, shape, or form.
It's one of her few failings.

My raffle prize at a recent charity event included a plastic mixing bowl and measuring spoons, cookie mix, and cake mix and frosting. Today seemed like a good day for cookies and milk.

figured since it was buck ass cold chilli would be good and no one knew anyone else was cooking, we had deer chilli, beef, squirrel and veggie.

Maybe Wicks ass chili is better than the packaged ass chili stuff up here in CT.

I still like making my own even if I'm the only one eating it.

We had some glorious pork and veggie soup with mixed greens in a white chicken broth, but tomorrow I'm going out for some ground buffalo, pork sausage, and a few fixins to fire up a cauldron of that stuff. I start with the mix but do a little creative editing.

It would be hard to turn up my nose at almost any steaming bowl during Arctic temperatures.

I haven't hunted for decades, but a have some good ol' boy friends who supply me with 'deer meat'. I prefer the term 'venison'.
Maybe it's an esthetics thing.


I think venison makes the best chili.
Low fat and great flavor.
Backstrap (tenderloin?) cut into half inch cubes.
I prefer chunky as opposed to ground.

Never had any complaints from Miz t. until yesterday, when I was about to start the chili. Didn't have any backstrap, but did have a couple of pounds of ground venison 'hamburger'.

"I really don't like deer meat chili."
"Really? You never complained before."
"Well, the last time I had it, I didn't like it."
"OK, I'll use beef hamburger."


I thawed a couple of pounds of ground beef and started cooking.
"Since when don't you like deer chili?"
"When we had it at Jeanne's I didn't like it."
"At Jeanne's? Hell, that was terrible chili. It was like bean soup. She doesn't use my recipe."
"Yeah, I didn't like it."
"But you like MY chili?"
"Oh sure."
"When I make it with venison?"
"Is THAT what you use?"
"When I can get it."
"Oh. Yeah, yours is great."

Just can't eat those beautiful creatures. I have to endure deer hunting stories and it makes me sad.