It’s chilly in the village. Perfect chili weather. Yesterday, I let The Bestest Darndest Chili simmer on the stove all day while no less than a dozen neighborhood children frolicked in the fall-ish temperatures. Begging like wide eyed Oliver they twisted my arm to make mugs full of hot chocolate. I didn’t dare ruin the moment (for me or them!)…
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Vegan Chili?
Vegan Chili? At best it’s an oxymoron. In Texas I reckon it’s more akin to treason. Since this recipe isn’t mine I’m begging you, ‘please don’t shoot the messenger’. Y’all know I wouldn’t risk my Lone Star birthright unless this chili was good. Yes, it is vegan. And vegetarian. And healthy. It also has beans in it, lots of ’em….
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Chili Ike
We’re hunkerin’ down, so to speak. All week long we’ve been gearing up for Ike. Our first clue Ike meant business came when the University of Texas Athletics Department rescheduled the football game. People, you don’t mess with UT football. Only Mother Nature herself could get away with calling that audible. Then the school district issued early release on Friday…
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