Category Archives: sauce

Big Bourbon Bacon Chili

In spite of my better intentions and in direct opposition of my best interest, I sometimes hire people.  While wading through the vast slew of resumes, seeing experience is nice, noting education helpful, but nothing quite grabs the attention like … Continue reading

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Chili Corn Gravy

There is a zone that exists between aggressively taking responsibility for dragging each new day into place and passively cowering to fend off the blows as life angrily comes at you. There must be some smooth sailing around the jagged … Continue reading

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Let Them Eat Steak and Chili Spaghetti Sauce

I stashed the vial into the hidden pocket of my ratty green shorts. A plastic cylinder with a screw cap closure, the tube was unassuming- in a space-age sort of way. With respect to the small vial and its tiny … Continue reading

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The Roast With the Most…..Chili

Look deeply into my eyes, dear stranger, and tell me truly- is there anything ketchup can’t do?  I’m not positing that ketchup is the world’s great food but I will submit versatility as one of its admirable attributes. Let’s review … Continue reading

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Motley Crew Homemade Chili Spaghetti Sauce

Life throws curveballs and I can’t hit them. I can’t hit the fastballs either, but this isn’t a scouting report, it’s a (trite) analogy. I was all set for a day of peace and production. The coworkers were to be … Continue reading

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Cauliflower in Beer Chili Sauce

vain cauliflower vaunted four syllable name humbled in chili   Cauliflower has long been the white sheep of the brassica family, elegant to the point of prissiness.  Today a change is in the air.  I reckon dousing an effete vegetable … Continue reading

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Grilled Salmon with Grill Chili Tomatillo Salsa

      It is time for us to take a moment and recognize that we have managed to survive (the first) 200 consecutive days of chili.  After some mindful meditation followed by a night full of Jerry Springer reruns, … Continue reading

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