Weekly Chat Thread Nov. 7th - 13th

[val2525]

Nov 12, 2022 21:40:16 GMT pyrexandpearls said:

... slowly backs out of thread..... I put celery in my chili LOL. Well, let me rephrase, I use celery when I make this specific chili and I swear its good! Its not a knock your socks off flavor punch chili, but I think it's a good dupe for Wendys without the nasty day old hamburgers they use. I usually freeze some of the leftovers in smaller portions for the oh so healthy chili cheese fries. (And, FWIW, this site is my all time favorite food blog. I use a ton of her recipes (she was a private chef) and they almost always hit the mark. I love her easy chicken tikka, baked Chinese orange chicken, and vodka sauce in particular.)

dinnerthendessert.com/wendys-chili/

LOL! If you like celery in your chili, add celery to your chili. I will say though that chili recipe is REALLY high in sodium , which is a shame because you can make low sodium chili that tastes so good you'll never miss the sodium. I always added beans to my chili until this last time. It was so good I may never put beans back in chili

[kritter]

It was so good I may never put beans back in chili

YAY!  Now you have crossed over from the dark side.   Beans add nothing to knock your socks off flavor chili.

I can't get over putting celery in chili.  That is a new one for me.  Celery is strickly a holder for pimento cheese.

[val2525]

And dressing (or stuffing as some call it). Gotta put celery in dressing.

[denise15601]

Wow Pyrex. That would be so scary to watch! Amazing that she appeared okay.

[denise15601]

Hmmm. Celery is something that I have never used in chili. Might be something to try since it really doesn't have much flavor. But it would add fiber.

[sunsetpainter]

No.Celery.In.Chili....period!

[allikat]

I put celery in everything now, BF and his family are all allergic to onions and everything onion like. I take the strings out of the celery and cut it in the shape of onions for each recipe, it is such a nothing flavor vegetable when cooked it adds texture without changing the flavor. Celery generally picks up whatever it is cooked with. It has been quite the adventure in cooking with no smell and questionable taste having to adjust recipes to be done without onions. Everything I have made so far has been great I am told.

Everything is going very good, DS and DIL are loving married life. BF and I are working through the holidays together. We have started cleaning his house, started with the toy room and came up with a truck load of toys to donate to the toy closet my RE agent does every year. Spent a whole day washing stuffed animals and dress up clothes, everything ready to go this week to the toy drive.

[57roses]

(((Pyrex)))that sort of thing stays with you for awhile.
I also make the Wendy's dup chilli. I think Todd Wilbur was the first to come up with it. Different versions on the web but all very close to his.
My parents were born and raised in New Mexico. Their red chilli is very different from "american" chilli beans. I am a fan of both.

[jandsknight]

I'm a really old Texan and I make really old fashioned Texas chili! I use finely cut up beef, onions, garlic, lots of chili powder, black pepper, salt & cumin. I brown the meat before adding the rest. I never add beans or tomatoes or celery, just a little squirt of ketchup and worcestershire sauce. The meal also includes fresh homemade cornbread and a garden salad to quench some of the fire.

[kritter]

I'm a really old Texan and I make really old fashioned Texas chili! I use finely cut up beef, onions, garlic, lots of chili powder, black pepper, salt & cumin. I brown the meat before adding the rest. I never add beans or tomatoes or celery, just a little squirt of ketchup and worcestershire sauce.

Another old Texan here who basically follows that recipe but without the ketchup or worcestershire sauce.

I do add a can of diced tomatoes with habaneros.  Definitely no beans or celery.  

Shreaded cheese with sliced jalapenos on top.

[staytuned]

I make a modified version of a chili recipe I got from Men's Health magazine years ago that includes finely cut up steak, browned ground chuck, 2-3 different kinds of beans (black, chili, kidney), onion, garlic and different spices including cumin, chili powder and white pepper. I make a huge batch and freeze several large portions. Optional top with a little shredded cheddar cheese and dollop of sour cream. Very filling. Never heard of adding celery until this thread. I'm not a huge fan, but think finely chopped it would get mushy like the onions.  I wouldn't add it, but to each his own.

It's actually the next thing I'm going to make as it was just under 30 degrees with wind chill today. I went out to grab a few things from the Cube and must have been colder than that with the gusts. Primary snow belt already got 1-3" of snow. We just got flakes flying around. It's too cold too early as well as too dark. bah

[57roses]

Okay, while we're on the subject I'm going to bring up another controversial one: cornbread. I love Marie Callenders cornbread mix. It's sweet like cake but I love it with chilli beans. A close second is Krustys.
I Sure miss Marie Callenders restaurants and their pies, especially fresh strawberry and fresh peach in the summer..

[denise15601]

I haven't had cornbread forever. I used to use it in a corn casserole when I went to dinners. Since it is high in folate, I can't have it, and now I really want some.

[Shirley U Geste]

I adore cornbread & make a pan of it a couple of times a month.

Both Bobs Red Mill & Krusteaz make good gluten free mixes.

I like to add stuff depending on my mood. Sometimes I want a sweet cornbread & sometimes I put in green chilis or cheese for a bit of zip.

[Shirley U Geste]

How can it be 44 years ago? 

[staytuned]

LOL, that's a blast from the past!

[val2525]

Boy does that bring back some fun memories!!

My grandmother taught me to make cornbread on the stove top in a cast iron pan, and even how to flip it. THat was the best cornbread - slightly cruchy on the outside, cakey on the inside. Yum! It's been so long now since I've made it I'd probably have to reteach myself.

Now that I think about it, I probably made it listening to YMCA

[kritter]

The bakery in my HEB makes cornbread with jalapenos in it.  I am not a big cornbread fan but it is pretty tasty.