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Slow Cooker Black Bean Pumpkin Chili

Posted on Monday, October 1, 2012 in Veggie Dishes Everyone Loves

Pumpkin chili has been around for at least a few years. In the beginning of my awareness that such a thing existed, I thought, as I suspect many do, “Pumpkin? In chili? That’s weird.”

Then I tried it. Not half bad, I thought. Still a little weird, but also sort of perfect too. Perfect weird. A harbinger of fall, pumpkin, along with pretty much the best spicy, hearty dish to serve on a cold, frosty October evening? Not such a crazy idea, maybe.

So I worked on it. I tweaked and poked and made countless versions of pumpkin chili, all the while really coming around to this stuff. It’s so, so perfectly delicious.

Posted on Friday, August 3, 2012 in One Dish Two Ways

We’ve been on vacation this week, so creating in the kitchen has been on the back burner. So to speak.

Well, I did make one thing. I whipped up a vegetarian version of Campfire Beans. I halved the recipe, and they still lasted us for days. And… suffice it to say we are OVER eating beans for awhile.

And actually, this recipe, too, has beans in chili form. But that’s okay. Beans are usually great … unless you’ve had them for lunch and dinner three days in a row.

This recipe is from my other blog, The Hazel Bloom, where I started sharing some of our “One Dish Two Ways” recipes before I decided to create a blog all about it.

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We grew up calling this dish Straw Hats, but I’ve also heard it called “Frito Pie” or “Chili Pie.” Chili, cheese, lettuce and all the fixings atop a layer of Fritos… oh yeah. And oh-so easy.

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Cheesy Chili Mac with Optional Ground Beef

Posted on Monday, June 4, 2012 in One Dish Two Ways

We’re headed to Sonoma for a mini vacation, so I thought I’d share this recipe for easy Cheesy Chili Mac from the archives of my other blog, The Hazel Bloom. I posted this one long before I decided to start a blog all about this kind of recipe and our mixed-diet lives – aka, our Kitchen Treaty. :)

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Some dinners lack a little, shall I say, class… but more than make up for it in tasty, dig-innable, comforting pure deliciousness.

I think we can all be pretty clear on which side we’ll find Crock Pot Easy Cheesy Chili Mac. Elegant it’s not. Yummy? Oooooh yes. It’s comfort food at its best, perfect for a blustery rainy night after a long, long day. If you’re feeding others, I can almost guarantee there will be happy mid-bite groans and proclamations of your amazing kitchen talent; and then lots of happy full-bellied cuddling on the couch after dinner. Actually, this will also happen when you’re by yourself. It’s practically involuntary.

Vegetarian White Chili with Optional Chicken

Posted on Monday, May 21, 2012 in One Dish Two Ways

It didn’t really occur to me how much we like chili in this house – and how much I must make it – until I realized that this is the third chili recipe I’ve posted here in as many months.

I guess there are worse things to be a little obsessed with.

This healthy vegetarian white chili is among my favorites. White kidney beans and hearty pinto beans simmer together with a rich vegetable broth, green chiles, diced fresh jalapeno pepper, and warming, comforting spices like cumin, oregano, and – believe it or not – a little touch of ground cloves. Add in some chopped cooked chicken at the end of the process, and – look! – vegetarians and carnivores can live together.

Posted on Monday, May 7, 2012 in Veggie Dishes Everyone Loves

This week, I’m all about coffee. What does coffee have to do with chili, you ask – and especially bulgur chili (and what the heck is bulgur, anyway)?

Well, I’ll tell ya. This warm, comforting chili is made all the more robust with some good solid glugs of nice, strong coffee. The addition of coffee, along with a little brown sugar and a spoonful of unsweetened cocoa, makes this chili indecently delicious.