Is chili a stew or a soup? Does chili contain chilies? Does chili that goes on a chili dog differ from chili that goes in a bowl? Can you serve chili on a plate? In much of America (and generally speaking), chili is a stew with ground beef and beans with a varying degree of [...]
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On Chili
Posted in Cincinnati, Food, Ohio, tagged Chicken Chili, Chili, Chili recipes, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Chili, Food, Recipes, Skyline Chili, Vegetarian Chili, White Chili on March 19, 2012 | 72 Comments »
On an Oops
Posted in Food, Miscellaneous, tagged Food, Holiday entertaining, Holiday parties, Holiday recipes, Humor, Recipes, Ted Allen, The Onion on December 15, 2011 | 20 Comments »
Well, this is the first Friday in a long time that I was unable to prepare a regular edition of Opinions in the Shorts – and last week was Volume 121. No excuses, but it was simply one of those weeks. Given the holiday season, who knows, maybe I will wait until the first of [...]
On a Joyous Zest
Posted in Food, tagged Drink, Drink recipe, Holiday gift, Italian drink, Lemon Liqueur, Lemon zest, Lemoncello, Lemoncello recipe, Limoncello, Limoncello recipe, Orangecello, Recipe on December 5, 2011 | 29 Comments »
Regardless of the good feeling one gets from using a bar of Zest while bathing, this post isn’t about soap – nor is it about Zesta saltine crackers. I’m also not passing on an inspirational message for a zest for life. Since, I’m running out of options, maybe citrus zest – but no – well, [...]
On a Chopped Dinner
Posted in Food, tagged Chopped, Cooking, Creative cooking, Dinner Group, Food, Food Network on August 16, 2011 | 23 Comments »
Years ago, we were one of four couples assigned together as a church function to meet once in each of our homes over the course of a year. We had such a good time, we decided to keep going, and this past weekend we completed our 60-something meeting. The bottom line is the host sets [...]
On Argentine Chili
Posted in Food, tagged Argentina, Argentine Chili, Argentine food, Argentine Stew, Chili, Food, Locro, Recipe, Stew on August 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Everybody knows Texas Chili, which looks and tastes completely different from Midwestern chili. Some say that Cincinnati chili isn’t chili at all, but don’t tell that to Cincinnatians who swear by their four or five-way delights. Earlier this spring (for lunch), I attended an international food event. Being that I appreciate different cultures, this event [...]
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