Last year our church had a chili cook-off. Filipe made some, but ended up not taking it. Sofia and I went together, and there were only 4 or so entries. So this year, Filipe decided to contribute again. Now, Filipe's method of chili-making does not include opening a can and dumping it in a pot. Oh no. He's a serious chili maker. He makes his own gluten from gluten flour, seasons it, grinds it. He uses dried beans, and creates his own seasoning combination. The first interesting part is that it never is the same twice, since he doesn't use a recipe. I admit to snitching some before the event, and yes, it was delicious. The second interesting part is that he does not make small quantities. Especially since there wasn't too much of a turn out last year chili-wise, he thought he'd do his part to make sure the church school (who was sponsoring the event) had enough food.
Well, aparently that's what half the church thought. When I arrived to drop ours off (Sofia was sick, so we didn't stay), our was pot #9. When I went back a couple of days later to pick up the leftovers, this is what we came home with:
The menu for the next month? Chili dogs, corn bread with chili, chili bean haystacks, chili on rice. . . .
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Chili pot pie, chili spaghetti, freeze it for quick future meals, put it in the blender as a sauce to pour over backed potatoes . . .
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