Help Me Name My Chili!

[Jester]

I like mild chili. I admit it. I'm a wimp.

Nothing wrong with being a wimp. Other than the fact that you would not enjoy my chili, as it would sit there, in the bowl, laughing at you as tears ran down your face and you whimpered and suffered through it.

I like spicy chili, but not the kind that burns your face off. The Smokin' Desert Chili sounds fantastic.

I prefer chili with beans though...and corn...

You'd love the Smokin' Desert Chili, though I don't use corn (never have), and while I love chili with beans, my chili is better without it....I weaned myself off of beans about two years ago.

The Devil's Ass Chili would, to be honest, make you cry while you clutch your teddy bear and beg for your mama. And that's not an insult, mind you...it does about the same to me. But I don't clutch a teddy bear....for me it's a stuffed kitty.

[Barracuda]

I have never made chili, although I have considered it. But I could never beat the Black Bean Texmex homemade chili this soup place down the street from me serves. Has roast beef, black beans and jalapenos in it and is absolutely FANTASTIC topped with pico de gallo, sour cream, cheese and lined with tortilla chips. Yummy! However, I DO love to make chowders of various sorts. I love to experiment. So far I have come up with curry chicken chowder, ham and cheese chowder, and an as yet unnamed chowder with mushrooms, bacon, and smoked gouda.

[MoonCat]

Nothing wrong with being a wimp. Other than the fact that you would not enjoy my chili, as it would sit there, in the bowl, laughing at you as tears ran down your face and you whimpered and suffered through it.



You'd love the Smokin' Desert Chili, though I don't use corn (never have), and while I love chili with beans, my chili is better without it....I weaned myself off of beans about two years ago.

The Devil's Ass Chili would, to be honest, make you cry while you clutch your teddy bear and beg for your mama. And that's not an insult, mind you...it does about the same to me. But I don't clutch a teddy bear....for me it's a stuffed kitty.

I have a stuffed kitty, so bring it on!!

[Eisa]

I have a teddy bear, a stuffed kitty, AND a whole collection of stuffed penguins. I think with that, I could handle your regular chili. Maybe.

[Jester]

I would gladly serve anyone who would care to try it. But generally speaking, self-professed wimps with spice don't handle my chili well. Many of them LIKE it, but they just can't EAT it, or at least not much of it.

Just in case you were wondering, here are some of the ingredients in the chili that give it its particular kick: chorizo sausage, garlic, cilantro, serrano peppers, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, poblano peppers, ground black pepper, red pepper flakes, white pepper, cayenne pepper, chipotle powder, chili powder, cumin, allspice, and coriander. Oh, and of course some habanero peppers. It wouldn't be a party without habaneros!

[Eisa]

I actually like chorizo, but I think I'll go set myself on fire and spare myself... Hot!

[Jester]

Actually it's not that hot for people who like some spice. For spice wusses, yes it is.....but it doesn't hold a candle to the Devil's Ass Chili, which is somewhat comparable to swallowing a blowtorch. A tasty, flavorful blowtorch, but still a blowtorch.

The Smokin' Desert Chili is more of a slow burn, sweet and smoky. Even my coworker who is a self-admitted "Sally" with spice says it tastes great....she just can't eat that much of it. And this chick is hardly a wuss in general....she's an Amazon former bodybuilder who can lift a full keg to the second shelf in our beer cooler on her own. As I told her that day, she is one bad-ass bitch! (She took that as the compliment it was meant to be...I was in awe.)

[fireheart]

Actually it's not that hot for people who like some spice. For spice wusses, yes it is.....but it doesn't hold a candle to the Devil's Ass Chili, which is somewhat comparable to swallowing a blowtorch. A tasty, flavorful blowtorch, but still a blowtorch.

That would take firebreathing to a WHOLE new level