[francisandbeans]

I love my own personal chili, but I think most folks here would scoff at it:

Lawry's Chili mix as the base
Ground chuck (ya need the fat all)
Stewed tomatoes (canned)
additional chili powder
2 bay leaves
2 beef bullon cubes
onions
cumin (lots of cumin)
Shredded carrots
nutmeg
kidney beans (chili has beans...no debating)
daves insanity sauce (4 drops...but 5 if I'm daring)
crushed red pepper
cayenne pepper

and the thing that will really piss off the purists:

Elbow macaroni

[spectre]

THANK YOU! I've always used a Dry package Mix for base...then improvise to suit our tastes. In the end, my favorite part of the Chili is to put the bowl in the microwave and melt some cheddar cheese over the top....:~)

sw