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Pot of red will start tomorrow around noon.  Purchased today-- 3 lbs of cubed chuck, 1 lb cubed pork loin, 1.5 lbs of chorizo.  Whole dried guajillo, ancho, New Mexican red, and chiles de arbol, 2 fresh serranos, plus garlic and onion.  All spices already on-hand ground comino, Mexican oregano, cayenne, and paprika.

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I’m recovering in Hilton Head under a winter storm warning watch maybe snow ahead or not.  

Going in the pot now roasted some dried poblanos(anchos) over the stove top getting rid of stems/seeds just like the stoners with the jazz cabbage do,made my own chili powder crushing it up with cumin/paprika/coriander/oregano. You should smell it - wondrous. Didn't use garlic powder as I'm slicing fresh up going in the pan with gr. beef and onion.

I'm not using any bell peppers replacing with thinly sliced celery - came out great last time some famous long gone Hollywood joint did that and the old guard use to line up around the block for it.And of course some pinto/kidney/black beans. Any fresh onion,celery,garlic and or bell pepper I half - some goes into the saute' pan - some with the beef and the rest goes into the crock pot giving two diverging tastes of the same veggies.Sort of like layering

Déjà vu
feels like I read this post yesterday

Someone posted about Wendy's chili being canned now, in the grocery store somewheres.
The past few weeks, I've looked for it w/o beans, and it's been sold out.  Every time, the sans-beans version was empty.
It's also $5.00.  Which is nuts.

So as a low-beans or no-beans fella, I tried several other canned, no-beans chilis.....they all looked like gross dog food.  The cheap ones, the more expensive ones - all of them.  Brown mush, slowly coming out of the can.

I know, I know, make your own chili.  And I do sometimes.  But this is just me seeing what's out there.

Anyways, I go grocery shopping yesterday, and there's some cans of Wendy's chili with no beans.  Sweet!  I feel stupid buying a small can of chili for $5.00, but whatever.  I'm experimenting here.  

It is by far the best of the no-beans chilis.  I'm not going to sit here and tell you it's great.  But it was actual chili and full of meat and other flavorings and what-not.  Totally an upgrade from anything else in the store.

SO......IF you're wanting a no-beans chili and you're not making it yourself, it's worth a buy.  

My peak chili-making days were getting up early to tailgate in Gainesville and it was more of a stew, as I'd put in corn, green beans, and scalloped potatoes.  When you have all that in with a lot of meat, a few beans don't hurt you.  

Wick isn't famous this far north
it says, "Season to taste" - I assume that means add garlic and onion

Sigh.  Obtuse as always.  Fine, ignore my shortcuts to tasty chili.  Wait until you have an onion.  See if I care.

I was smart enough to grab several onions at the store over the weekend.  I like some chopped fresh on top, along with some grated Wisconsin sharp chedder.

So as a low-beans or no-beans fella, I tried several other canned, no-beans chilis.....they all looked like gross dog food.  The cheap ones, the more expensive ones - all of them.  Brown mush, slowly coming out of the can.

and smelled much worse