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It tastes fantastic too. To bad it's all gone

Ya big meany. Weren't you taught to share in kindergarten?

Made some Breakfast Cookies today. Think a homemade version of a soft granola bar, as you'd buy in a carton, but better. It uses an egg and flour as binder, but the nutrition is delivered by succannat (dried sugar cane juice), oats, apple sauce, raisins, dates, roasted walnuts, cheddar cheese, and oil of some type. I used coconut oil this time, but butter can also be used.

Sorry no pix since they aren't pretty at all. They look sort of like a small cow flop. Unlike a cow pie they taste much better, at least I imagine they taste better than a cow pie (never having tried any).

I was going to make bread, but with the holiday almost here most of it would have gone stale before it would be used. The cookies will do for a small breakfast instead of toast, and they'll keep longer. I wanted to make a batch 2 months ago before the old oven pooped itself.

Well done @Bruce! The eternal debate in our house is what is chili vs. what is what I affectionately call "bean soup". Being originally from Tx and my wife from NoCal, she refers to my chili as "meat sauce" but I can't put beans in it by tradition but she always adds beans.

With our without beans, I don't discriminate eating either one

Well done @Bruce! The eternal debate in our house is what is chili vs. what is what I affectionately call "bean soup". Being originally from Tx and my wife from NoCal, she refers to my chili as "meat sauce" but I can't put beans in it by tradition but she always adds beans.

With our without beans, I don't discriminate eating either one

Kevin, I haven't made chili in ages but, when I do, its gotta have those kidney beans so three cheers for your very wise wife.

I don't know how widespread, but seeing your tortilla chips reminds me of what we refer to as "Frito Pie". Playing baseball as a kid, they would slice an opening in a small bag of Fritos then add a scoop of chii, some cheese and white onion on top.

Still love it! Although not great, I rationalize with the (3) ingredients of whole corn, corn oil and salt but seems you healthier alternative is a better way to go. Can't fight nostalgia though.

your very wise wife.

True words Freddy! In fact, I can only think of one questionable decision she has ever made

I bet it was delicious Bruce!

I think chili might be one of those polarizing foods. At least among folks who know what real chili is. ;-)

I am very opinionated on the subject, but I won't discuss it here. I will state however, that I have had exactly one chili version that broke my rules and that I liked. The gent who made it "just threw it together". He did give me that recipe and I do make it once in awhile.

I share "my" "original" recipe with others and they tell me that it's like no chili that they ever ate before. I have yet to have anyone tell me that it isn't delicious.

I will also state that chili, as designed on the wagon train out west, is a meat sauce to which beans are added at the very last minute. As meat sauce added over the beans, or as I do it and add the beans to the pot right before serving. But todays chili isn't the same as it was eaten on the trail out west. It's been "citified". What was once very basic fare has had housewives and such making it "better".

I have a "genuine" chili recipe that I got as a child and which I remember as being delicious. But I haven't made it in it's original guise in many decades because it uses things like suet. That recipe is not far removed from the wagon train version if at all. I have brought it up to more modern standards and it might be seen by the originator of the "original" recipe to be a descendent of it. Except the gent I got it from is long dead and the person he got it from was long dead when I first got it 50 years ago.

If anyone wants it I'll need a place to send an attached file.

I don't know how widespread, but seeing your tortilla chips reminds me of what we refer to as "Frito Pie". Playing baseball as a kid, they would slice an opening in a small bag of Fritos then add a scoop of chii, some cheese and white onion on top.

Still love it! Although not great, I rationalize with the (3) ingredients of whole corn, corn oil and salt but seems you healthier alternative is a better way to go. Can't fight nostalgia though.

I've had something similar before, but its called a "walking taco". Add taco meat, cheese, hot sauce, etc. to a bag of Fritos and eat with a fork. Tasty!

You know Bruce, you should be arrested for cruel and unusual punishment!

Couldn't you have beans on the side so them what wants beans can add it and them what don't can pass. Obviously you and your wife have worked out an understanding. Whatever you want to call the dish that Bruce cooked, it does look appetizing.
Mark

Well done @Bruce! The eternal debate in our house is what is chili vs. what is what I affectionately call "bean soup". Being originally from Tx and my wife from NoCal, she refers to my chili as "meat sauce" but I can't put beans in it by tradition but she always adds beans.

With our without beans, I don't discriminate eating either one