Yes, my hungry friends … Chili again! But a different chili and something new and different to go along with it … I guess all of this starts back in mid Feb when I went on the ski trip with Mikey (co-worker/friend) and we stopped at the Happy Cooker in George Town, CO. Awesome little lunchy type place where I had some black bean and chorizo soup (or was it chili?) and some jalepeno cheddar bread. YUM! On the way back from Vail (site of the drinking … err ski trip), we stopped again and once again had this yummy yummy meal (and some quiche too, if I remember right). Fast forward to a few weeks ago when we went with Mikey and Holly to Goodwill. There was a breadmaker there for $8. Pretty good considering the cheapest one Target sells is $70. I didn't want to get it, because we already have too many freakin' kitchen appliances, but somehow, we ended up with it anyhow. I think that jalepeno cheddar bread was on both Mike's and my minds.
Of course with the ensuing May drama and travel, it languished on our counter in need of cleaning. But when Matt and I cleanded the house (paticularly the kitchen/pantry) on Saturday, I decided we must use it. So I looked up a recipe for the bread online and (sadly) we had all of the ingredients. It was phenomenal!!
Sunday, we decided we needed chili to go with it … specifically black bean and chorizo chili. The internet was searched, groceries were procured, and we had a truly lovely dining experience. If you want a breadmaker on the cheap, now's the time. Scour your good-will. All these low-carbers are surely pitching them out!!