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Chili Casserole with Fritos and Cheese

Posted on February 27, 2020 by HelenFern

It’s National Chili Day! We love chili and the fourth Thursday in February is set aside to pay tribute the most versatile yet disputed dish around. If you’re from Texas, using beans is a mortal sin! But if you live … Continue reading →

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Arizona Chimichanga

Posted on December 6, 2019 by HelenFern

We’ve been moving from state to state since January and we’ve covered a lot of ground! Today we head to Arizona. The only official state food in Arizona is the Apache trout, yet in all the research I did and … Continue reading →

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Chili Day – Celebrate this Fiery Dish

Posted on February 27, 2019 by HelenFern

Tomorrow is National Chili day. Yep. It’s the fourth Thursday in February. This February has been so cold, the thought of a big bowl of warm beans and meat sounds really good! And here’s a little history of this fiery … Continue reading →

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National Chili Day

Posted on February 22, 2018 by HelenFern

It’s National Chili Day! And today is a perfect day here in the upper Willamette Valley to celebrate this spicy dish. It’s cold and snowy and this warming dish fits the weather. But where did chili come from? Chili history … Continue reading →

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Cornbread Waffles and Chili

Posted on August 24, 2017 by HelenFern

We were looking for something different for breakfast.  I had made a pot of chili but another chili omelet just seemed boring.   My husband asked, what’s wrong with just chili and cornbread for breakfast?  And then it dawned on … Continue reading →

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