Chilly Today. Chili Tomorrow.

Chili Every Single Day of the Week/Veg or Meat?

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In the Department of Let’s Please Everyone, chili is the hands-down winner in our household. And by everyone, I mean….my spouse.

I love a bowl of chili now and then. It’s spicy. It’s filling. It’s not junk food. My dear husband seems quite happy to eat it regularly, especially when the remnants of another perfectly good meal have lost their appeal. As for me, leftovers mean I don’t have to cook, and for that, I am more grateful than picky.

Now that it’s just the two of us, you’d think m…