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considering

butternut squash
leeks
onions
chard
potatoes

random meaty things that could factor in

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maybe a big pot of veggie rice soup?

found some carrots

sliced and diced the veggies (not the potatoes). they're in a saute pan with olive oil, chipotle, garlic, some salt, roasted red pepper seasoning ... melding

Made a great soup. Threw in butterball turkey sausages.

Put in too much rice, so added liquid and adjusted seasonings.

Need a new soup idea.

A friend's birthday is next week. I'm going to go to her house and cook her a big pot of soup.

I'm thinking something involving chard and sausage would be good, but I'm open to suggestions.

smoked salmon chowder is a great wintry hearty soup. (The salmon and cream go in last so the cream doesn't separate and the salmon doesn't get mushy.

that's a good clue

I'm not a fan of salmon but smoked trout or whitefish gets a big thumbs up.

This could work as I'm trying to encourage her to have more green things in her life.

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/17193/smoked+trout+and+bean+soup

or this

http://www.foodtolove.com.au/recipes/smoked-trout-and-corn-chowder-13835

does anybody know a good recipe for Hoppin John??

how bout chili?? anyone have a recipe for a comfort food chili. (I dont like the Texas cumin laden chili). I prefer a sweeter style

Do you like Cincinnati-style? it's definitely got a different taste and is certainly served in a really different way. Over spaghetts , under crushed oyster crackers and shredded cheese. I love the flavour combo but it may be an acquired taste.

Im ready for it.Can you hare the recipe? Is it a sweeter flavor than the Texas style? Im starting to sautee beef cubes and some 80% fat hmburger. I usually load in some plum tomato chunks and asjust the spices "by ear". I wanna have some form of recipe to hang on to so I can maybe adjust stuff here nd there, depending on the guests.

Its coldened up here so Mrs F suggested chili and Im the usul chilicook

I have an old one in my notebook. Will look for a similar online version.

They're all variations on a funky idea.

I'd say sweeter. I think of it as almost Greek-style spaghetti sauce.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/5652-cincinnati-chili-con-carne

the discussion on most of the local pages says to leave out the cumin

https://whatscookingamerica.net/Beef/CincinnatiChili.htm

Ingredients:
1 large onion, chopped
1 pound extra-lean ground beef (hamburger)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cumin*
1/2 teaspoon red (cayenne) pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa or 1/2 ounce grated unsweetened chocolate*
1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 (16-ounce) package uncooked dried spaghetti pasta
Toppings (see below)

* See comments below on the Original Cincinatti Chili recipe by Sindi Holmlund.



Instructions:
In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, sautonion, ground beef, garlic, and chili powder until ground beef is slightly cooked.

Add allspice, cinnamon, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, unsweetened cocoa or chocolate, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, cider vinegar, and water. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, 1 hour 30 minutes. Remove from heat.

Cook spaghetti according to package directions and transfer onto individual serving plates (small oval plates are traditional). Learn How To Cook Pasta Properly.

Ladle Cincinnati Chili mixture over the cooked spaghetti and serve with toppings of your choice.

Oyster crackers are served in a separate container on the side.

Toppings:
Oyster Crackers
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Chopped Onion
Kidney Beans (16-ounce) can

Makes 6 to 8 servings.


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best chili/sauce for hot dogs which is how I first came to know about it.

as I look at the spices , once you take the cumin out you've got .... Pumpkin Spice Chili

http://applegate.com/recipes/cincinnati-dog

change the crushed tomatoes to tomato paste
leave off the cumin - I've never used it - learned it from a Mennonite cook who lived in Ohio in the 1940's - no cumin!

I just looked one up. It had chocolate (like mole sauce I guess).

I cannot stand cumin. Too many years in the mines working with sweaty BO exuding miners. Probably me too .

the original of this recipe didn't use it

seems like trendy chefs want to add it to everything

it's definitely got a Greek/Macedonian vibe

Sounds good. I'll try it sans cumin, which I don't hate but also don't need.

Saving link to this a2k page.

cant understand it. They even hd a curry flavored ice cream in Rehoboth Dell and it was vile with cumin. I clled it "locker room ripple"

tried the additions for Cincinnati chili. I skipped cumin and the cinnamon (so it wouldnt taste like a "dessert curry". It was very very good. Mrs F said, next time, along with the hamburger, were gonna add Andouie sausage bite size instead of beef chunks .

Thank you. Theres a lot to work with in that recipe.