Trying to live my life to the fullest, taking in new and fun things, I decided to participate in Two Saints Wineries, Chili Cookoff. I've never done anything like this before, but no I'm a reasonably good cook, so, what the heck!
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| Named, Nach"YO" Grandma's Chili...the name was a hit! |
Secondly, I think it's important to support our local businesses. We live in a nice area of Iowa that has several wineries. So, if you want the "local" biz and a bit of culture close to home, you have to support them...in a variety of ways.
Guess what, I came in third place out of eight entries. Not too bad, huh? I was thrilled with that and will participate again next year. I've already thought about what I could do, what I'd like to try in the next months to prepare. Well...I'm inspired to develop a new chili.
To the left is the wine that I used in my recipe. It's Two Saints VII. A very dry wine using grapes from a neighboring vineyard.
To the right, I served cheddar cheese and nacho cheese doritos with the chili. My recipe used chili powder, taco powder and a ranch flavored spice mix.
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| A variety of beans and hominy, green chilies and diced tomatoes. Hearty and good! |
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| I used richly colored linens from my own collection and a primitive box for display. |
I entered my first chili cookoff...
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