dynamike wrote:
AZKJ wrote:
No.. no.. no. Please... no store bought stuff!! Last year we kept it all homemade. Along with the giant cornbread muffins Beth brought, and all the other stuff everyone else brought, it was fabulous chili dinner. Everyone's recipes, be it hot, mild or in between, blended very good. Please don't mess it up with store bought junk. Hormel is nothing but soupy dog food....
Uh, did I say let's stick with homemade??
WELL, I hope nobody feels left out if they are not a chef or do not have the time or ability, to make home made chili. In years past....(excluding last year, "I guess it was homemade only").......a few people brought a "not home made chili" and added it to the big pot, and the chili was out standing.........JUST MY 2 CENTS!!!!
LOL... sorry about any hurt feelings, or feeling left out, but we're all big kids now. If some folks can't take a few minutes to brew up a small pot of chili, then bring a bag of chips, dip, salsa or something for desert. Everyone that could brought enough chili to almost fill that big pot, so there was more than enough to feed a small army.
Last years chili was the best I've ever had, and I've been all over the US, for whatever it's worth. I'd like to see it kept homemade.
I still stand by my statement... Hormel or other store bought suff is just soupy dog food at best. But then, that just me.