Chowhound Chili Recipe

This recipe went missing when Chowhound discontinued their webpage in 2021/2022. I found it on Greatist.com and am copying and pasting it here so it won’t go missing again.

Make-ahead note: The flavors continue to develop as the chili sits, so go ahead and make it up to 2 days in advance and refrigerate it in a container with a tight-*fitting lid. It can also be frozen for up to 1 month.

• Yield: 6 servings
• Difficulty: Easy
• Total: 45 mins, plus 6 to 8 hrs in the slow cooker 
• Active: 45 mins 

Ingredients (15)

For the chili:

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 medium yellow onions, medium dice
• 1 medium red bell pepper, medium dice
• 6 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more as needed
• 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (14-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 (15-ounce) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pickled jalapeños or green chiles, drained

For serving:

• Shredded cheddar cheese
• Thinly sliced scallions
• Sour cream

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onions and bell pepper, season with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes.
2. Add the garlic, chili powder, and cumin, stir to coat the vegetables, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the ground beef and measured salt and cook, breaking the meat into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until the beef is no longer pink, about 7 minutes.
3. Transfer the mixture to the slow cooker, add the diced tomatoes and their juices, tomato sauce, and beans, and stir to combine. Cover and cook until the chili thickens and the flavors meld, about 8 hours on low or 6 hours on high.
4. Stir in the jalapeños or green chiles. Taste and season with salt as needed, and serve with the cheese, scallions, and sour cream.

Hoodie Bath Towels

When people are pregnant or new parents, I gift them hoodie bath towels. Everyone is impressed by them and they are SO EASY to make.

First, start with thin towels. The Room Essentials brand from Target works well. Purchase two Everyday Bath Towels and one hand towel.

Second, fold the hand towel in half and cut it. Fold one half of the hand towel in half and sew the raw edges together. TaDa! You have a hood.

 Third, take the bath towel and fold it in half, as if you were to wrap it around yourself. Find center and attach hood center at that point. Sew the hood on. 

TaDa!