Arguably, it is the most contentious food in the world, triggering debates as to its origin, authenticity, preparation, and influence on international culinary practices…
New Mexico Posole, the Spicy Holiday Tradition
Similar to, yet different from the “pozole” served in Mexico, this popular dish is served as a soup, a main course, or a vegetable side dish…
Chili Philosophy and Humor
I found a treasure trove of controversial opinions and observations about chili con carne…
Fall Into Spicy Soups
If you catch the chef eating something in his kitchen, chances are it will be a soup…
Bartels H-D Chili Cook Off | Cutting Your Competition Teeth
The annual Bartels Harley-Davidson Chili Cook Off isn’t so much a competition to me as a laboratory with chrome and leather. There’s no entry fee, few rules, and I can make whatever the hell chili I want. It’s a smaller event with roughly 15 entries each year. All of these traits make it invaluable for the novice cutting their competitor baby teeth.
Habanero Pork White Chili
White chili is usually a chicken thing. I prefer pork, though, because pork.
Creamy and Spicy Ramp and New Potato Soup
Ramps are wild onions with a strong garlic aroma and flavor that are very popular in Appalachia, where festivals are devoted to them. But many people think that they are much too strong and there is even an aphorism that goes: “Ramps are not for ladies or those who court them.” Ramps are not cultivated but are collected in the wild. Sometimes they can be found at farmers’ markets from southern Canada to the Carolinas beginning in April. They were a favorite of forager Euell Gibbons, author of Stalking the Wild Asparagus who loved them to pickle them and use them in soups such as this one.
