Some thoughts about chili, and two recipes of sorts, too. 15 March 2007 1:23 pm
Posted by Tracy in : recipes, vegan, pictures, vegetarian, eating, friends, people, cooking , 2 commentsLadies and gentlemen of the InterWeb, I am not from Texas. There. I’ve said it. And yes, this stirringly obvious fact has everything to do with chili. You see, where I come from, the phrase chili con carne means “chili with meat,” which to my mind implies that chili without meat is the default, and chili with meat the marked category. In the great state of Texas, folks disagree. Consider the following, a postcard from my friend the fabulous LouBot:
Exhibit A: yes, that’s former U.S. First Lady Johnson, by the way.
My friend Marcy (who is infinitely better than Barbie) says her dad’s default comment on vegetarian food is: “This would be great if it had some meat in it.” About Texas chili, I can only say, “This would be great if it had some beans in it.” Seriously, Texas, where are the beans?
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