"Tara" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:31:29 -0800, Kalmia wrote:
>
>> One of the best I ever made for a potluck had a few pinches of cocoa
>> powder in it. No one could really identify it, but remarked that it
>> tasted pretty good.
>
> One of the best chilis I ever tasted had a dash of cinnamon added. I try
> to remember to add a dash to mine -- not enough to taste of cinnamon,
> just to add a little something.

I have added cocoa to mine and although I love it, it does flare up my GERD.
Never added cinnamon to chili but have added it to spaghetti sauce, again
just a dash.
>
>>
>> When I am famished, rushed and not home, Wendy's ain't half bad.
>
> You can do worse than a Wendy's baked potato topped with chili, hot
> sauce, and sour cream. You can do better, but you can do much worse!

I usually do get the chili although I don't like it so well. The flavor is
really weak to me. And at the one in Everett where we go on occasion, I
once got it and it was literally like soup. You'd be hard pressed to find
much meat in it and I count the beans on one hand. I won't say now how many
there were because I did post of this before and if I give the wrong number,
you can bet that sw will tell me that I claimed otherwise before. But
seeing as how I don't really like burgers all that well, the chili it is.
The baked potatoes are fine so long as you don't get the cheese. I made the
mistake of doing that once, thinking it would be really cheese. Nope. Was
some kind of nasty sauce.
>
> The best chili tip I ever learned -- brown the chili powder along with
> the meat. This releases a lot of flavor.

I do that too!