Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
>A little birdie told me that Blair P. Houghton > said:
>
>>Make real chili without onions or beans or tomatoes, then
>>when you serve it, serve it with chopped fresh onion and
>>fresh seeded tomato and freshly grated cheese, and freshly
>>cooked beans and a wedge of lime on the side.
>
>I made real chili once. Seemed more like a filling for a burrito than
>something you'd eat from a bowl. I guess it's what you grow up with.

You don't eat it straight. Put all that stuff on top,
have bread or tortillas on the side, etc. And yes, it
makes an excellent burrito filling; then it's called
"Chile Colorado".

You just don't cook tomatoes and beans in it, because that
ruins it.

>I'm also weird about spaghetti. Once the pasta and sauce are mixed
>together, it becomes leftovers.

Hmm...I put the sauce in a frying pan, add the al-dente
spaghetti, and stir over medium heat until it's well
mixed and the pasta has absorbed some of the sauce and
the residual pasta water has thickened the rest.

--Blair
"Learned it from Alfredo."