On Mon, 7 Jun 2021 07:54:02 -0700 (PDT), bruce bowser
> wrote:

>On Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 11:50:31 AM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
>> John Lorbal wrote:
>> > On Friday, June 4, 2021 at 8:30:07 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
>> > > John Lorbal wrote:
>> > > > On Friday, June 4, 2021 at 11:39:06 AM UTC-4, Michael Trew wrote:
>> > > > > On 6/3/2021 3:50 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> > > > > > On Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:15:39 -0600, US
>> > > > > > > wrote:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >> On Thu, 03 Jun 2021 01:03:27 -0400, Michael
>> > > > > > >> wrote:
>> > > > > >>
>> > > > > >>> I made my typically chili con carne from my pre-war Better
>> > > > > Homes/Gardens >>> cook book, but I decided to nix half of the
>> > > > > cost of the dish and make it >>> without ground beef this time;
>> > > > > vegetarian if you will. Substituted >>> butter/olive oil for
>> > > > > the fat and started off frying garlic/onions, then >>> adding
>> > > > > crushed tomatoes, green pepper and seasoning; finally lots of
>> > > > > >>> kidney/pinto/black beans. >>>
>> > > > > >>> Honestly, I didn't feel that it was missing much of
>> > > > > anything without the >>> ground beef... it maybe halved the
>> > > > > cost, which was a nice bonus. Other >>> than adding a lot of
>> > > > > beans, does anyone have useful tips on "vegetarian >>> chili"?
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >> There are many, many recipes (of all kinds) for vegetarian
>> > > > > chili on >> the Internet.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Ok, that's the end of RFC. It's all on the Internet already.
>> > > > > > ou
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > Agreed... I'd much rather read posts of people sharing ideas
>> > > > > about FOOD, as opposed to more "they're here" or Kuthe garbage.
>> > > > > Otherwise, why is anyone here?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Then again, I suppose another purpose of Usenet is to harass
>> > > > > others... lol
>> > > > You could also try corn kernels in your veggie chili. I have a
>> > > > zany idea. Why not just toss in some whole corn on the cobs?
>> > > > That might be fun. When done, let them cool a bit, and then spoon
>> > > > some chili on the bite you're going to take. Messy but different.
>> > > > Corn is these days a tad too sweet for me though; peas? Same
>> > > > thing. Carrots? Maybe.
>> > > Why not add mushrooms and let it be what it is? The mushrooms will
>> > > cook to a toothsome bit that the meat added.
>> > My first reply to this thread, I recommended mushrooms. I'm just
>> > throwing other ideas out there.
>> I saw that later. Agree. Unless you live in Texas and think Chili can
>> only be made 'one way', there's a lot of room.
>>
>> I sometimes make a 'white chili' with white beans, white pepper,
>> Anaheim or Banana peppers, mushrooms, and if I can find them, crawfish
>> tails.
>
>Its like a bra-size. They aren't exactly one size-fits-all, right? Mushrooms in chilli is a bit far out there. When does it just become spaghetti sauce? As for seafood, at what point does chili just become stew? or even gumbo?
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
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