Serene wrote:

> So James and I were locked out of our house in the bitter cold for
> seven hours. It was not a fun evening.
>
> Cooking helps my mood, and I figured it would also warm up the house
> and me, too. But I have no onions, and it's hard to cook when you're
> me and there are no onions. So I went hunting for something with
> onions already in it, and found two boxes of chicken chili. I sliced
> black olives and mixed them in with the chili, and put that mixture in
> a buttered casserole dish. Topped it with some polenta I made (added
> chili powder, goat cheese, and butter to the polenta). Baked it for a
> half hour. Very, very yummy. I feel a lot better now. (Partly because
> I cried on my partners, partly because I'm warming up, partly because
> I cooked, and partly because I'm finally in my ****ing house.)

Sounds pretty good! I made a corn pudding last night; maybe I'll combine
that with turkey chili when I get home, making a feeble imitation of your
meal. :-)

Bob