cuisine of the southwestern united states
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Eat a Bit of Your Party Spread Before Your Guests Arrive
As a host, nothing gives me more pleasure than preparing a beautiful and inviting spread of snacks and treats for my guests — but making things too pretty can actually discourage people from eating the food. “I don’t want to mess it up!” they say, hovering around the hummus. “It looks too pretty!”
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This Super Bowl Sunday, Consider a Chilli Cheese Bar
This Sunday, I will be watching the Super Bowl with my father for the first time in literally forever. We’ve watched a lot of football together, but almost all of it has been SEC games. Ironically, I will not be cooking anything. My dad told me my stepmom likes to make chilli dogs and Rotel…
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Perk Up Lacklustre Chilli With Instant Espresso Powder
Friday evening, I had several people over for some vegan chilli. Vegan chilli probably doesn’t sound all that exciting if you’re not vegan, and I could tell that several of my guests (besides the vegan) were less than stoked that I had gone with a meat-free, dairy-free option. (I provided sour cream and cheese for…
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Add French Onion Dip to Your Chicken Chilli
Chilli is a perfect cold-weather food, yet it has been two entire months since the last instalment of the Chilli Cook-Off, which featured the chaotic-yet-surprisingly-delicious Pizza Chilli. I have excuses, of course — I was moving, and Christmas happened — but the important thing to focus on is that we’re back with more chilli, and…