Comments on: hibernation fare

By: brooklynite

brooklynite — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:51:16 +0000

just for the record – i love this chili recipe. really. y’all should definitely try it. the adobo chili does wonders to the flavor. it’s also insanely easy to make – dump everything in at the same time. this has become a regular staple in our apt.

By: Lib M.

Lib M. — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:11:57 +0000

Being Southern, I like cornbread without flour, or with very little flour. If it isn’t grainy, it isn’t cornbread to me. Which isn’t to say I won’t eat breads that have a significant portion of flour, because I will. I just won’t consider them cornbread. However, this recipe looks like a reasonable compromise, and I will definitely try it sometime.

I make a similar recipe with jalapenos, cheddar, and Mexi-corn. The bell peppers in the Mexi-corn add an additional layer of sweet-flavorful to the dish. I also add paprika, which is probably my favorite spice. Cast iron is the only way to cook cornbread, in my opinion. I heat the oil in the skillet while the oven is preheating, and it makes the crust so amazingly crispy and delicious!

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:22:47 +0000

I really get a total kick on how you wrote your stories here on this website. Quick entertaining.

By: scott

scott — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:52:04 +0000

i have been on the quest for the perfect vegetarian chili for some time now. and it ALWAYS lacks depth. this chili is DELICIOUS! i am thrilled. i just made it, it is simmering, i tasted it, and i cannot wait for it to finish simmering. the cocoa powder makes it so so good. thanks for posting this recipe!

By: janelle

janelle — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:52:50 +0000

Deb: I had to laugh, we are FREEZING here in Seattle, everyone repeatedly shocked by our notorious cloud-cover and drizzle that seems to eat away year after year at the already too short summer. Where oh where is that sun? So someone sent me a comic strip, where the guy says: what is the best sunblock you have? And the guy says: try this. And he says: what is it? The answer: directions to Seattle (sub Brooklyn for you:))).

By: Eat at the Table

Eat at the Table — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:00:47 +0000

This cornbread looks incredible! I wish I had found this recipe before I made chili for the super bowl — it would have been perfect. Ah well, next year. Go Giants!

By: Deborah Dowd

Deborah Dowd — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:05:49 +0000

What a beautiful (and useful) blog! Great photos, and then recipes to do them justice. I will link to your blog because in encouraging readers to experiment with food, yours is exactly the kind of site I would recommend. I will definitely try the 3 bean chili- something like a dish I make but the added dimension of the cocoa sounds great!

Deborah Dowd
http://play-with-food.blogspot.com

P.S.- great name!

By: Jennie

Jennie — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:43:57 +0000

That’s how my mom makes cornbread, though I think she uses sour cream instead of cheese. It’s fabulous. And she gets the crust extsa crispy by warming the pan in the oven before putting in the batter.

By: Terry B

Terry B — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:52:48 +0000

You know, Deb, there are plenty of times when good enough is good enough. Every meal doesn’t have to be four-star, especially on a cold day and in good company. Sometimes I think people are scared away from cooking for this very reason.

For years, it would freak me out when my wife would blithely try a new recipe on company. Me, I wanted something I could make in my sleep, something I’d done a dozen times. But at some point, you have to be confident in your own abilities and just say , “This sounds interesting–I think I’ll try it.” Sometimes it will only be okay. To you, at least–you’ll be refining the recipe in your head even as you serve it. Sometimes, it will be transcendent. But every time, it will be good and filling and satisfying to your guests at your table.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:40:07 +0000

There are those lovely little spice containers again. Love them!

I so want to see Dreamgirls. I’m jealous of your top secret copy as I don’t think I’ll be seeing it until it comes out on DVD for the not so lucky folk.

Your comfort food looks just that… so comforting!