Every month or two, I get together with a group of friends from college for a fun weekend filled with games, food, and lots of fun. From a food perspective, it is sort of a weekend long potluck. Seeing that we have to travel a couple hours to get to these parties, I am usually looking for dishes that are extremely simple and quick to make. Of course, make-ahead things work to, but for those times that I am not quite so prepared, I need something that …

Meet Boots. Boots is the major reason I have not been very active with posting over the past couple of days. The other night, she was “helping” me type in her usual fashion. Or as I like to call it, walking on the keyboard. Well, when she grew tired of her important job (or decided there were bag mice to catch or something…), and started to jump down from my desk, she got her paw caught in one of the drawers (that I had left slightly …

Over the last few years, I have gathered a small hot sauce collection. I love the funny names and pictures on the bottles, and I even like to use them from time to time. Apparently, I frequently channel Emeril, as I like to “kick it up a notch” in my cooking. And, as anyone who has eaten their fair share of hot sauces knows, those things can really catch up with you sometimes.
Anyway, in response to my chili for a crowd recipe, I thought I would share …

Do you or does anyone you know have an avocado addiction? Do you know the symptoms or where you can seek help?
Hello, my name is Seth, and I have an avocado addiction.
Around my house, avocados don’t stand much of a chance. We try to make a salad several nights a week, and they always make an appearance in the salads. Now, it seems, they are making their way into other dishes (although, this one is still a salad, just not of the green variety).
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Even if the weather can’t make up its mind whether or not its going to be cold, I decided we were long overdue for one of the all-time best cold weather foods: a huge pot of chili. Personally, I don’t buy into the whole seasonal-food thing. I am perfectly fine with having chili in the summer and ice cream in the winter. Regardless of whether the temperatures outside “deserve” it or not, is there really ever a wrong time for a big bowl of warm, meaty chili?
Chili …