Today I've been cooking up a storm while Don is at work. Miraculously, Ulysses slept most of the morning. So I made some things to go for the week. A big pot of chili is in the oven, made with stir-fry beef, kidney beans, chili beans, pinto beans, Penzey's chili con carne blend, and extra cumin, hot pepper, and paprika. And of course my favorite secret chili ingredient, a big tablespoon of cocoa powder. Also a sack of dried chilis: pasillos negros.
Before that, I made a tray of Greek pastitsio, kind of like what I remember from when ...   more »