Randomguy Posted September 22, 2017 Share #1 Posted September 22, 2017 Since I don't have a car here and and I wanted to make chili, I had to make do with what I had. I found a can of non-racist black beans, I had some chicken, corn, and two cans of tomato sauce, and I found a package of chili-spice mix. I also had a small bottle of jalapeno hot sauce. I found their largest pan, a quart and a half, and made the chili. Their wasn't enough spice mix, and I used both cans of tomato sauce to get the right consistency, but it ended up being too tomatoey. I knew it was too tomatoey, but I thought I would ask my SIL what it needed as a way to include her in what I was doing. I had also long ago written her cooking ability off, but wanted to see if she had any knowledge of long ago, before her hopes and dreams were shattered. Do you have any idea of what she said? Here is the dialogue: RG: "This chili needs something, can you taste it and tell me what you think?" SIL: "I don't make chili that much" RG: "You have had chili before, right?" SIL: "I just look at the package and put everything in the crockpot" RG: "Just taste it and tell me what you think it needs" SIL just dips a spoon in to taste the tiniest amount of sauce, makes a face and says it tastes too tomatoey and it is way too spicy. This chili has half the spice it should have, btw. I ask her what she would do to cut the overmuch tomatoishness of it all. SIL: "I don't know, maybe add some ketchup?" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted September 22, 2017 Share #2 Posted September 22, 2017 Is your brother married to pack-rat Terri? That sounds exactly like what she would say. How far a walk is it to the local grocery store? It can't be that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted September 22, 2017 Share #3 Posted September 22, 2017 Install Uber on your phone. Go the store. Buy the stuff to make real chilihttps://www.texasmonthly.com/food/chili/ If you do this right, you will win the undying love of all that taste your creation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted September 22, 2017 21 minutes ago, Old#7 said: Is your brother married to pack-rat Terri? That sounds exactly like what she would say. How far a walk is it to the local grocery store? It can't be that far. 2.2 mile walk to nearest grocery store. It is really strange, there is decent food available in the area. Not a lot of it, but it is there. There just don't appear to be any people with the tiniest amount of curiosity about how to make something the tiniest bit better in my immediate family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted September 22, 2017 Share #5 Posted September 22, 2017 It's not just your immediate family, it is endemic as far south as Cincinnati. We make it this way because we've always made it this way. There is no need to improve on Little Ceasars pizza because it is perfect in every way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted September 22, 2017 Share #6 Posted September 22, 2017 Has she made you ham loaf yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted September 23, 2017 Share #7 Posted September 23, 2017 Barrow a car and get to Lakewood and go to the Elmwood bakery.. Buy a lot of food and bring it to me in Texas! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Share #8 Posted September 23, 2017 Great Lakes Brewery. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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