Subj : VFW/Legion was:Road Trip To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Thu Oct 10 2024 06:10:34 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> I use Hershey's cocoa powder - not the drink mix. And I'm careful to DD> keep The chcoclate flavour as an undertone. I mis-measured as a DD> cook-off once and the judges sheets gigged me pretty hard for it. RH> We'll take an Aldi Mosher Roth bar and melt it in. DD> A whole segment? That seems a lot. But, hey, it's your chilli. RH> And not as noticeable as you would think, especially with the lesser RH> intense bars. 56% is good, not too sweet, not too bitter. I buy the flavoured Moser-Roth bars - especially the Orange & Almond and the Chile varieties. And, occasionally, a couple of the 70% Dark. DD> 8<----- CUT ----->8 RH> Steve is eligible for both, having served in Occupied Berlin and South RH> Korea. Our post building doesn't have a restaurant (or bar) but does RH> have a decent commercial kitchen. For VFW and American Legion, the guys RH> take turns cooking, don't know what the Marine Corps League does. Our RH> Auxiliary president usually cooks for our meeting; she's a widow and RH> kids are out of the house but she still likes to cook in quantity so RH> we're well fed. (G) DD> I did my whole hitch after boot camp in Memphis. Only time I got DD> outside the friendly confines was on an around-the-world training DD> flight with some weekend warriors making sure they got their "flight DD> pay". Didn't get to see much of the world since the inside of one DD> military base looks much like any other. And the mess halls are DD> very similar. RH> And any time you're on a base/post/air field, etc, you're considered to RH> be on US soil. Too bad you couldn't get out "on the economy" and try a RH> local eatery in each place, probably would have opened your eyes to new RH> foods/flavors long before Fido Cooking Echo existed. (G) I'm sure it would have and that's what I had been hoping for when I finagled my way onto that "mission". But, I forget that these were "Weekend Warriors" with day jobs that they wanted/needed to get back to. DD> This ain't chilli - but it ain't bad .... DD> Title: Navy Bean Stew DD> Categories: Stews, Pork, Beans, Poultry, Vegetables DD> Yield: 8 Servings DD> 1 lb Dry navy beans DD> 4 qt Water; divided DD> 1 1/2 lb Italian sausage; 1/4" slices DD> 29 oz Chicken broth; 2 cans DD> 2 c Yellow onion; chopped DD> 1 1/2 c Carrots; thin sliced DD> 15 oz Can whole kernel corn DD> 1 tb Minced parsley DD> 1 1/2 ts Italian seasoning RH> Another one I can't make for us because of the corn. Last week I pulled RH> a container just labeled "chili" and a date out of the freezer. It RH> wasn't one I'd made--very mild, lots of beans, little meat and no heat RH> but not a bad flavor. Thing is, neither of us can remember where we RH> picked it up. (G) Oooopsie. Sorry 'bout that. I don't mind being allergic to bananas and marijuana. And having bologna trigger my gag reflex. But if corn was a no-go for me ... I can't imagine how that wold disrupt my diet. It would be easier to have Celiac disease like Shawn's wife. As to the mystery chilli - flavour is what it's all about. If it's too spicy the taste buds are temporarily "fried" and you won't taste much except the heat. Bv)= On that note - I've got my stock of 'minature pumpkins" (Scotch Bonnets) for the trick-or-treaters. Hey, they asked for a trick ....... MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Halloween Mummy Dogs Categories: Five, Breads, Beef, Pork, Condiments Yield: 8 Servings 8 oz Tube Crescent rolls 12 oz Pkg hotdogs 8 sl Fully cooked bacon Yellow mustard; garnish Sriracha; optional garnish Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC. Cut each crescent roll into 6 thin strips. Wrap a single strip of bacon on each hot dog. Wrap each hotdog with crescent roll strips. Place hotdogs 1-inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until crescent rolls are golden. Remove from oven and let cool for 2 mins. Garnish with mustard or sriracha dots for eyes (opt) Recipe Courtesy of Chef Rory, ALDI Test Kitchen Makes 8 mummies RECIPE FROM: https://new.aldi.us/recipes Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Laughter doesn't cost anything and it doesn't taste yucky! ___ MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Sursum Corda! BBS-Huntsville,AL-bbs.sursum-corda.com (1:396/45) .