When most people are enjoying a bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup on a cold day or for those that are more culturally inclined Nabeyaki Udon (Japanese) or Pho (Vietnamese)... I'm putzing around the house trying to dry hump the heater.
The cook is in the kitchen cooking up some Chili... not just the reheatable kind you know... Hormel or Stagg but like the homemade kind. I once entered a Chili Contest at work in Colorado ( go figure ... I heart CO btw )and I did NOT win. WTF! I won the "Iron Chef" Award and should have won the "Most Fun to Party With" but apparently I wasn't allowed to win both so they gave that one to somebody else (j/k). I'd rather be the "Most Fun to Party with who can Cook Okay" than the "Iron Chef that is somewhat Fun to Party With". I wasn't on the counting the votes committee... otherwise the outcome may have been different. I'm not bitter like a melon but just a thought.
So hours later, I return home and I smell something cookin'... it's the Venison Chili, yep, deer not a reindeer like Rudolph but like the deer that roam our hills (I grew up in Hidden Hills where there are more deer than dogs in the neighborhood, oh ostriches too but that is a whole different story... think Ostrich Meat Co. van in the hood too.) I know I've tried Venison before but never in Chili so this was sort of exciting for me... I stirred it while the Chef was out working and when he came home around midnight I tried some. It was delicious... I felt like I was frolicking in the woods at Bambiland. Well not quite but I did think of Bambi for a split second and I wish I could put Bambi pics as a background to this post but not sure how to.
Venison Chili
Venison (duh)
Kidney & Pinto Beans (soaked overnight so you don't fart as much)
Tomato Paste & Sauce
Onions
Green Bell Peppers
Portobello Mushrooms
Locally Hand-picked Golden Chanterelles
Garlic
and then some...
Served with diced Red Onion, Bell Peppers & Shredded Cheddar. The only thing missing is the Sour Cream (I used it all making the Creamy Spinach and Chicken Enchiladas darn it!) Oh and I heart Hot Sauce - Tabasco, Tapatio... you name it!
(Oh and by the way... I think my fuzzy pumps are made with Faux Pony Hair... I "think" they are Faux but they are made by oh DEER!).
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