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Chicken Chili
Easy
crock pot Mexican Chili
Texas Chuck Chili
With or without meat, chili is a perfect dish for a slow cooker. Slow
simmering is what really brings out the best natural flavorings.
"Next to music there is nothing that lifts the spirits and
strengthens the soul more than a good bowl of chili." Harry James
(1916-1983) band leader and trumpeter
"Wish I had time for just one more bowl of chili." Alleged
dying words of Kit Carson (1809-1868)
"Chili is not so much food as a state of mind. Addictions
to it are formed early in life and the victims never recover. On blue days
in October, I get this passionate yearning for a bowl of chili, and I
nearly lose my mind." by Margaret Cousins, novelist
"Chili concocted outside of Texas is usually a weak,
apologetic imitation of the real thing. One of the first things I do when
I get home to Texas is to have a bowl of red. There is simply nothing
better." Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States
Our crock pot chili recipes will give you a great bowl
of chili, whether you're in Texas or not; but we understand why Texans
should be proud of their great chili tradition!
Will Rogers (1879-1935), popular actor, cattleman, banker,
and journalist, called chili "bowl of blessedness."
It is said that Will Rogers would judge a town by the
quality of its chili. He sampled chili in hundreds of towns, especially in
Texas and Oklahoma and kept a box score. He concluded that the finest
chili (in his judgement), was from a small cafe in Coleman, Texas.
Jesse James (1847-1882), outlaw and desperado of the old
American West, refused to rob a bank in McKinney, Texas because that is
where his favorite chili parlor was located.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1894-1962) wife of the 32nd President
of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, sought the Chasen's Chili
recipe but was refused it (a complimentary order was dispatched to her
instead).
It is said that Chasen's also sent chili to movie actor
Clark Gable (1901-1960), when he was in the hospital (he reportedly had it
for dinner the night he died).
