Cornbread Waffle Chili Stacks Recipe for a Superbowl Sunday Gluten-Free Feast

February 2, 2011 in Entrees, Gluten Free, Vegetarian Entrees

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A football is the brown ball with the pointy ends, right?

Confession time: I know nothing about football. Less than nothing. However. Lest you think I sit and read Shakespeare sonnets in a corner while the rest of the country is high-fiving and whoop-whooping in front of a flatscreen on one particular winter Sunday every year, read on frugal football fans.

I am a once-a-year football fan. OK, truthfully, it’s not the game I enjoy. I like the rubbing shoulders with friends and loved ones. I like being an unashamed couch potato for a whole day. I like the smorgasbord of decadent foods. I like the stress-relieving outbursts of cheering and booing intermittently. So for one day once a year I am an uber-obnoxious football fan.

And I love make-your-own buffets for large festive gatherings. No whining about what is on your plate, because YOU put it there.

Anne and I had the joy of being together at my home for just one day recently, and can you guess how we spent that day? Cooking new culinary creations, of course! Isn’t that how every mom loves to spend a too-rare day with her  daughter?

We decided to go for chili and fixin’s this year with a twist: cornbread waffles to ladle the chili onto. Let me assure you all, chili has just met its soul mate: cornbread waffles!

Of course, we used Anne’s Ultimate Veggie Chili, which made it to the top 2 of the hundreds submitted for the Food Network’s Ultimate Recipe Showdown.

My son’s girlfriend Sarah, who has been eating at my house every week for several years proclaimed: “This is the best thing I ever ate!” Do you think they’ll put her on the show?

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It’s Chilly – Let’s Eat Chili! Anne’s Famous ULTIMATE VEGGIE CHILI RECIPE

October 12, 2009 in Entrees, Gluten Free, Healthy Fare, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Entrees

Annes Food-Network-Worthy ULTIMATE VEGGIE CHILI

Anne's Food-Network-Worthy ULTIMATE VEGGIE CHILI

If you haven’t tried Anne’s ULTIMATE VEGGIE CHILI recipe, put this on your “Must Try” list this Fall!  It is easily the best veggie chili I have ever eaten. It has a fabulous rich, smoky flavor and texture and is very frugal. It is packed with budget-friendly healthy protein in the form of beans and tofu.

We originally featured it in our very first food collaboration, the co-authored cookbook, “1o1 Things To Do With Tofu”. A few months after it was published, Anne was chosen as a finalist for the Food Network’s Ultimate Recipe Showdown series two seasons ago, and she made it on to the show to compete and came in Second Place in her category! Last week I appeared on Utah’s Studio 5 to share the recipe, so I thought it warranted a repeat here.  — Donna

We applaud food blogger Cook Sister for hosting the blog event “My Legume Love Affair” this month, and The Well Seasoned Cook for starting this event.  This post is an entry to this event (stay tuned for more legume posts and entries soon!)  Really, shouldn’t we all eat more legumes?

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