While the storm blows outside, I savor a Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat during my cool down. Round one of clearing the snow is done. Round two will wait until tomorrow morning. The amount of snow events we have had this winter puts 2011-2012 to shame. Hopefully, this will help replenish the groundwater and surface waters that suffered great losses in last summer's drought. It would be easier to handle if I didn't have to spend my days telling people to shovel their walks. It will all be over soon. But I digress.
The main event of the evening is bubbling away on the stove. A pound of ground Black Angus is the base for tonight's supper...homemade chili. I don't make chili the same way twice because I don't follow a recipe or measure ingredients. What I can say is this homemade chili is pretty much home-grown.
The beef came from friends who raise them just miles from our home. The onions grew in the garden as did the tomatoes, kale (I added some dehydrated flakes), peppers, and jalapenos I added my spices which came from Penzey's and/or The Spice House, local purveyors of the spice trade. I added a bottle of Leine's Creamy Dark from one of our finest Wisconsin micro-brewers. (Yes, they are almost to big to be called that, but the beer is never a watered down imitation of beer.) My plan is to let it simmer for an hour or two before laddling out a bowl. My plan is to top it off with some Wisconsin sharp cheddar.
Let is snow, I'm safe inside. A nice hot shower, a cold beer and a bowl of chili. Simple things are the best.
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