Uncle Art’s Chili Beans con Carne
It’s cold and rainy, a perfect day to reattack Uncle Art’s Beans. This time I’m making them with chuck roast, so at the risk of offending chili purists (and Uncle Art’s family), I’m calling it Uncle Art’s Chili Beans con…
Uncle Art’s Chili Beans (a Work in Progress)
Continuing with the saga of Uncle Art’s Beans: I cross-posted my last blog entry to Facebook, where various family members told me I probably didn’t have the real recipe after all. But this wouldn’t be much of a cooking blog…
The Ongoing Saga of Uncle Art’s Beans
Ditalini brought several secret family recipes to our marriage (her wonderful Italian meat sauce is one), but one I never quite got was the recipe for Uncle Art’s beans. Legend had it that Uncle Art made a mean pot of…
Crouton’s Chili Beans
You can serve these beans by themselves, or with chili con carne.
Crouton’s Chili con Carne
Over the years I’ve tried chili recipe after chili recipe. This is the one I finally settled on. Notes Chili con carne purists eschew beans. I like them. Here are two compromises for bean lovers: The easy way: add canned…