-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> I use Hershey's cocoa powder - not the drink mix. And I'm careful to
 DD> keep The chcoclate flavour as an undertone. I mis-measured as a
 DD> cook-off once and the judges sheets gigged me pretty hard for it.

 RH> We'll take an Aldi Mosher Roth bar and melt it in.

 DD> A whole segment? That seems a lot. But, hey, it's your chilli.

 RH> And not as noticeable as you would think, especially with the lesser
 RH> intense bars. 56% is good, not too sweet, not too bitter.

I buy the flavoured Moser-Roth bars - especially the Orange & Almond and
the Chile varieties. And, occasionally, a couple of the 70% Dark. 

 DD>      88

 RH> Steve is eligible for both, having served in Occupied Berlin and South
 RH> Korea. Our post building doesn't have a restaurant (or bar) but does
 RH> have a decent commercial kitchen. For VFW and American Legion, the guys
 RH> take turns cooking, don't know what the Marine Corps League does. Our
 RH> Auxiliary president usually cooks for our meeting; she's a widow and
 RH> kids are out of the house but she still likes to cook in quantity so
 RH> we're well fed. (G)

 DD> I did my whole hitch after boot camp in Memphis. Only time I got
 DD> outside the friendly confines was on an around-the-world training
 DD> flight with some weekend warriors making sure they got their "flight
 DD> pay". Didn't get to see much of the world since the inside of one
 DD> military base looks much like any other. And the mess halls are
 DD> very similar.

 RH> And any time you're on a base/post/air field, etc, you're considered to
 RH> be on US soil. Too bad you couldn't get out "on the economy" and try a
 RH> local eatery in each place, probably would have opened your eyes to new
 RH> foods/flavors long before Fido Cooking Echo existed. (G)

I'm sure it would have and that's what I had been hoping for when I 
finagled my way onto that "mission". But, I forget that these were
"Weekend Warriors" with day jobs that they wanted/needed to get back 
to.

 DD> This ain't chilli - but it ain't bad ....

 DD>       Title: Navy Bean Stew
 DD>  Categories: Stews, Pork, Beans, Poultry, Vegetables
 DD>       Yield: 8 Servings

 DD>       1 lb Dry navy beans
 DD>       4 qt Water; divided
 DD>   1 1/2 lb Italian sausage; 1/4" slices
 DD>      29 oz Chicken broth; 2 cans
 DD>       2 c  Yellow onion; chopped
 DD>   1 1/2 c  Carrots; thin sliced
 DD>      15 oz Can whole  kernel corn
 DD>       1 tb Minced parsley
 DD>   1 1/2 ts Italian seasoning

 RH> Another one I can't make for us because of the corn. Last week I pulled
 RH> a container just labeled "chili" and a date out of the freezer. It
 RH> wasn't one I'd made--very mild, lots of beans, little meat and no heat
 RH> but not a bad flavor. Thing is, neither of us can remember where we
 RH> picked it up. (G)

Oooopsie. Sorry 'bout that. I don't mind being allergic to bananas and
marijuana. And having bologna trigger my gag reflex. But if corn was a
no-go for me ... I can't imagine how that wold disrupt my diet. It would
be easier to have Celiac disease like Shawn's wife.

As to the mystery chilli - flavour is what it's all about. If it's too
spicy the taste buds are temporarily "fried" and you won't taste much
except the heat.  Bv)=

On that note - I've got my stock of 'minature pumpkins" (Scotch Bonnets)
for the trick-or-treaters. Hey, they asked for a trick .......

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Halloween Mummy Dogs
 Categories: Five, Breads, Beef, Pork, Condiments
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      8 oz Tube Crescent rolls
     12 oz Pkg hotdogs
      8 sl Fully cooked bacon
           Yellow mustard; garnish
           Sriracha; optional garnish
 
  Set oven @ 350§F/175§C.
  
  Cut each crescent roll into 6 thin strips.
  
  Wrap a single strip of bacon on each hot dog.
  
  Wrap each hotdog with crescent roll strips.
  
  Place hotdogs 1-inch apart on an ungreased baking
  sheet. Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until crescent rolls
  are golden. Remove from oven and let cool for 2 mins.
  
  Garnish with mustard or sriracha dots for eyes (opt)
  
  Recipe Courtesy of Chef Rory, ALDI Test Kitchen
  
  Makes 8 mummies
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://new.aldi.us/recipes
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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