Sunday, January 23, 2022

Guest Lynn Cahoon's Chili Recipe + #Giveaway

 


MAYA: I’m delighted to welcome New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Lynn Cahoon as today’s guest. She’s sharing a recipe perfect for chilly weather and offering an e-book giveaway of her latest Farm-to-Fork Mystery A Fatal Family Feast. To enter the giveaway, leave a comment with your email address at the end of this post by midnight Wednesday, January 26th. Take it away, Lynn!


A chilly winter’s night…


When Maya asked me to guest post on Mystery Lovers Kitchen, I was ecstatic. I love coming and talking about my two favorite subjects, food and cozy mysteries. Then I started thinking about what recipe I could bring on a cold January day. After a couple of months of holiday eating. And desserts, a lot of desserts.


I’m still in cookie mode as I write this, but my body is screaming for a little lighter fare. On the other hand, who wants to read about a dinner of roasted chicken breast over a salad with a light vinaigrette? Okay, yes, it sounds good, but a little plain for this crew. I started thinking about what I love about cold weather and the food I crave.

So I’m posting about chili. My mom’s woodstove chili to be exact. The problem is, I don’t like or eat things with (dried) beans in the mix. I know, they’re a great (and cheap) source of protein, but I just couldn’t deal with the texture for a long time. I said no to cheesecakes for years for the same reason. But I love this chili, sans the beans. When I was a kid, I’d just pick the beans out of the bowl. Now that I’m in control of what goes into the pot, I just don’t add them. I did leave them in the recipe for your use.

I loved my mom’s chili. Especially the first day. She’d make up a pot in the iron dutch oven on the wood burning stove in the living room and it would simmer all day, making the house smell amazing. As I was making the recipe for you, I made up a batch of corn bread to go with the chili. It was as good as I’d remembered.

Great dinner for a cold night spent reading in front of a roaring fire.

Woodstove Chili

Ingredients

Chopped medium size onion

1 lb. of hamburger

Salt and pepper to taste

Cayenne pepper (sprinkle to taste)

1 can of chopped green chilies

1 large can (28oz.) stewed tomatoes

1 15 oz. can of chopped tomatoes and green chilies

1 6 oz. can tomato paste

1 large can chili beans (optional)



In a large (heavy) soup pan, sweat a chopped onion in a tbsp. of vegetable oil.


Add the hamburger, cook until browned, but don’t drain the grease. 

Add the remaining ingredients. 



Cook slowly over low heat. 30-60 minutes. The longer you cook it, the more the flavors will meld together.


Serve with cornbread fresh out of the oven.


Is there a food you don’t like that everyone else does? 

Comment below for a chance to win an e-copy of A FATAL FAMILY FEAST

 

Angie Turner’s Idaho restaurant, the County Seat, is the perfect site for a picturesque country wedding, but the party planning skids to a halt when the groom-to-be is implicated in a murder investigation…

When Angie’s best friend and business partner, Felicia Williams, picks the County Seat to host her upcoming nuptials, Angie wants it to feel like a family affair--especially since Felicia is set to marry the farm-to-fork restaurant’s talented sous chef, Estebe Blackstone. Unfortunately, the bride’s actual family is far less enthusiastic about the union. They’re pulling out all the stops to cancel the couple’s wedding, even arranging for a surprise visit from Felicia’s ex-fiancé (and her father’s current lackey). But when her ex is killed days before the ceremony and Estebe is framed for the crime, Angie and the County Seat crew must scramble to solve the murder and save the wedding . . .


Lynn Cahoon, author of A Killer Christmas Wish, a Cat Latimer mystery, is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of several series: Tourist Trap, Kitchen Witch, Cat Latimer, Farm-to-Fork, and soon to release, Survivors’ Book Club mystery series. 

No matter where the mystery is set, readers can expect a fun ride. Find out more at her website.



For a chance to win an e-book of A FATAL FAMILY FEAST, leave a comment below and include your e-mail address. 



38 comments:

  1. This sounds like it is a real page-turner. Can’t wait to find a copy. Srjeanp@gmail.com

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  2. This sounds like it is a real page-turner. Can’t wait to find a copy. Srjeanp@gmail.com

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  3. I am the only person in my family that likes sun dried tomatoes.
    Kitten143 (at) Verizon (dot) net

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    1. Hmmm, maybe it's the texture? Nice to see you!

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  4. My family loves tiramisu but I do not like it. Thanks for the chance.
    Jess
    maceoindo(at)yahoo(dot)com

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    1. Jess, Tiramisu always makes me think of Sleepless in Seattle. Such a fun movie.

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  5. I love this series. Thanks for the chance to win this. I've always been called a picky eater. Too many things to name them all. A couple are mustard and greek yogurt. But I do love chili! ckmbeg (at) gmail (dot) com

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    1. I actually didn't like yogurt for a long time. I like fruit on the bottom greek yogurt now.

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  6. My father was a very adventurous eater: brains and tripe, for example. The rest of the family would leave the kitchen when he took things like this out of the freezer!
    I'll try most foods, but not those.
    libbydodd at comcast dot net

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    1. My mom was old school. You didn't leave a part of the animal uncooked. So she'd cook tongue, brain, etc. I always called it mystery meat and didn't eat it. :)

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  7. I don't like pot roast. Everyone in my family loves pot roast so on rare occasions I will make it for them. We all love chili!!
    sharonquiltsatyahoodotcom

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    1. My husband loves pot roast more than I do, but I can make a really tender one in the instapot. And, it doesn't take all day.

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  8. Arugula and marzipan are two things many people like and I won't eat because they taste really bad to me. I agree with Libby that brains and tripe are foods I won't even try. ~Maya

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    1. Liver and onions. I couldn't even smell them being cooked without feeling sick.

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  9. I don’t like cooked carrots but love raw carrots. I’m not a fan of any kind of shredded meat either. I agree about beans in chili. You must be part Texan…most chili in here Texas does not have beans. cking78503(at)aol(dot)com

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  10. Liver and onions - so nasty! bella_ringer@hotmail.com

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  11. I'll take your beans if you'll take my cooked peas! I love raw peas, could eat them all day but no thank you to cooked ones. This chili sounds perfect as we are getting a blizzard at the moment.
    Love this series, can't wait to read the latest one
    sandra shenton 13 at gmail dot com

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  12. Eggs! It seems everyone likes eggs but me.
    diannekc8(at)gmail(dot)com

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    1. I don't like most eggs unless they're hard or scrambled.

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  13. My grandfather liked to have kidney stew for Sunday dinner as an appetizer - Yuch!! My grandmother made up for it with a lovely pork roast with sauerkraut gravy and mashed potatoes and hot yeast rolls.
    lindalou64(@)live(dot)com

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    1. I'd survive on the mashed potatoes and rolls. LOL

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  14. I want to read this book, Lynn. As for food others like and I don't, BEETS. I don't care how you fix them I think they taste awful.
    Laurie(dot)anismom2(at)Gmail(dot)com

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  15. I don’t like raisins or anything with rye in it. I’ll eat just about anything else - wait, also no brains, tripe or tongue!
    bobandcelia at sbcglobal dot net

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  16. Mmmmm. Would be good served over baked potatoes.

    mostbattyone@aol.com

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  17. Oh, just saw that there was an actual question. I'm allergic to anything that comes from the sea, so shellfish and sushi are both big NOs for me.
    mostbattyone@aol.com

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  18. In our house, it's tamales. Everyone loves tamales but I eat them and get sick afterwards. So, now I eat a sandwich or something else while they all enjoy their tamales and everyone is happy.
    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  19. So excited to read this book. Such a lovely book cover! My family doesn't care for raisins. I'm the only one who enjoys them. Thanks for the chance!!

    jarjm1980(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  20. I like salted bananas!! Only one in my house that shares my taste is my dachshund! On the other hand,everyone in my family loves pepperoni pizza, and I hate pepperoni! Readerwoman @ gmail.com

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  21. I detest peas. Fortunately, my immediate family does not love them so they don't end up feeling depriving that they are never served on my dinner table. cherierj(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  22. Crawfish ~ everyone I know loves it here when crawfish season rolls around but I can't stand the thought of eating them. lnchudej@yahoo.com

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  23. mayonnaise.
    wskwared (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  24. I hate mussels, love clams but hate mussels. Can't wait to read this book and thanks for a chance to win.
    babemomara@att.net

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