Midwestern-Style Chili with elbow noodles.

It wasn’t until I moved away from the midwest that I realized that the rest of the world eats their chili without noodles in it. At first I thought the rest of the world was crazy. No noodles? I’ve come to realize that what I grew up eating as chili is actually chili mac. I still love it, but have also grown to love the rest of the world’s chili. I love chili almost any way you make it, unless it’s really really hot.

Sunday was my first time in many years making midwestern-style chili. I spent the day running errands and doing things around the house. It was cold outside and rained part of the day .. perfect for chili. And I don’t care if Limey calls me to rub it in my face, there’s no way I believe that it could have been raining in my neighborhood and bright and sunny at Wrigley Field. I turned his extra ticket down because I didn’t want to sit out in the cold when I’m not even really a Cubs fan.. I will wait until the weather is nice so I can at least sit in the sun and enjoy my beer properly.

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