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I wasn't sure if this should be categorized as a "Meat" or "Condiment".  In the end, I decided "Meat" because Tony and Dannah can sit and eat a bowl of it without putting it on a hot dog at all! 

There are different variations of this recipe.  Instance, my Mom makes good chili, as does my Aunt Bonnie, but both of their recipes differ from mine.  Mine is more tomatoey (is that a word?lol); Mom's is more "saucey" and Aunt Bonnies is maybe sweeter?  Some people (Thanks, Dad) prefer mine to theirs, but any rate... it all goes on a bun with a BEEF weiner, mustard and onions.  Great any time of year and much better than MawMaw Bea's can of Vienna hot dog sauce (lol).

Low fat mayonnaise is not difficult to prepare and will save on calories and fat intake and still deliver good flavor.

Winter vegetable soup is a warm welcome this time of year. The winter weather means time to warm up with a bowl of comforting homemade vegetable soup. Gather up the winter vegetables, this soup is easy to throw together.

If you like the convenience of slow cooking, here is an easy way to prepare crock pot black bean chili.

This time of year, nothing comforts like a steamy bowl of hearty soup. Barley soup with porcini mushrooms is a flavorful twist on a European barley soup tradition.

This chili won a 1981 chili cook-off world championship, named after the famous Butterfield Stageline. Not a terribly hot chili, but full of great flavor. Of course, how can you go wrong making chili with beer and tequila.