“Next to music there is nothing that lifts the spirits and strengthens the soul more than a good bowl of chili.” Harry James (1916-1983) band leader and trumpeter
There is something about chili that inspires a passion in people which few other foods can claim. It’s ironic that this common comfort food, made of simple ingredients, using basic methods, seems to provoke a certain culinary snobbishness. You never hear folks debating the proper method for making potato soup, or insisting that the beef stew found in their region is …