Wintertime Chili (spicy)

found this recipe online the other day (and promptly modified the heck out of it to suit my taste). It’s now on the very top of my favorite chili recipe list.
The thing that attracted me to this recipe was the use of the 1 pound of bacon, which I’d never thought about using in Chili, [...]

Poblano Corn Chowder

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup chopped onion
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 tablespoons margarine
1 fresh poblano chile pepper, seeded and diced
1 quart half and half
1 quart whole milk
1/3 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 (15 ounce) can cream-style corn
2 (15 ounce) can whole [...]

BBQ dry rub

I like to keep this sealed up in the spice cabinet for use on everything from pork loins, to chicken, to the occasional babyback ribs:

3 3/4 Tablespoon onion powder
1 1/2 cups Spanish Paprika
1/2 to 3/4 cup granulated sugar depending on your tastes

While a cup and a half of paprika may seem like an insane amount [...]

“Pigs in a blanket”

This is perhaps the simplest of all recipes for parties. Takes about 15 minutes to prep and 15 minutes or so to bake.
1 lb package of cocktail weenies (plain or smoked, I prefer smoked)
1 can of ready-made croissant dough
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (f)
Pop open and prepare to roll out the dough. [...]

Taco Soup

Source : Salemspectator.com (Buckaruz)
This recipe is great on a cold winter’s day and I know a lot of you deal with snow on a daily basis. I cook mine on the stove for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. You can also cook in the crockpot about 1/2 a day. They also have a tomato [...]