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Chipotle!

We had Mexican last night so I'm ordering pizza tonight

Homemade version of Skyline chili and coneys.

@GrapeCrush: yup - still waiting 20 min later, yikes..... Soo close though!

@CupQuakeWalk: YUM!!! That looks delicious!

Tortilla crusted tilapia and chips/guacamole

@CupQuakeWalk: I'm on my way over. I hope you made enough for company!

@sandy: DH likes his on coneys (hot dogs) or likes on Fritos. I prefer mine on spaghetti.

I basically use this recipe with a few tweaks:

http://www.food.com/recipe/skylike-chili-skyline-chili-copycat-110548

In order to get the texture right, I've found that you gotta break up the raw meat into the liquid before you start cooking it. So I throw all the ingredients into the pot, stir until everything's uniform, then turn on the stove. I also use dried onion flakes because I don't think Skyline uses fresh onions in their chili. I don't really use the 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne called for in the recipe because Skyline chili isn't spicy. Instead, I use the full 3 tablespoons of chili powder. Finally, just as a matter of personal preference, I make a flour roux and add a little bit to the pot so that the texture of the chili is a little bit creamier and less soupy (its a tip of the hat to DH's Michigan roots, where the coney sauce is a little more gravy-like).

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/white-roux-recipe.html

@CupQuakeWalk:

Happy Monday chicken, fried potatoes, balsamic bacon pea salad, and cantaloupe. The most random assortment everrrr. We have to go to the grocery store tonight obviously!

@locavore_mama: happy birthday!!!!

@grizz: here's the recipe, if you want to try it! http://www.chefdek.com/2013/05/german-unpotato-soup.html?m=1 Super yummy and LOs love it too. Full disclosure, I often make it as a freezer meal and skip the browning the sausage because I'm lazy.