tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post7037976868756789889..comments2024-03-19T16:42:42.948+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: WTSIM ... Chili and CornbreadJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-14875666465079170012008-04-12T01:09:00.000+10:002008-04-12T01:09:00.000+10:00This looks great. My husband's chili recipe also ...This looks great. My husband's chili recipe also calls for cocoa, but he's more likely to use a stout than a lager. (It is very strictly a con carne recipe, though.) I think that the cocoa gives it a certain depth, one I haven't figured out how to replicate with other ingredients yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-1078500351847913182008-04-09T22:42:00.000+10:002008-04-09T22:42:00.000+10:00thanks Jeanne - the pumpkin homesickness does make...thanks Jeanne - the pumpkin homesickness does make one a bit desperate at times doesn't it? BTW Cassie has let me know that her standard bottles of lager are 341mlJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-41875744404748608942008-04-09T03:25:00.000+10:002008-04-09T03:25:00.000+10:00LOL about the culinary cultural differences... I ...LOL about the culinary cultural differences... I experienced the same thing when moving from South Africa to London. Lager cans here are often what we would have called "long Toms" at home, not the standard 340mls, so you can't write a recipe just calling for a can of beer. And soft drinks are inexplicably packaged in 330ml cans (not 340ml) here. Go figure. When I was first living here in 2000, our supermarket simply did not sell butternut squash and when I finally found it at Harvey Nichols, I paid like £5 for one, just because I missed it so much!<BR/><BR/>But on to your dish - superb!! I love the idea of both cocoa and lager in the chile and will definitely be trying this. Thanks so much for taking part in WTSIM this month :)Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325204219395014329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-14924749132636941072008-04-02T13:25:00.000+11:002008-04-02T13:25:00.000+11:00thanks LisaRene - I love our fresh pumpkins and ar...thanks LisaRene - I love our fresh pumpkins and are sad not everyone has that joy - although I still have trouble getting my head around what is meant by squash in America - I suspect it is actually similar to our pumpkins! And I think you will love this bread!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-57872627756019996792008-03-31T07:51:00.000+11:002008-03-31T07:51:00.000+11:00It is odd that we don't have fresh pumpkin availab...It is odd that we don't have fresh pumpkin available year around in the States considering we have every other type of squash imaginable, just not pumpkin. I suspect it is because most Americans think of it as a special Halloween/Thanksgiving item only.<BR/><BR/>I'm quite excited about trying your cornbread, sounds great!LisaRenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033748967210196808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-10680716320862348862008-03-30T11:48:00.000+11:002008-03-30T11:48:00.000+11:00thanks Lisa - I hope you get a chance to try pumpk...thanks Lisa - I hope you get a chance to try pumpkin because you will not regret it! And yes, food blogs are fantastic for inspiration and learning.<BR/><BR/>thanks MCiHC - I often see the cornbread baked on chili (and have my favourite mexicale pie recipe which does just that) but your comment makes me wonder if I could bake any cornbread recipe on top of the chili?<BR/><BR/>thanks Deb - would be lovely to get chillis from your garden! Maybe I will try growing them some time as they are so beautiful to look at!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Ricki - I had wondered about putting a wee bit of ground wattleseed in my chili because it gives the bitterness of coffee without the taste (which I can't stand). Might try it sometime. I wonder why it is canned - is it to travel long distances or because it is seasonal or because it is seen as too hard to chop up??? Curiouser and curiouser!<BR/><BR/>thanks Kathleen - cocoa in chili is a fantastic discovering for me - chocolate in anything makes me happy!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Lucy - haven't seen nigella's recipe but it baked cornbread on chili does seem quite a common recipe which I would try more except I keep going back to my favourite mexicale pie which is my first baked cornbread on chili love!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-68515289575243499552008-03-30T10:47:00.000+11:002008-03-30T10:47:00.000+11:00Have you seen the Nigella recipe where she bakes t...Have you seen the Nigella recipe where she bakes the cornbread right on top of the chilli? Of course, hers is heavy on all the wrong things, but it's a fun idea nonetheless. <BR/><BR/>Love Penny's chillies!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524429760235996360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-15266556791397535252008-03-29T21:40:00.000+11:002008-03-29T21:40:00.000+11:00Oh, wow! Sounds fantastic! I am a huge supporter o...Oh, wow! Sounds fantastic! I am a huge supporter of cocoa in chili, and my mouth is watering at the thought of chili and cornbread...Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666500509125349130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-39091686081186694762008-03-29T10:53:00.000+11:002008-03-29T10:53:00.000+11:00Looks like just my kind of meal--I love both those...Looks like just my kind of meal--I love both those dishes. I've been using cocoa in my chili for some time, and sometimes also put in a dash of instant coffee for that same bitter undertone, which seems to work so well in chili! And the cornbread sounds fabulous, too. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure why we get mostly canned pumpkin around here; but there are true pumpkins around near Halloween, though I've been told they're too big for cooking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-85287297209610142632008-03-29T07:04:00.000+11:002008-03-29T07:04:00.000+11:00No better combination than chili and cornbread. A...No better combination than chili and cornbread. And of course using your fresh chili's will surely make it pop! I have enough chili's in my container garden to make 50 pots of chili! Wish you were closer as I would send over a load! And the color of your chili looks all the more inviting! <BR/>Great music on the stereo!winedebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891313852429967357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-75721827099685786772008-03-29T06:53:00.000+11:002008-03-29T06:53:00.000+11:00Oh yes lovely. You just can hardly beat chili and...Oh yes lovely. You just can hardly beat chili and corn bread - I just did one and bake the cornbread right on the top.<BR/>Love your idea to use those beautiful red chilies!!MyKitchenInHalfCupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321041059604871286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-86865547556829540942008-03-29T05:43:00.000+11:002008-03-29T05:43:00.000+11:00What an impressive meal! I would never have though...What an impressive meal! I would never have thought to put pumpkin in my chili, but I won't forget this! I'm also a huge fan of cornbread, and again, I would never have thought to put pumpkin in that either. You do learn something new each day. <BR/><BR/>Maintaining a food blog surely does provide one with inspiration in the kitchen.Lisa Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596930753946940084noreply@blogger.com