Your favorite chili recipe probably has pinto beans, ground beef, diced onion, tomatoes, perhaps some dried cherries because we are in Northern Michigan—but what about pumpkin puree, used coffee ...

“Chili is a largely a state of mind,” wrote Bill Bridges in “The Great American Chili Book,” and nowhere is that truer than in the spicy world of chili cook-offs, where a champion’s mindset — along ...

Brown ground meat and drain. In a large pot, add all ingredients and cook on low for several hours. This chili always tastes better the next day.

AKRON, Ohio — What is it about chili that stirs up heated competitions? Akron got its big serving of rivalry earlier this month when the Akron Firefighters Chili Challenge celebrated its 11th year. I ...

What goes into a good chili? Although the answer depends on one’s individual palate, most the traditional staples of beef, beans, the trinity — because this is south Louisiana, after all — and ...

They came, they tasted, they voted. Over 850 paying customers, either chili lovers, fire department supporters, or both, ...