Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

I'm thinking this will be next weeks meals....

Spent the evening with the family, cooking some carne guisada, rice and tortillas. I've missed cooking for family. And missed being with them, too. :)

This Week's Meals: Carbon Creek Tavern Chili.

All the Texans are about to yell at me cause the Chili has beans in it, but I decided to remain true to the recipe because it's kind of special.

While I couldn't find it in the episode, this same chili is served at the Carbon Creek Tavern in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Carbon Creek" as made by the late Dorothy Duder for the show. Doug Drexler shared the recipe, along with a few others from the show, and I decided it was time to make it as the weather gets cooler.

The chili is really tasty. Mine's a little spicy because I put in a bit more hot sauce than I should have, but that's on me. The recipe, however, does not mention seasoning with salt and pepper, and I would absolutely suggest that before ladleing the chili out. It's really good with a bit of salt, so I've added that step to the recipe.

Title: Carbon Creek Tavern Chili
Yield: 9 servings
Category: Entree
Cuisine: Mexican
Source: Dorothy Duder

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Ingredients
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olive oil
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
28 ounces tomatoes (diced) (peeled) (canned)
20 ounces kidney beans (canned)
4 stalks celery (diced)
1 large onion (diced)
6 cloves garlic (peeled) (minced)
2 whole bay leaves
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
cayenne pepper (to taste)
tabasco sauce (to taste)
chopped onion (garnish)
grated cheese (garnish)
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)

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Instructions
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1 - In a large soup pot over medium heat, heat a small amount of olive
oil.
2 - Add celery, onion and garlic. Saute and stir for about 3 minutes.
3 - Add beef and continue to stir.
4 - When meat has browned, add seasonings and stir well.
5 - Add tomatoes and kidney beans and stir well.
6 - Turn heat down and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
7 - Season with salt and pepper to taste.
8 - Ladle into bowls and garnish with onion and cheese.

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Notes
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Makes 9 servings at ~50g carbs per serving.

Calories 405
Total Fat 9g
Total Carbohydrate 46g
Protein 31g

Normally makes 4-6 main course servings.

#thisweeksmeals #cooking #StarTrek

[Thoughts Before Bed]

Looking forward to some announcements come Friday. :)

THAT'S TODAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hpU6UEq8hA

I'm fairly certain this has been the plan since 2014 when I returned to a very changed NOA. Redmond had gone from THE contact center to more of an escalated/testbed support center. Then they began spinning more and more stuff to outsourcers. This year, the contact center in Redmond finally evaporated away.

https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-customer-support-concern-following-outsourcing-decision-ahead-of-switch-2s-first-holiday-season

I do hope Colbert and Kimmel create something new and lasting that continues shining lights on the horrifying issues we're facing.

I wish to buy this single post haste!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN67L4LJxgw

Hearing a crow hiccup is the darned cutest thing ever.