Category: Resturants and Food

Fall Chili Recipe to Warm Your Bones

~ SA Otey

Now that we are well into autumn and the footballs are being passed around, it’s time to warm up your bones with a super bowl of chili. Well, if you make this recipe, it will warm the marrow of your bones.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Ground Sirloin
  • 1.5 Cups Frozen Red/Green Peppers and Onion Mix
  • 1 can of Rotel with lime and cilantro
  • 2 cans of Fire Roasted Tomatoes
  • 1 large can of Tomato Paste
  • 2 Cans Dark Red Kidney Beanss
  • 1 Head Garlic
  • 2 Cups Cilantro
  • 1 Cup BBQ Sauce (I like Kraft Kansas City)
  • 16oz Beer (I use Guinness Draught)
  • 1 Cup Taco Seasoning (I use McCormick)
  • 3 tbsp of Cumin
  • 2 tbsp Chili Powder
  • 1 Large Jalapeño
  • 3 Red Habaneros (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp of Dry Carolina Reaper Dust (optional for pain)
Setup
  • Wrap the garlic in aluminum foil and put in a preheated 400 deg oven for 30 minutes
  • Fire up the grill and make two large patties out of the ground sirloin sear on both sides
  • Spray the Jalapeño and Habaneros with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and roast on the grill until soft.
  • In a large pot, use bacon fat to cook pepper/onion mix until onions are translucent
  • Add Sirloin
  • Add Beer
  • Add Rotel, Paste, Seasonings, BBQ Sauce, Beans
  • Take Roasted Jalapeños, Habaneros, Garlic, Cilantro and chop with a food processor, then add to the pot
  • Add the Reaper (Optional for extra heat)
  • Simmer for 1 hour.
  • Let cool to room temperature transfer to a bowl
  • Store in fridge overnight to let all flavors get to know each other
  • Reheat in crockpot
  • Enjoy
Next Day
  • Preparation H Cooling Gel
  • Tucks Medicated Pads
 

Is It Time to Cook at Home Instead?

~ SA Otey

Slow Service

No one is paying attention to seat you, and when you do get seated it takes awhile for wait staff to come get your drink order because they are…

Short Staffed

Very few want to serve food to other people. Why would anyone if they can just as easily drive it to your house or apartment and leave it on your doorstep? If you do happen to sit down and order something they will come back a few minutes later to tell you they are out of something because of…

Food Shortages

This happens when warehouses catch on fire, planes crash into factories, or someone gets too much pesticide on the crops. Not to mention the cost of fuel not making the deliveries worth the effort.

Indifferent wait staff

When your order finally comes, and it’s wrong it’s not going to get any better. The best you can hope for is a free item or credit back to your bill if there is someone in charge.

Food quality

Even fast food has come to the point where you can make it better at home. It’s not even convenient anymore with the long drive-through lines.

Just stay home and learn to cook with an air fryer, instant pot, and a few skillets, you are better off that way.

Why I’m Done with Curbside Food Pickup Services

~ SA Otey

Enough with ordering food and curbside/in-store pickup. It’s a gamble every time you choose this option. Nothing is more frustrating than driving up to the eatery and the doors are locked, then having to jump in the line that snakes around the building. They’ve got your money, now what, try to get a refund? Had this happen several times at Popeye’s specifically. They offered to give me a credit for my next meal and then the app crashed and I had to call my Apple Master Card and get the refund.

The last time I went to Chick-Fil-A I chose the window pickup because they are usually pretty efficient. Once I got in line I noticed people parking, walking into the restaurant, and then walking out with their orders. Not just picking up orders, but going inside, ordering, and leaving.

In this day and age if you have a lobby and it’s locked, then I’m not eating at your establishment and just making my version of your food at home.