Lori- Your chili sounds just like mine. I do put in a can of either red or pinto. I look at it this way one can spread out over many meals is not a carb killer!
Also- cinnamon, the secrete my grandmother did! I don't add the brown sugar though. I do however squeeze 1/4 lime when served to cut the acid of tomato without the sugar!

You have me wanting chili now. You are right, it freezes so well!!!

Family....sigh. Yeah we all do when needs to happen to keep peace at times!
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So I have been SWEATING horrible since I have moved in here. This condo. I took up sheets today and boom- plastic covering the mattress. Plastic on the pillows. I took them off and will put them on before I go. I can't and won't sleep on plastic.
I get why owners do it. I would too. But I can't handle it.

Beautiful here for a few hours. Hope to get my laundry out and bed made before the storm rolls in this afternoon. Not even going to beach today. I need to buckle down and get productive!

Lator!!!!!
Might make chili!!!!! I have all the fixings!