i saw this receipe on tv's "america's test kitchen"

cause my home's cable-less tv has nothing else to soak up during saturday mornings... except kqed cooking shows :D

it looked like noodles with chili and cheese over it, and some kidney beans splotted on the side... for its uniqueness(chili on noodles?), i thought maybe in the future i could try it on a saturday night

from their website...

Cincinnati Chili


Choose a relatively plain tomato sauce-nothing too spicy or herbaceous. To warm the kidney beans, simmer them in water to cover for several minutes and then drain.

Serves 6 to 8
Chili

2 teaspoons table salt or more to taste
1 1/2 pounds ground chuck
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium onions , chopped fine (about 2 cups)
2 medium cloves garlic , minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 teaspoons)
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 cups water
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
2 cups tomato sauce
hot pepper sauce

Accompaniments

1 pound spaghetti , cooked, drained, and tossed with 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
12 ounces sharp cheddar cheese , shredded
1 can red kidney beans (15-ounce), drained, rinsed, and warmed
1 medium white onion , chopped fine (about 1 cup)


1. FOR THE CHILI: Bring 2 quarts of water and 1 teaspoon of the salt to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the ground chuck, stirring vigorously to separate the meat into individual strands. As soon as the foam from the meat rises to the top (this takes about 30 seconds) and before the water returns to a boil, drain the meat into a strainer and set it aside.

2. Rinse and dry the empty saucepan. Set the pan over medium heat and add the oil. When the oil is warm, add the onions and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are soft and browned around the edges, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the chili powder, oregano, cocoa, cinnamon, cayenne, allspice, black pepper, and the remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until the spices are fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the broth, water, vinegar, sugar, and tomato sauce, scraping the pan bottom to remove any browned bits.

3. Add the blanched ground beef and increase the heat to high. As soon as the liquid boils, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the chili is deep red and has thickened slightly, about 1 hour. Adjust the seasonings, adding salt and hot pepper sauce to taste. (The chili can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat before serving.)

4. TO SERVE: Divide the buttered spaghetti among individual bowls. Spoon the chili over the spaghetti and top with the cheese, beans, and onion. Serve immediately.

lookout division one; we're bringing t3h arp3!

seth macfarlane type comedy is basically this:

-take a scenario(red fire trucks)
-put it in a larger scenario that doesn't match(national geographic channel)
-milk it for all its worth(there were like 3 maybe four of those jokes during that one episode)

another way that seth milks the joke is that he'll just let that mismatch scenario run for like 3 whole minutes or so; ie when peter, glen, cleveland and joe are stranded and they do an orgy.

now, if you like that stuff, then family guy and american dad will be tons funny to watch.

if you don't like that, you'll basically think it's immature.

i personally like that stuff, but i still believe futurama is way more funnier than either.

i'm hoping the creator of simpsons someday ressurects futurama; because the simpsons as of now are getting REALLY stale.

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sunnyvale golfland has tekken 5.1, but the mu has tekken 5.0. it doesn't help that mu has american sticks; ie the sticks have a higher ball, and it's more like a bat, less like a ball on stick. oh yea; tekken 5 - dark ressurection's coming out like in half a year i think? sorta like vf:evolution, but for tekken, which is a good thing; fix the problems of tekken 5.0 and tekken 5.1.

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i got a new cell phone; this one's got a built-in camera in it. lg c2000 i think? since i never use im on the phone or the internet, that's all this phone's gonna be good for outside of calling; i'll probably need to get one of those usb to cell phone cables to maximize its use, cause sending pics will cost money.

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is donovan mcnabb ambidextrous? i remember watching the hurricane katrina relief effort take place intermittently during monday night football, and donovan was one of the guys taking the calls, but he was cradling the phone w/his left shoulder, and writing with his left hand! but we all know he throws right-handed in the nfl, so...

nice...

joe gibbs' redskins FINALLY beat the cowboys last night...

my mom meows like a cat when she's in the crappié

EVERY... single... time...

and i don't think it's really scarring the squirrels that LIVE(that's right; LIVE) on top of our house, specifically, on top of the upstairs bathroom, away.

which is why she's been doing that everytime she goes into the bathroom.

heh... it's probably making ME want to move away more than the squirrels... because i end up getting SO #$^%^$%^%$^ annoyed everytime she does that.

does my mom really think that squirrels are THAT retarded?

that's gotta hurt