Halloween Eve Feast--Chili or Stew?

Trilby · 10-30-2005, 07:12 AM

Decisions, decisions...gotta make something all warm, hearty and yummy for Halloween Eve but-what? Beef stew with gingerbread or chili with corn muffins? What'll it be?

Trilby · 10-30-2005, 08:07 AM

coz I know you all care: beef stew with gingerbread has won the title!

The crowd goes wild..!

richlevy · 10-30-2005, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

coz I know you all care: beef stew with gingerbread has won the title!

The crowd goes wild..!

That would have been my choice.

melidasaur · 10-30-2005, 09:21 AM

I would have picked both... I'm a total food mixer.

laebedahs · 10-30-2005, 11:08 AM

Chili with cornbread. But, instead of corn muffins take a cast iron pan and bake a whole pan of cornbread

wolf · 10-30-2005, 11:45 AM

I would have gone stew, too.

Bullitt · 10-30-2005, 11:22 PM

Try making some chili with ground up lean turkey meat instead of beef. Slow cook it all day in a crock pot.. mmmm. Tastes amazing and is alot better for you!

Trilby · 10-31-2005, 08:40 AM

OK--I highly recomend the gingerbread. Very yummy--just spicy enough without being overwhelming and complimented the beef stew very well. Was, all in all, a very good Halloween Eve dinner. Now, tonight...what? Is anybody cooking or are we just going for the Orgy of Candy?

richlevy · 10-31-2005, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

Is anybody cooking or are we just going for the Orgy of Candy?

Well, if you ladies decide on the orgy of candy, you better invite this guy.

plthijinx · 10-31-2005, 09:00 PM

mmmmmmmm chili. must go deer hunting this weekend!

barefoot serpent · 11-01-2005, 09:12 AM

I'd go with the chili & cornbread -- make the bread with whole kernels and roasted peppers!

Trilby · 11-01-2005, 11:03 AM

I'll make the cornbread with whole kernals, buttermilk and sour cream--deal? (Yes, in a cast-iron skillet for all you cowboys out there.)

plthijinx · 11-01-2005, 03:16 PM

attagirl!

seakdivers · 11-01-2005, 07:37 PM

For our Halloween dinner, I made three bone-in hams on the rotisserie we have for our Weber bbq. I basted them every 20 minutes with a mixture of dark rum, butter, brown sugar, maple syrup & cassia cinnamon. They spun around for about 2 hours until they were nice and carameled (I usually do 3 hours, but I ran out of time), and man-o-man they were good!!
My aunt brought chili that was suuuuper good too.

I can't even think about what to make for dinner tonight. Probably McDonalds....ecchhh.

Urbane Guerrilla · 11-01-2005, 10:16 PM

Boy, either stew or chili would be outstanding -- must file the gingerbread idea for future use. Of the premixed chili parts in supermarkets, I like Six Gun, and not Carroll O'Connor, though I generally mix my own chili powder, which is seriously easy to do in So.Cal. Pasillas, New Mexicos, or Anaheims for the base, like half a ton of cumin, cayenne or pequin for go-at-throttle-up -- and there's something called Red Savina I haven't taken the seal off the bottle yet for OhmyGawdGaspGasp chili.

For Halloween, I opened us a couple of cans and made canned chili w/marinara sauced spaghetti, whole wheat noodles and the marinara from Trader Joe's. I put the tomato paste back on the shelf, as the TJ "Sugo di Pomidoro" doesn't need any -- very flavorful, has some garlic and basil. Of course, the sauce got more garlic and about enough of Italian seasoning.

This neighborhood doesn't have much for trick-or-treaters. We opened the door twice the whole night, for a total of six people, all of them kinda tall for trick'r'treat.

10-30-2005, 07:12 AM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Halloween Eve Feast--Chili or Stew? Decisions, decisions...gotta make something all warm, hearty and yummy for Halloween Eve but-what? Beef stew with gingerbread or chili with corn muffins? What'll it be? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-30-2005, 08:07 AM	#2
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	coz I know you all care: beef stew with gingerbread has won the title! The crowd goes wild..! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-30-2005, 09:21 AM	#4
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	I would have picked both... I'm a total food mixer. __________________ I love England, what can I say?

10-30-2005, 11:45 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I would have gone stew, too. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-30-2005, 11:22 PM	#7
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Try making some chili with ground up lean turkey meat instead of beef. Slow cook it all day in a crock pot.. mmmm. Tastes amazing and is alot better for you! __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

10-30-2005, 11:08 AM	#5
laebedahs Abecedarian Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 172	Chili with cornbread. But, instead of corn muffins take a cast iron pan and bake a whole pan of cornbread

10-31-2005, 08:40 AM	#8
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	OK--I highly recomend the gingerbread. Very yummy--just spicy enough without being overwhelming and complimented the beef stew very well. Was, all in all, a very good Halloween Eve dinner. Now, tonight...what? Is anybody cooking or are we just going for the Orgy of Candy? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum Last edited by Trilby; 10-31-2005 at 08:40 AM. Reason: i've alzhiem...something.

10-31-2005, 09:00 PM	#10
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	mmmmmmmm chili. must go deer hunting this weekend! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

11-01-2005, 09:12 AM	#11
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	I'd go with the chili & cornbread -- make the bread with whole kernels and roasted peppers!

11-01-2005, 11:03 AM	#12
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I'll make the cornbread with whole kernals, buttermilk and sour cream--deal? (Yes, in a cast-iron skillet for all you cowboys out there.) __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-01-2005, 03:16 PM	#13
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	attagirl! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

11-01-2005, 07:37 PM	#14
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	For our Halloween dinner, I made three bone-in hams on the rotisserie we have for our Weber bbq. I basted them every 20 minutes with a mixture of dark rum, butter, brown sugar, maple syrup & cassia cinnamon. They spun around for about 2 hours until they were nice and carameled (I usually do 3 hours, but I ran out of time), and man-o-man they were good!! My aunt brought chili that was suuuuper good too. I can't even think about what to make for dinner tonight. Probably McDonalds....ecchhh.

11-01-2005, 10:16 PM	#15
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Boy, either stew or chili would be outstanding -- must file the gingerbread idea for future use. Of the premixed chili parts in supermarkets, I like Six Gun, and not Carroll O'Connor, though I generally mix my own chili powder, which is seriously easy to do in So.Cal. Pasillas, New Mexicos, or Anaheims for the base, like half a ton of cumin, cayenne or pequin for go-at-throttle-up -- and there's something called Red Savina I haven't taken the seal off the bottle yet for OhmyGawdGaspGasp chili. For Halloween, I opened us a couple of cans and made canned chili w/marinara sauced spaghetti, whole wheat noodles and the marinara from Trader Joe's. I put the tomato paste back on the shelf, as the TJ "Sugo di Pomidoro" doesn't need any -- very flavorful, has some garlic and basil. Of course, the sauce got more garlic and about enough of Italian seasoning. This neighborhood doesn't have much for trick-or-treaters. We opened the door twice the whole night, for a total of six people, all of them kinda tall for trick'r'treat. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

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