DH says that his dad claimed that the Bob's Big Boy served it that way. That chain never made it to Kansas until right before it went bankrupt and disappeared before I could be introduced to chili & spaghetti

great idea to put portions in the freezer. i use my freezers all the time. we grow our vegs,so i put them in the freezer.
Julie

In my family, if it was beef and tomatoes with macaroni, it was "goulash". If it didn't have macaroni, it was "chili". Pretty much the same seasonings, though.

There's a whole chili culture that serves chili on top of spaghetti. Cincinnati has some of the oldest chili parlors in the country. Texas-style chili, though, is almost never served with spaghetti or macaroni.

Personally, I now make a very thick, meaty chili, and give my family options to eat it over spaghetti or noodles, corn bread, crackers, beans, or by itself.

I made a 3 lb batch last weekend, and we're almost out. YUM!

Definitely. Cincinnati chili has different spicing than TExas chili. The Greek immigrants added herbs and "sweet" spices like cinnamon. Some even add cocoa powder (so it's rather like a Mexican mole sauce), which gives it a depth you don't find in Texas-style chili.

I do a mixture of styles. Less tomato and more heat, like Texas-style, but with a touch of cinnamon and oregano and sometimes cocoa, like Cinci.

That is a fantastic idea!! I think it can be done in portions.

I am a little worried, because I am cooking for the first time this year. Even though there will be less than 7 of us this year, I have received requests for 7 different sides!!!! They span the gamet, literally, soup to nuts.

My problem is that until a month or so ago, If you had asked me about cooking, I would have said "I don't go into the kitchen without adult supervision" I have posted this before, but I am the only person I know who has sent myself to the hospital from my own cooking (seriously)

Now, I have been trying recipes, and admittedly, getting better. (everything edible, and some things really good) so I am excited about cooking. So, I really want to make these sides, just to see if I can do it.

I am using some recipes I found in the Diabetes magazine for some of them, and looking for modifications for others. I think that to keep me from being overwhelmed, I am telling my family they can all have their sides, but I am spreading them over 2-3 days, with the only leftover being the turkey.

I plan on only making enough for 5-6 servings per side, so I have no leftovers, but even then, for me, portion is going to be key. That, along with not sampling every 5 minutes.

Sorry for the ramble, I just had to get out the nerves. Hopefully it will be okay.

I remeber we spoke before about our kids needing to loss a few too. I see you said nothing is working for your Son. If I may give you a few suggestions my Son went from 115 at age 10 years old and 4 foot 10 to now 106 pounds in 2 months he eats what I eat but I MAKE him get out everyday and ride his bike with his friends of course unless its raining I cut down his ps3 time to 1 hour a day and I really think thats what made the difference I still let him have ice cream its just low fat frozen yogurt and instead of kool aid its crystal light etc. so he still feels like he gets what he wants to eat its just a less calorie version. Good luck with your Son and your journey.

Not a NE Ohio thing, lol.

I've always had normal-no-pasta-chili! The craziest thing we do is use ground turkey!

I'm from Oregon, but I go to school in Indiana and chili on spaghetti topped with a MOUNTAIN of cheese is popular over here too. Skyline has expanded out to Indiana and you can buy it frozen in supermarkets too. I find it completely bizarre.

ha, good idea!

in regards to when *I* think of starving children, I just think, whether this food goes in my mouth or in the trash, they are still starving and my continued obesity will not feed them. heh. :P

Steak n' Shake has chili mac too. Spaghetti, chili, cheese and onion. YUM.

Mmm, I was actually going to start a thread about my big little guy. I'm at my whit's end with him. "Making him" do an outdoor activity is a whole lot harder than it may sound. Our son is not typical when it comes to athletics. He is truly THE most uncoordinated kid I have ever met. At age 10 he still has not learned to swing. I'm just thankful he learned to ride a two wheeler at a decent age. He has low muscle tone and just sitting up straight is harder for him than for most kids.

BUT...I have plans (today actually) to go buy two tennis rackets, one for mom and one for him. I think it may be fun to bat a ball around in the cul-de-sack.