This is by no means as odd as it sounds, though twenty-one years ago, the pregnant me would have had a few words to say on the matter.
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\nSee, I was pregnant with BeeGirl the first time I had chili on spaghetti. I was hot, angry, sore, and couldn’t understand why – when I was supposed to be on bedrest for gods’ sakes – my mother insisted I attend her on her trip to the museum. She had promised a wheelchair, etc., but I ended up walking most of that day, and believe me, I could feel it. BeeGirl ended up being late for her due date, but still… two months previous, I was hauling my ass around in Manitoba August weather.<\/p>\n
At least she took us all out for a meal. At Kelekis. For some reason, I couldn’t fathom her fascination with the place, nor the insistence that I have this fabulous dish. It wasn’t fabulous, and I’m sorry to the masses of Kelekis fans out there – it was watery, cold, and half the pasta was over cooked and half under cooked. It f’ing sucked, and I was pregnant, cramping and verging on murderous.<\/p>\n
For the next almost twenty years, I avoided anywhere that even served it. Then last summer, I had leftover chili and leftover spaghetti sauce from various meals at Mom’s while we were sorting and cleaning out the house. I figured, fuck it. <\/p>\n
I’ve had it numerous times since. From my own recipes, so maybe they’re just more to my taste. Or something. *shrug*<\/p>\n
Jodi’s Chili<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n 4 lbs ground beef Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n Brown and drain ground beef. Add spices and Worcestershire sauce, and simmer for a minute or two. Add beans and tomatoes, and simmer for a half hour.<\/p>\n Serve with garlic toast; keep leftovers for chili spaghetti!<\/p>\n Jodi’s Spaghetti Sauce<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 lb pepperoni sausage, ground Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n Mix all ingredients together in a crock pot, simmer on low for 6 hours – OR – mix in a large pot on the stove, and bring to a boil, then put heat on low and simmer for twenty minutes.<\/p>\n Serve on pasta with garlic toast – and save the leftovers for chili spaghetti!<\/p>\n Jodi’s Chili Spaghetti<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n equal parts leftover chili and spaghetti sauce Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n Mix well, and simmer until heated through. Serve on fresh cooked spaghetti, top with cheese (cheddar or parmesan!) and a side of garlic toast.<\/p>\n I’ve come to love Chili Spaghetti!<\/p>\n ’til next week… This is by no means as odd as it sounds, though twenty-one years ago, the pregnant me would have had a few words to say on the matter. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[871,1,870,73],"tags":[709,2267,2163,866,2514,2513,781,1885],"class_list":["post-4534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-general-pondering-on-writing","category-headline","category-recipes","tag-cheese","tag-chili","tag-hot","tag-leftovers","tag-pasta","tag-sauce","tag-spaghetti","tag-spicy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodilee.sacredtriskele.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodilee.sacredtriskele.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodilee.sacredtriskele.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodilee.sacredtriskele.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodilee.sacredtriskele.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jodilee.sacredtriskele.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4535,"href":"https:\/\/jodilee.sacredtriskele.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4534\/revisions\/4535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodilee.sacredtriskele.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodilee.sacredtriskele.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodilee.sacredtriskele.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n2 cans Heinz Chili Beans
\n2 cans Hunts Chili Style Diced Tomatoes
\n2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
\n2 tbsp chili powder
\n1 tsp hot chili powder
\n1 tbsp cumin
\n1\/2 tbsp garlic powder OR 1 tbsp minced garlic
\npinch salt & pepper<\/p>\n
\n1 can Hunts Thick & Rich Spicy Red Pepper & Chilies Pasta Sauce
\n1 can tomato sauce (with herbs is good, too!)
\n1 lg can diced tomatoes
\n1 onion, diced
\n1 tbsp minced garlic
\n1 can pieces and stems mushrooms (optional)<\/p>\n
\n1 tbsp minced garlic
\n1\/2 tsp cumin
\n1\/2 tsp chili powder
\n1\/2 tsp oregano flakes<\/p>\n
\n<3\nJL\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"