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After my mom died, I was tasked with making a video for her memorial service. I went through her computer and found a ton of old family photos that she had sent off to a service to have scanned. At the time, I was thankful to have found these because it made the process of pulling photos for the video way easier. But, looking back, I was not in a place where I was ready to go through the process of looking through the contents of her hard drive (or really any of her belongings). The activity of sorting\/compiling\/editing the video was so emotionally taxing that it took me awhile to recover. I finished the final cut on a Sunday morning, and I remember having to go lay down the entire rest of the day to decompress. It was just way too much all at once and because of that I stayed away from looking at her hard drive (and the rest of her possessions) for a long time afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward to this past fall, during an unseasonably cold week, I woke up with an intense craving for the beef chili that my mom used to make. It was the memory of this that led me back to her hard drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was actually stunned to find a file named \u201cSue\u2019s Beef Chili\u201d and promptly printed the recipe out.  Of course, as happens a lot in Southeastern NC, the weather then turned warm again and the idea of making chili got tabled. Still, I had the recipe sitting on my desk for 3+ months staring at me and it was kind of the catalyst to the idea of starting this blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This past weekend, with the weather finally turning cold again, it seemed like a good time to tackle this one. This was a staple that she always kept in the freezer (which is likely because it makes enough to feed a small army). I have countless memories of eating this for lunch or dinner on a chili cheese dog (I am a weirdo who does not like actual hotdogs).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sue’s Beef Chili<\/h2>Recipe by Megan<\/span><\/div>
<\/span>Servings<\/span>

12<\/p>servings<\/span><\/div>

<\/span>Prep time<\/span>

30<\/p>minutes<\/span><\/div>

<\/span>Cooking time<\/span>

1<\/p>hour <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ingredients<\/h3>
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    4 lb. chili meat
    1 large onion chopped
    2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
    1 tsp. oregano
    1 tsp. ground cumin seeds
    6 tsp. chili powder (may adjust to taste)
    2\u00a0 16 oz. cans tomatoes
    Salt to taste
    2 cups hot water
    1 pkg. McCormick\u00a0 Original Chili Mix
    \u00bd tsp. black pepper
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    Optional: 4 T. cider vinegar<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

    Directions<\/h3>
    • Place meat, onion, and garlic in large skillet or multipurpose pot.\u00a0 Sear until lightly browned.\u00a0 Drain off liquid.\u00a0 Add rest of ingredients; bring to boil.\u00a0 Lower hear and simmer for 1 hour, covered.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 May be frozen.\u00a0 Yield 12 servings<\/li><\/ul><\/div>