What's for Supper

Being a modeling group that represents members from around the world, I was curious as to what you all eat as a "go to" meal during the winter months. Perhaps by sharing our ideas on food we can broaden each others horizons and provide one another ideas for a holiday season treat. 

I'll start.. One of our favorite meals is simple home made chili and grilled cheese sandwiches. Part of my family likes mild chili without beans while some like the full chili experience. 

Now when I say full experience I'm really referring to both the ingredients and spices level of the chili. I've seen some people put strange stuff in their chili (potatoes, peanut butter, mushrooms, etc.), but not us, we are more traditional. Our main staples for our chili consist of beef (ground round or chuck preferred), kidney and Northern white beans mixed (washed and drained), diced tomatoes as well as tomato paste and sauce, diced green chili's along with jalapeño or other hot type peppers, a small pinch of brown sugar to remove any bite, and sometimes even a small amount of crumbled crispy bacon. Then of course there is the secret ground up chili and mixed spices (key word is secret). Top the meal off with Ritz or similar butter flavored crackers to crumble into your bowl and even sour cream for some people. 

The grilled cheese has to have 2 or 3 different cheeses on fresh buttered white or Italian bread then grilled on a flat skillet till crispy. We usually try to have provolone, colby, monkery jack, cheddar, pepper-jack, and gouda cheeses available.   

I'm not going to get into the drinks or deserts for a meal as each could be their own subject string. So come on everyone, keep this string going by sharing one of your favorite meals to eat during the cold winter months. 

Ben and Jarrod