Saturday afternoon chili

troutkitty is working 1:30-9:30 today, much to her displeasure. I'm trying not to spend the WHOLE day reading the internet.

So, I made chili from a random assortment of things-in-the-cupboard and things-that-need-using up. Specifically:

- half a package of ground beef, originally intended for hamburgers, and already mixed with hot pepper paste and garlic.
- two small onions
- large can of diced tomatoes
- can of black beans
- can of butter beans
- half a package of dried mushrooms of indeterminate origin from the Asian market
- bottle of beer
- single ear of corn left in the fridge that needed using up
- leftover brown rice and mustard lentils that also needed using up
- oregano, cumin, cayenne, paprika, southwestern seasoning brought back from New Mexico, bit of unsweetened cocoa powder, all in unmeasured quantities
- small can of tomato paste to thicken everything up at the end

If I had peppers and zucchini, I would saute them separately, and toss them on top of each serving, since otherwise they tend to just disintegrate invisibly into the chili.

Now to summon the energy to do something about the dishes...