Kathy, I like my chili to be tomato-ey, so I would add the extra can, but I think it is a matter of taste. Why not just cook what you have, and then at the four hour mark, give it a taste-test, and see if you want to add the tomatoes or water then?
Angel: He is dead. Technically, he's undead. It's a zombie. Connor: What's a zombie? Angel: It's an undead thing. Connor: Like you? Angel: No, zombies are slow-moving, dimwitted things that crave human flesh. Connor: Like you. Angel: No! It's different. Trust me.
'Destiny'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
WindSparrow - Dec 23, 2010 8:34:37 am PST #12687 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
amych - Dec 23, 2010 8:35:09 am PST #12688 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Kathy, your chili sounds awesome to me - you shouldn't need any extra water, because when you cook in a slow cooker, you don't lose liquid to evaporation the way you would in an open pot. As long as everything is moist/stewy when you put all the ingredients in (and it will be!), you'll be fine!
Jesse - Dec 23, 2010 8:36:47 am PST #12689 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
And NOW we hear from our VP (currently on vacation in Hawaii!) that we can leave at 3. Too bad I have no good way to get home until 4:30!
Dana - Dec 23, 2010 8:38:54 am PST #12690 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I'm doing my errands today and mailing out the nail polish box. It looks like it goes to Kat next? Is that right, Perkins?
msbelle - Dec 23, 2010 8:39:05 am PST #12691 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
ita, I have some repeats.
brother is in town and is already running errands for me. YAY!
mac has a playdate not at our house today, so I have approx 3 hours to do some shopping and a PO stop.
Lee - Dec 23, 2010 8:40:47 am PST #12692 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
mailing out the nail polish box. It looks like it goes to Kat next? Is that right, Perkins?
Yep! She shares it with Burrell but it goes to her.
Dana - Dec 23, 2010 8:41:23 am PST #12693 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Excellent! Sorry it took me so long to pass it on. It's been sitting by my couch.
Kathy A - Dec 23, 2010 8:45:59 am PST #12694 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Thanks for the chili feedback! I think I will put in an extra can of diced tomatoes to give it more tomato-y goodness without having to cut up crushed ones. When I was cleaning out my cabinets right after surgery, I found I had so many cans of tomatoes and kidney beans that chili was the best way I could think of to get rid of them.
I'm adding ground turkey to my shopping list so I can make a few more batches of chili this weekend and freeze them.
§ ita § - Dec 23, 2010 8:51:35 am PST #12695 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
ita, I have some repeats.
Okay, that makes me feel better. I try really hard for no repeats. I mean, same style, but never same style and pattern, unless it's the utilitarian black seamless.
Possibly I think about this a lot.
Lee - Dec 23, 2010 8:52:18 am PST #12696 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
One of the associates who on average asks me to do something once or twice a week just walked into my office with a present, asked me to do something, started to walk out with out the present, then turned around to pick it back up, saying "oops, I almost forgot my office services present."
Can I go home now?