As you may know, if you come by here now and then, I rarely promote food, bebidas or music. I have even fallen away from the curvaceous promotions of old. But, last night I was led to believe an Arctic Express might be bearing down upon my back yard, so I developed a primal appetite for meat and decided to throw in a few legumes. I browned up some ground chuck, boiled up some pinto, lentil, black, navy and kidney beans in no particular proportions (yes purest, I added beans to the mix). Added to the mix was cumin, dried chipotle, lots of black pepper and a touch of tomato paste. Mixed all together, it was perfect this morning as I watched the snow swirl and blow. Meat!

No, the Kiwi's are not involved. SwittersB's Chili Con-Coction

Of course, the snow has stopped for now (I am one of those rare Portlandian’s that love snow and don’t panic when a half inch accumulates). An aside, do the news crews that standing in Troutdale at the mouth of the Gorge or at Sylvan in the West Hills feels like the blithering fools they appear to be?