Not a political statement!

[johnsteen]

Found a recipe for Barak Obama's chili.

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/11/dinner-tonight-barack-obamas-chili-recipe.html

[Nate]

There is a recipe for his chili in one of the chili books i have... not sure if it is the same or not since I don't have it in front of me right now. I haven't tried making it.

[gcdmd]

Here is LBJ's favorite chili recipe, true Texas chili.

https://whatscookingamerica.net/Soup/PedernalesChili.htm

The amount of tomatoes given in this particular version is more than most; 1 1/2 cups is the more common amount. One 15-16 oz. can should get it just fine. The tomato liquid should also be added to the pot.

[johnsteen]

That is a recipe that I would follow. It sounds good.

[Willy]

I'm surprised at the tiny amount of chili powder and cumin. For 2 pounds of meat, the same amount of mater, 2 onions, and 4 cans of beans, I use 1/3 c chile powder (ancho) and 1 T cumin. Plus some hot sauce.

[Mosca]

There has been a nice record of presidential recipes. George W Bush had a mean huevos rancheros.

[HorseDoctor]

Not as good as his wife's cookies recipe though...

[Potkettleblack]

Beans and tomatoes... no.

[gcdmd]

Beans are prohibido in Texas chili, but at least since the famous 1967 Terlingua cook-off between H. Allen Smith and Wick Fowler (Texas chili champ), in which both used tomato product (paste for Smith and sauce for Fowler) tomatoes have crept in.

[gcdmd]

However, neither the Institute of Texan Cultures "official" version of the old chili queens recipe nor Frank Tolbert's Bowl of Red contains tomatoes or tomato product.

[richinlbrg]

Check out Ronald Reagan's flourless cake! The man had good taste! IT IS DELISH!

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/orange-flourless-chocolate-cake-for-the-reagan-family-237710

[Willy]

What is that white stuff in the background? LOL

[gcdmd]

Willy , I'm with you. In my old book on chili, I have a piece of paper inserted with some notes I wrote to myself regarding this recipe many moons ago:

Possible changes to intensify flavor:

Double the amount of chili powder, oregano and cumin.
Increase garlic to as much as 8 cloves.
Replace water with strong beef or chicken broth.
Replace some or all of the tomatoes with Ro-Tel.

I did a web search for reproductions of Lady Bird's old recipe cards and found two, and possibly a third, which appeared authentic. In one authentic appearing version she goes with two cans of Ro-Tel (diced tomatoes with green chilies).

Like you, ancho is my go to chili powder. As a general rule, one tablespoon or a bit more per pound of meat is a good rule of thumb. If I want to kick up the heat I may use some New Mexico Red or Chipotle powder or just increase the hot sauce or add some cayenne.

[Potkettleblack]

Some serious concoction here. George Washington era eggnog.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/29576/making-george-washingtons-special-eggnog

[Mr. Bones]

I've seen George's eggnog recipe before, and, Gadzooks!!!

Are ya' sure that's the right link, Potkettleblack?

[Potkettleblack]

Whoops... Corrected...

The perils of working on a phone.