I know this may be blasphemy but my wife puts beans in her chili. She's an Atlanta native. Sometimes she uses ground turkey instead of ground beef. One time she used bulgar wheat. Even our teenage boys were fooled and thought it was beef, beans, spices, etc.
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The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - Psalm 103:8
I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.