{"id":1497,"date":"2010-10-13T18:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T01:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2010\/10\/13\/chili-and-shortbread\/"},"modified":"2015-01-01T11:48:15","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T19:48:15","slug":"chili-and-shortbread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2010\/10\/13\/chili-and-shortbread\/","title":{"rendered":"Chili and shortbread"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What a combination, huh? \ud83d\ude09 We’re trying to use up some of the ground elk meat that’s in our freezer, since DH will be going elk hunting soon. So yesterday I made some chili, using three pounds of ground elk and whatever else struck my fancy. I have enough to feed an army at this point, but it does freeze well. That’s a Staub pot I used to make the chili, and I love that pot! It really does a good job. Anyway, that was yesterday’s project.<\/p>\n

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Today I was craving shortbread; I love shortbread! So I baked some as soon as I had a few minutes, and now I have enough to enjoy with tea for a while. If you like shortbread, too, you might want to try Joe Pastry’s recipe<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What a combination, huh? \ud83d\ude09 We’re trying to use up some of the ground elk meat that’s in our freezer, since DH will be going elk hunting soon. So yesterday I made some chili, using three pounds of ground elk and whatever else struck my fancy. 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