Chili

Can Illinois really beat Texas in a chili showdown?

With the bitter cold temperatures and snowy conditions that are expected through parts of the Midwest for the next couple of weeks, it's time to break out those world-famous chili recipes.

We got a taste of unseasonably warm weather early November, but soon enough we'll be shivering on our way to the car and wondering how it's scientifically possible our snot can freeze. And you know what that means. CHILI SEASON! I don't know about you, but when it gets cold out, this is my mood - View this post on Instagram Guilty 🍂🙈 A post shared by 97 ZOK (@97zok_rockford) on Sep 20, 2020 a

Although, given the current COVID-19 mess we're still dealing with, we might not get to eat any of these things this fair season.

Yesterday a listener, who will remain anonymous as I don't want to blow his cover, told me the secret weapon for making great chili. Do you want to know what it is?

Our annual Chili Shootout is coming up Oct 4th. Little Zim and I just found out we've been elected to cook Q98.5's chili. Wow! We're gonna need some help cooking chili for a crowd.

Fall days like these get me into a baking mood.  Yesterday, I had the perfect biscuit recipe to do just that. These tasty, fluffy biscuits are made with 7Up and 3 other ingredients.