Exploration 1: Black Bean Chili...Finally!*
So let's just jump right into this because we definitely waited long enough. First thing, this recipe makes A LOT of chili. I even scaled it back by a can of black beans (by accident) and I still probably have enough to last me two days. It's also filling. One bowl into it and I tapped out. The recipe called for 2 cups of chopped onion. I just chopped up one medium sized onion and used that. I feel like I'm slowly graduating beyond the point of having to measure everything. I am starting to be able to eye ball it. It also called for 1 2/3 cup of red bell better. Again, I eye balled it and chopped up two bell peppers. Side note: I literally just veered off track for about 15 minutes looking for a video on how to cut bell peppers only to realize, I still don't know how to cut bell peppers. To further elaborate, if you care, so about a week ago one of the groups I'm in or pages I liked on Facebook showed me this video on my newsfeed "How to Cut a Bell Pepp...