chili in every bowl

~ jama

Happy Inauguration Day! So exciting!

I know you’ll be busy watching the inaugural ceremony and parade on TV and all, but NOW HEAR THIS: in order to properly celebrate this momentous occasion, this defining moment, this day when America turns on its axis — there is one thing you absolutely have-tuh do:

EAT CHILI!

That’s right! As I mentioned when I posted his recipe awhile back, chili is Barack’s favorite thing to cook. It makes perfect sense, too — an easy crowd pleaser, infinitely adaptable whether you’re a carnivore or vegetarian. Everyman’s food.

There is one thing, though: Barack’s chili (pictured above with ground beef), is surprisingly bland. No salt or tomato sauce was listed in the recipe ingredients. I know there are as many kinds of chili as there are people, but I did think the omission of salt was strange. Maybe that’s why he’s President and not a professional chef!

Anyway, it doesn’t matter whether you doctor up Barack’s recipe, use your own, open up a can, or grab a bowl of the stuff at your favorite restaurant — just as long as you eat some (over rice). Yes, it’s your civic duty!

And for dessert, indulge in some of this special Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, renamed just for the month of January in honor of Barack Obama. It’s available in scoop shops around the country — "amber waves of buttery ice cream with roasted non-partisan pecans." All proceeds from its sale goes to the Common Cause Education Fund.

          

Just last week, Barack was spotted at Ben’s Chili Bowl in D.C. (see video).

This cool video featuring the Obama song will get you movin’ and shakin’ (thanks, Jules)!

Also, this is a very interesting website covering Barack’s Hawai’i connections — places he lived, schools attended, etc. Thanks to James for the link!

For the official Inauguration Day Schedule, click here.

Change we can believe in:
Yesterday = chicken in every pot
Today =  chili in every bowl.

Hot stuff!

19 thoughts on “chili in every bowl”

  3. HAPPY DAY! I had no idea about the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Thanks!

    It’s such an exciting day. I can’t stop tearing up.

    I KNEW you’d like the Hawaiian words in the song we have up today!

    Jules
    7-Imp

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  8. I might just have to have chili today. Husband had some for lunch yesterday when we were celebrating the LAST DAY!!!!, without even realizing, I think. And that ice cream looks PERFECT.

    I woke up smiling today; I think its going to go on all week!

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  11. Oooh, he went to the Punahou school? Good for him!

    Btw, when I tried to do the quiz, it said “Article cannot be found.” Is the link bad or is it my browser?

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  14. It’s been quite a day — very emotional. Elizabeth Alexander wrote a beautiful, moving poem. When she got to the part about a love — bigger than marital, familial, etc., I totally lost it.

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  16. What a remarkable day. And it’s still going on. My husband doesn’t get why I want to keep watching the coverage, so he’s heading off to see Paul Blart, Mall Cop, but I am here to watch the Obama show as long as coverage continues.

    Alexander’s poem was excellent. But what caused me to lose it was the sheer joy on YoYo Ma’s face in the middle of that quartet. It was so, so perfect and beautiful.

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  18. This is hilarious: “Yes, Pecan!” with “roasted non-partisan pecans.” Our new leader certainly has a lot of challenges ahead, so it’s nice to have a chuckle at the start.

    (Oh, of course I like chili too!)

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