Chili Weather

Time to prep for the big chili cook-off on Friday. I am smoking the tri-tip roast tonight, after leaving it smothered in Chipotle puree overnight. That will be cut up and added to the regular chili- I am also preparing one pot of vegetarian chili, just for grins. I'll cook it tomorrow night so it has time to meld a bit before Friday. I still have to pick up some habanera peppers to add a little heat for the back of the throat, but everything else is pretty much ready to go.