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January is National Soup Month, and the timing couldn’t be better. Following two months of eating rich, fatty foods, soup soothes our bellies (not to mention our cholesterol levels), helps us lose those extra holiday pounds, is easy on the food budget (holiday excess again!), and can be created at home from practically nothing. Soup is also the perfect comfort food for long, cold, January nights.
I was feeling creative the other night (hunger will do that to you) and didn’t want to venture out to the grocery store on icy roads, so I made this delicious chili from what was available in the cupboard.
BBQ Wheat Berry Chili
The following ingredients were all added to my trusty Dutch Oven:
Red Wine Barbeque Ragout…
View Full Recipe at Wine Barrel Gourmet's Blog
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