Brown 1 pound hamburger with 1 chopped onion and 1 or 2 cloves garlic, crushed, some chopped green pepper if you have it. Drain the hamburger. Add:

1 tsp. salt
1 or 2 tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. cumin
A generous sprinkling of black pepper
A little oregano, if you have it
1 lg. can tomatoes
Leftover pinto beans, if you have any

I guess you could buy a can of pinto beans but we always have a pot of beans one day and chili the next day. Cover and simmer a while. Serve with flour tortillas, crackers and butter or corn bread.

MY FAVORITE CORN BREAD:

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Melt 2 tablespoons butter, butter or shortening in an iron skillet in the oven as it heats. Mix:

3/4 c. cornmeal
1 c. flour
1/3 c. sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt

1 c. milk
1 egg, well beaten
2 tbsp. melted butter or shortening which you have already melted in the oven

Mix all this together in a bowl and pour into the iron skillet you have already melted the butter in. Return to the oven and bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes. Great with a pot of beans or chili.