We’re experiencing our first rain of the season, so Cincinnati sounded perfect. Plus, our house is a bit torn up because we’re having some plaster repair and painting done. Luckily they haven’t done any major work in the kitchen yet so I can still cook (we just have nowhere to sit since the dining room and living room are both completely blanketed in plastic and tape).

• Snows Chili (alias Cincinnati Chili) (Hollyhocks & Radishes, p.104)
• Sourdough bread with Sauteed Garlic Butter (Fine Cooking #43, March 2001, p. 49)