Fall is finally upon us, but here in Texas, the Weather Gods are laughing in our faces and telling us to put those flannel shirts and fuzzy socks back in the closet because IT'S STILL FRICKIN' HOT OUTSIDE. Well, jokes on you, weather, because I got randomly in the mood to make one of my favorite chilis the other day, and guess what: It's dead easy to make and takes less than an hour and some change to prep, cook, and serve (even faster if you're going meatless)! Just look at

"Howdy, Folks" Opening Day of the State Fair of Texas is no joke. Come between me and my Opening Day button and we're gonna have some problems. Come between my grandma and her free reusable bags in the Automobile/Centennial buildings and you may as well have your affairs in order. Kidding aside, there's this weird sort of magic that only comes from going to the State Fair, especially on opening day. Trying out new foods, seeing if the butter sculpture is going to be finished

I blame binge watching Great British Baking Show (again) on Netflix for the early appearance of my 5th annual Pumpkin Bread rollout. This is one of the few baking recipes I bust out every year that is absolutely from scratch, and it makes me feel like Julia fricken Child (accent and everything) when it comes out of the oven, and boy will your kitchen smell amazing when it does. Every year when I finally get around to making this bread, it just makes me feel like Fall is final