What's for din? January 16th, 2026

Defuniak Springs, Florida
January 16, 2026 6:03pm CST
The weather has been downright cold this past week, and no, this is not a dramatic Floridian exaggeration. We are talking actual nighttime temps in the twenties. That kind of cold calls for food with commitment. So I’ve been leaning hard into hearty, cold-weather meals, and tonight was no exception. Dinner was homemade chili with cornbread, and not to brag, but I absolutely nailed the spice situation this time. Everything landed exactly where it was supposed to. I also built my bowl a little differently. I crumbled cornbread into the bottom, drizzled it with honey and Truff hot sauce, added butter and cheese, then piled on a couple generous scoops of chili and finished it off with sour cream. A layered masterpiece. Do I want to know how many calories were involved? Absolutely not. Was it worth every single one? Without question.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Jan
Spaghetti and hamburgers.
April
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Jan
why both of them? that's wasting food, when you could make two seperate meals out of that.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Jan
@thislittlepennyearns It was diet food for me to eat in a small portion of both meals.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jan
Sounds great. Much too nice to be bothered counting calories.
April
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Jan
I haven't paid attention to calories since the last time i dieted and went to the gym regularly which was like 2013.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120692)
• United States
17 Jan
That is more ingredients than I am used to, but it sounds intriguing! I had one of those Chobani flip yogurts. Coconut and almond, I think. My back is so bad I think it took away my want for food. I didn’t know that was possible.
April
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Jan
I needed some extra flavor lol. My chili itself is pretty boring. Chili beans, black beans, rotel, seasoning and hamburger meat.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
17 Jan
Your chili sounds good. I am going to have a loaded baked potato with butter, cheese, yes chili, sour cream and some hot sauce on it.
Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (59193)
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17 Jan
We had chili and cornbread about a week ago, had it leftover another night, and I froze son two little containers. We love chili. Yours looks good!
April
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Jan
There was just enough left to put leftovers in the fridge for me to eat lunch tomorrow. I have to clean out the fridge tomorrow.