I'm a sucker for semantics, so you had me with the title. Granted, the post didn't really follow the title, but I like Chile, and chili, and don't mind chilly if I have a good coat, so it was all good.

Chili is nice in that you can hide whatever you want in there and most people won't notice. Like in your situation, you had lots of veggies, but it can be difficult to get the kids to eat them. Hide them all in chili and they'll eat it all.

I'd rather have a recipe to work off of, but you must be a pro if you can do it without. It sounds delicious and given that your kids "slurped it up" I'd say you had a winner.