This weekend a host of local broadcasters came together for our annual Christmas Concert to raise money for The House of Broadcasting. One year our fundraising efforts helped to create the House of Broadcasting Celebrity Media Cookbook. It’s a treasure trove of great heirloom dishes by your local television and radio personalities. One of the most delicious recipes in the book is an award winning chili recipe from Jack Clifford, the man who created the iconic Food Network. (More than 20 years later, about 90 million people agree that Jack’s idea was a brilliant one and changed forever the way we view food.) Jack’s scrumptious chili has won dozens of chili cook off awards. It kicks you with five different spices and yet has a smooth-as-silk finish on your palate. This chili’s base is a combination of beef chunks, ground beef and pork with plenty of onions and garlic! So, grab a big pot and get cooking, just in time for “chili” evenings!

If you’d like a copy of the House of Broadcasting Cookbook, visit www.houseofbroadcasting.com.

By the way, Jack used to say that the Department of Homeland Security had identified his chili as a WMID (Weapon of Mass Indigestion). But I say Clifford’s Chili it’s so good, it’s what the cowboys call MGS–Mighty Good Sop!

Watch my Video for Clifford’s Chili here!

Oh, to find a killer chili recipe that’s over the top delicious! One that’s won dozens and dozens of chili cook off awards. One that kicks you with five different spices and yet has a smooth-as-silk finish on your palate. I found it! This big and bold-flavored recipe comes from a man who not only knows his chili– he knows food! Scottsdale resident Jack Clifford is the man who created the iconic Food Network. Nearly 20 years later, about 90 million people agree that Jack’s idea was a brilliant one and changed forever the way we view food. Jack was also the inspiration for the cookbook that his chili recipe is in. The House of Broadcasting Star-Studded Celebrity Media Cookbook is filled with scrumptious heirloom recipes from your favorite Arizona personalities. You can pick up at copy at the House of Broadcasting at 7150 East 5th Avenue in Scottsdale or visit www.houseofbroadcasting.com. But for now, grab a big pot and get cooking on the choicest chili ever. Jack says that his chili can be used to repair potholes in the driveway and that the Department of Homeland Security has identified it as a WMID (Weapon of Mass Indigestion.) But I say Clifford’s Chili it’s so good, it’s what the cowboys call MGS–Mighty Good Sop!