Stir for about ten minutes, adding in the meat.Rinse the beans and put them along with the drained corn, tomatoes, V8, chilis/peppers into a pot over a medium heat.If you’re adding meat, cook the meat first and set aside.Ground beef/turkey/fake meat crumbles (optional) So, without further ado, let’s make some firehouse chili.ġ can of green chilis or peppers (pick the pepper for the heat level you enjoy) You can make it spicier with different peppers, change out the meat or use no meat for our vegetarian friends.

The great thing about this recipe is you can switch out the ingredients to your liking. Though I’m sure Díaz would argue that if there was a way to mess it up, Ward would find it, lol. Today I’d like to share with you a recipe for firehouse chili that even Ward couldn’t screw up. Okay, I’m decent…Fine, I haven’t poisoned anyone yet. In The Firefighter’s Dilemma, Díaz comments on it more than once, and gives him crap about it because teasing is their love language. A running gag throughout the series is how bad Ward’s cooking is. Right away, I knew I had to make Ward a terrible cook. But if she knew I was investigating her dad on the side, she would never forgive me.During my research for the Mile High Firefighter’s series, I learned cooking meals is a chore shared by everyone in the firehouse. As we spend more time together, prepping for our parents' wedding, we both agree that maybe there's nothing wrong with having a little bit of fun in the meantime. So I can't help but be suspicious, even though his daughter's the perfect blend of beautiful and wild. This should make family gatherings way more interesting.Įxcept when your mom's as loaded as mine is, you can never fully let your guard down when a guy comes sniffing around. Yeah, the same one I mortified when I accidentally saw her a tiny bit naked. Suddenly the unpredictable woman I couldn't stop thinking about is my soon-to-be-stepsister.

Little did I know that a random SOS call from a woman stuck in a plaster cast with nothing underneath (I swear I only caught a flash of skin) would throw me for a complete loop. Shoot the shit with my fireman buddies, come home, and do it all again tomorrow. Run into burning buildings, save those in distress, be a hero. My life has always been pretty predictable.

The Dating Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman