That is fun stuff JZ!

Generally I use at least tablespoon of chili powder. But I like hot. I will say that less than a teaspoon is absurd. less than that for that much meat and you don't like chili powder. For a supertaster like you, I would use at least a teaspoon of chili powder, and add more to taste after it is done. (That is taste, when done and stir in more if you think it needs it - which according to my very-different-from-yours tastes it will.)

Suzi, hope your kid is home soon! And regarding the fading, it's different for everyone. I think because I'm so fair, the makeup tatt artist gave a light version and that's why it faded (even with the touch up a year later). The person I think I'll be going to next is going to be much more expensive. But she uses a technique where she basically tatts a gazillion single hairs (feather) instead of an entire area like I got before. I'm saving up for it.

ETA: I'd love to be able to skip the make up AND the tatts. But scarring on my left eye area/forehead from a childhood injury means my eyebrows don't grow in at all for a full half on my left side.

I like chili powder.

In fact, I have erinaceous' Guinness chocolate chili reheating on the stove right now and it's pretty fucking great. Will go well with our four inches of snow we got last night/this morning.

I am still gearing myself up to go outside and shovel the steps and thaw the birdbath. They still have seed, so I haven't been in a rush, but I probably need to do it sooner than later. Also there's packages for me in the car.

Our weekend storm turned out to be rain with periods of slush, so that's fun.

1/4 C of chili powder sounds like a lot, but it's only 4 tablespoons, so that's only double the 1T/lb recipe, which is still a significant increase but maybe not too much. Depends on the chili powder, too, some brands/sources are hotter than others. I am still using the stuff my sister brought home from South Africa 20 years ago, and even with all that passage of time it's still hotter than anything I buy at the supermarket (she brought home like a pound or something, my mom keeps the bulk of it and I refill my chili powder jar from her. Sometimes there isn't time for that and I have to make do with whatever is on the shelf).

All that said, I have no idea what proportions I use. I'm not sure I'm consistent, for one thing, and I haven't made chili in a while. And I don't think I've ever made it in the crockpot, if that makes a difference.

Only twice as much isn't a little! Twice as much seasoning is a lot! I took it back down the lower amount.

Okay, nurse said she'd be here at 10, and something at work blew up at 10:10, so I'm telling them I can't work it, but she's not here yet. Of course the stress of the blowup is making my end-of-week headache twice as bad, so I have to pass off handling it to a co-worker for two reasons, not just the one. I wish she would hurry the fuck up--I don't get painkillers until an hour after she gets here, and I'm about ready to start crying right now.

Depends on the chili powder, too, some brands/sources are hotter than others.

That's the truth. I use a crapload of chili powder, but it's old and I think from the dollar store, so. But then I also use extra cumin and chipotles.

Oh man, I think this sunday is a lost day. I woke up at first, with no alarm, at 6. Puttered and decided this was ridic, set the radio to go on at 8, figuring I'd listen to the news, which I did...and then conked out just as PHC came on. Woke up at 1.

I guess I'll go do catsitting and swim and cal the day good. I got enough sleep, I guess?

Sometimes you just need to sleep. I say, call it a good day.

My hide glue did get here. And so did my fretwire and fretsaw! So I guess I better get cutting apart my crockpot! Which is a pretty good use of a snowy Sunday.

I took care of the birds. It looks like we got about four inches so far. The SO's feeding station shelter works really really well. Normally at this point I'd need to keep dumping out the snowlogged seed and refill, but the shelter has kept it all dry.