Next Shirley Temple Chili

This chili recipe was met with a warm reception on a brisk September evening. Ground beef, stewed tomatoes, green pepper, onion, tomato paste, chili beans and good old chili powder round out the ingredients. After browning the beef, just added the rest, brought to boil and then simmered for 15 minutes. Really couldn't have been easier. It was tasty, not too spicy (for Julia), and very hearty. Paired well with a glass of our everyday Spanish Tempranillo (not for Julia). I heart Fall.

Episode Note: "The Snooperstar"  Marcia is continuously annoyed with Cindy reading her diary and revealing her most intimate thoughts. With the aide of Jan, Marcia begins to plant fictitious diary entries about Cindy. This makes Cindy snoop even more, and with the "help" of that little jinx cousin Oliver, they get the false notion that something big is about to happen. Marcia and Jan concoct a story that a Hollywood talent scout is coming the Brady's to audition Cindy to be the next Shirley Temple. Cindy bites and begins rehearsing her rendition of "The Good Ship Lollipop."  She also styles her hair of gold into curls and wears a Temple-esque dress and patent leather Mary Janes, all the while dreaming of stardom. Meanwhile, Mike is dealing with a difficult BeeBe Gallini type client, Penelope Fletcher (played by none other than Mrs Thurston Howell III, Natalie Schafer). When Ms. Fletcher drops by to see her sketches, Cindy thinks she's the talent scout and breaks into her routine. Charmed by the act and softened from the childhood memories it evokes, Mike gets the deal. Cindy is left only with disappointment and the lesson of snoop and your dreams get snapped.