Ann Whiting started the Mexican National Chili Cookoff in 1978, and I first flew down from Dallas, TX in February of 1997 to compete with the elite cooks from all over the United States. That year it was held in the Ajijic Soccer Field, adjacent to the Wednesday Market. Twenty cooks competed on Friday, February […]
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We’ve all had them … some more private than others … some more traumatic … and some hilarious! I was eight years old, shopping with my mother in downtown Oklahoma City on Thursday evening when the stores stayed open until 8 p.m. We were walking down Main Street and the elastic on my panties broke
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I first visited Lake Chapala in 1997, when I came down with friends to compete in the Mexican National Chili Cookoff, capably captained by Ann Whiting.
