Where to find great chili recipes
The best ingredients to use
Recommended techniques and best practices
How to prepare
What to expect at the chili cook-off
How entries are judged
Don & Karen Cullum
doing what they do best --
making chili!
Don is the reigning Homestyle Chili World Champion. He & his wife Karen are highly respected champion chili cooks and often cook in service to large crowds. When they're not serving as Chief Judge and Scorekeeper for Chilly at the Lodge, they're probably cooking somewhere in the US for one reason or another. Some of their regular events include:
World Championship Chili Cook-Off
Terlingua International Championship Chili Cook-Off
Cowboys4Heroes, serving meals to active duty military, veterans, and their families at Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood)
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Horse Show Chuckwagon (Don is the Chairman)
Mighty Oaks Foundation Warrior's Banquet
...and chili cook-offs all over the US.