She made this chili for my birthday party and it's completely impossible to tell there are no onions or garlic or beans in it. It is SO good. The thing about Lyla is she's not a measurement kind of cook. She throws things in and it all works beautifully. So I will try it and add measurements to it at my first opportunity in my copious (well... not) spare time, for those of you that don't feel comfortable with the "oops" method of cooking. :)
If you are adventurous, use your sense of smell and tastebuds and go for it! That's what I'm gonna do. The red wine can be optional if you are extremely sensitive, but there is so little overall, it didn't bother me in the slightest.
It was wonderful to taste chili again and have it be SO good, it was mouthwatering. Thank you, Lyla.
Cheers!
~Miriam