Happy Birthday Brock Osweiler

It was a stellar day for Bronco's backup quarterback Brock Osweiler. On his 25th birthday he made his debut as an NFL quarterback scoring a touchdown on his first set of plays. He went on to beat the Bears 17-15 with his parents, wife and various relatives watching from the Soldier Field stands. Apparently he blew out the candles prior to today's game because it was all he could have wished for.

From da  Bears perspective, it was a lackluster game, ending their winning streak. Even Jay seemed genuinely disappointed.

Lunch, however, was no disappointment. Finding quite a bit of pork in the freezer, Chili Colorado seemed a perfect choice. Chile Colorado is a fairly mild pork stew that can be spiced to any level you'd like. Serve on tortillas with some shredded Chihuahua cheese.

Chili Colorado

Ingredients:
3 TB flour
1.5 Lbs boneless pork, cut into cubes
1 TB bacon grease or vegetable oil
1 TB vegetable oil
1 T flour
1/4 C chopped onion
4 oz tomato sauce
2 T chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Salt and Pepper to taste
3 cups water [you can substitute some beef broth for part of the water]

Directions:
1.  Put 3 T flour in a plastic bag, add dpork and shake to coat
2.  Heat bacon grease or vegetable oil in a dutch oven over medium high
3.  Add pork and cook until browned
4.  Add 1 T flour and cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly
5.  Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until pork is very tender (1.5 - 2 hours)

Cooking Up A 2015True Denver Experience

Chicago's latest weather should make Denver feel at home even if they don't have their star quarterback. It's reported that Peyton Manning may not even make the trip to Chicago. Hopefully, he's not home trying to cook up a win for the Broncos.

What are you planning to cook to help our team move to an even 5-5? Are you looking at what's served in Sports Authority Field? That would include:

• Italian Nachos 
• Fried Chicken Cones
• Ham and Cheese Pretzel Buns
• Brats including Bronco Brats
• Liquid Nitrogenized Ice Cream

If you're looking at Denver's traditional foods, consider wild game, chili, rocky mountain oysters, potatoes and pinto beans. 

Let's get cooking!

Nightmare on Bryant Street

Marion Barber had a nightmare and we were all invited.

Last week I compared the Bears to Humpty Dumpty. Thinking the only way to put a scrambled egg back together was to cook it, I made a non-Denver omelette. It was working too. The defense was awesome, the offense was playing a good old fashion running game, and Gould was - well - Gould.

It looked like Denver would be shut out for the first time in the franchise's history. It was all going so well and then, in the last few minutes of the 4th quarter, we shared a nightmare. With da Bears winning 10-7 and less time on the clock than it takes to soft boil an egg, Barber went out of bounds rather than allowing the clock to run down. This gave the Broncos the time they needed to tie with a field goal. It's important to note that Marion Barber had been playing a good game until then with over 100 yards. But with one momentary lapse of reason, everything changed.

The Bears won the coin toss and took the field. Barber made a diving catch to give the Bears a first down but on the next play he fumbled turning the ball over to Denver. Another field goal and the nightmare is complete. Perhaps I should have made another omelette.

Humpty Dumpty

The offense is shattering! While the defense approached the game like true Monsters of the Midway, it looks like it will take some holiday magic to pull the offense back together. Watching Forte head into the tunnel, I kept thinking And all the kings horses and all the kings men .... But wait, while this is definitely Not my favorite time of the year, we have now entered the time of the season when you separate real Bears fans from fair weather fans. So, on to Denver. Perhaps Denver Omelets are appropriate.

Go Bears!