I love home cooking and believe there are quite a few people in Bushwick like me. 

To get things rolling, I am offering up my Black Bean Chili. I am a major chili freak. If I was thrown into an episode of “Chopped,” I’d likely end up making a chili regardless of the secret ingredients.

This particular recipe dates back to when I was broke during my college years, and it holds a special place in my cookbook as my first original recipe. It has gone through many revisions over the years. It started out as more of a spicy vegetable stew before becoming a proper chili.