Dana's Italian Chili

      Yield: 4 Servings

      2 lb hot italian sausage

     16 oz can kidney beans (drained)

      1 md green bell pepper (diced)

  1 1/2 T  chili powder

    1/2 t  garlic powder

      1 t  black pepper

    1/2 t  old bay seasoning

     30 oz can hunts ready tomato sauce

      1    (salsa)

      6 oz can tomato paste

    1/2 c  water

      1    copious amount texas pete

      1    hot sauce

      1 sm onion,Diced

      1 sm jalepeno pepper

In a large saucepan, dice and brown the italian sausage with the Old

Bay Seasoning, then pour off the drippings.  Dana prefers to remove

the skin from the sausage to keep it from being "tough". Add onion,

green pepper, chili powder, tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic powder

and water. Cook over low heat for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.

Add kidney beans, jalepeno pepper and texas pete (to taste). Simmer

for another 30 minutes. Just before serving do a "once around the

pot" with a good mexican bottle of beer to make it feel at home. Dana

tells me that the only way to enjoy her chili is with a mexican beer,

tortilla chips and a little shredded extra sharp cheddar on top.