ah, the cats as the sort of canary in the coal mine!

i was making chili for a work pot-luck on the 30th. i bought ground meat and then got home and relaxed, many hours later i realized that i never put it away. ended up going and buying more the next morning and making the chili before work. now, had it been just for me, i would have used it. but my big fear, making something for a crowd and making them all sick. i did end up using it to give my kitty fried ground beef. he's dying of cancer and is not eating much at all, but he cried at my feet when i was cooking it, turns out, he loves it!

the recipe sounds wonderful, can't wait for you to post it!