SNUBBED BY TODAY SHOW

So a couple of weeks ago on the Today Show they announced a Chili Cook-Off Contest. The 3 finalists get flown to New York to share their recipe on the show....

They were looking for original, creative chili recipes. I make Chili a lot and sneak in crazy things, so I thought I'd enter. Plus, it's been about 6 years since we've visited the Big Apple.

I named it "Cowboy Chili" to make it Wyoming-specific.

• COWBOY CHILI
• 1 lb. ground beef
• ½ of an onion chopped
• 1 small chopped green pepper
• 1 small chopped red pepper
• 1 package chili seasoning (found near taco seasoning)
• 1 small can chili beans
• 1 large can crushed tomatoes with juice
• 1 small can petite diced tomatoes with juice
• 2 T. sugar
• 1 T. white vinegar
• 1 small zucchini diced
• 1 small yellow squash
• 1 cup frozen blueberries, chopped
• 1 APPLE chopped
• 1/4 cup flax seed

Cook meat, add onion and pepper saute until vegetables tender. Combine other ingredients and simmer for an hour. Or put in crock pot on low for a few hours. Easy!

BRAYLEN took some photos and even recorded a video of me making it.

So this morning they had the 3 finalists on

(it was then that I realized I had forgot about it AND that I hadn't been chosen!)

I was interested to see how original and creative their recipes were. So one gal's secret ingredient was beer, REALLY? That is original? Everyone cooks with wine and beer

(ok-- not me too often, but everyone else)

The other dude's was chicken and turkey and oyster sauce or something

(gross, but yes original).

Well this guy below made his chili with a really crazy, secret ingredient....... an APPLE

I guess he is a lot cuter than me and his "Hog Call" he did on live TV probably helped

(I guess I should have whinnied in my video)

Maybe they just didn't want to give me preferential treatment

because Ann Curry and I are BFF's.

Oh well, it's really snowy in the big APPLE right now so I really didn't want to go anyway.

"nnnaaaaayyyyy"

Off to go watch Good Morning America.