Vegan Okra Chili

Yesterday two things happened. I wore long sleeves, and I put in the Gilmore Girls DVDs. I realize this probably means nothing you you. To me, this means Fall is coming. I know I get enthusiastic about fall a little early. Like, as soon as September hits I start suggesting we go apple picking, eat pumpkin flavored everything, and ask hubby every weekend if we can go to Target to look at their fall things. He reminds me patiently, every year, that I do this every year.. and that Target doesn’t jump on the autumn bandwagon as soon as I do. So I am trying not to rush it as much this year. I know summer is glorious and amazing. But I kinda can’t help myself because with new seasons come new flavors. And that is very exciting to me. I feel like this recipe is kind of a compromise. Okra feels summery to me, and I got some this week. And okra is one of those ingredients that I get and often don’t really know what to do with. Chili seemed the perfect application. Not to toot my own horn here, but it was a good call. Because this (…)