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Now that we’re full-on into Fall and office chili cookoffs are in full swing, a bunch of people have asked me for my competition chili recipe that I used when I won the DC101 Chili Cook-Off back in 2009. Good … Continue reading

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It’s official! T-Rev’s Stiff Willi Chili will be a vendor at the DC Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show Nov. 5-6 at the Washington Convention Center. 30,000 people. Paula Deen, Guy Fieri, and Giada De Laurentiis will be the guests. Beer, … Continue reading

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Here’s my chili with beans recipe that won the People’s Choice Award at the 2009 ICS World’s Championship Chili Cookoff. You can make this right in your home by following this recipe that’s also conveniently located on the label of … Continue reading

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A couple months ago I announced that I’d begun development for a chili starter — a sauce that you could simply add to ground beef, allowing you to make T-Rev’s Stiff Willi Chili in a fraction of the time it … Continue reading

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I was so sore yesterday I literally didn’t even feel like sitting at my computer to upload these photos. After being on my feet for over 12 hours Saturday during the Solomons VFD End of Summer Beach Bash, I needed … Continue reading

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I don’t even want to say this out loud because I don’t want to jinx anything, but this weekend is looking pretty decent for an outdoor event. 80 and sunny so far on Saturday, if you can believe it, so … Continue reading

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Last night my buddy and I went to Olde Town Pub to catch an acoustic gig by No Green JellyBeenz and also to meet two brand-spankin’-new Stiff Willi Girls, Katie and Scottie, who will be working next week’s promo with … Continue reading

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I’ll be heading to the Olde Town Pub in Leonardtown tonight to check out a No Green JellyBeenz acoustic gig and to meet a potential Stiff Willi Girl for next week’s throwdown at the Solomons fire department — better known … Continue reading

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As frustrating as kids can be, their obliviousness to the stresses of life is considerably enviable. At least it is to me, as we’ve dealt with a tornado, earthquake, and Cat 1 hurricane all in the past two months. In … Continue reading

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Check out the new stiffwilli.com QR code. If you haven’t signed up for our mailing list yet, simply scan this code with your smartphone and enter your email to receive future discounts and free stuff from stiffwilli.com! Of course, you … Continue reading

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I was at Vera’s Beach Club in Lusby, Md., on Saturday to watch No Green JellyBeenz perform during a bikini contest. After a full friggin’ week of rain compliments of Tropical Storm Lee, this day of fun in the sun was … Continue reading

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Here’s a photo of my brother-in-law Tom rocking his “Put a little spice in your wife life” shirt at the iconic FAO Schwarz. Of course, it’s a little icky that the wife in this instance is my sister, but hey, … Continue reading

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Come party with us on Sept. 24 at the Solomons Fire Dept’s “End of Summer Bash 2011″! We’ll be setting up next to Bully Bling Energy Drink so come sample some free chili and hang out with the Stiff Willi … Continue reading

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I’m very excited to announce that T-Rev’s Stiff Willi Chili is an official sponsor of outstanding Southern Maryland rock band No Green JellyBeenz! No Green JellyBeenz rocking Red Eye’s Dock Bar this summer We’re all about having fun by bringing … Continue reading

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The weekend had so much promise. It really did. Last Wednesday my wife asked me if I was interested in going to a preseason Washington Redskins game with a few people from her office the following night. It’s painful enough … Continue reading

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I’ve been making my cheesesteaks for a long time, and I can tell you they’re going to be only as good as the rolls you use. I can also tell you that the ones I found for this recipe were … Continue reading

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Thanks to my buddy Dan for alerting me to this great review of my pepper sauce, which is used by St. James Deli in Lexington Park, Md. as one of their wing flavors. Love this part: Stiff Willi will be … Continue reading

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Literally. Check out these new Stiff Willi guitar picks, our latest promotional item that arrived just this week. T-Rev’s Stiff Willi Chili is all about food, friends, and fun, and we all know you can’t have a party without music! … Continue reading

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“Biggie Smalls” — Dad’s #1 chili taste-tester — devours half a bell pepper in about two minutes. He usually makes me slice them into strips (or insists he do it himself, which makes me a little nervous), but today he … Continue reading

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I’ve never really advertised this before because I like surprises and figure almost everyone else does too, but if you order any of my products you will always find a free gift — or gifts! — inside the box. Kind of … Continue reading

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