Tapioca operator

I am not a smooth operator. I started cooking last night b/c I didn't want to look at anyone in my family and when you've got a knife and something to cut, you don't have to. So I made chili. This is starting to sound like a story I once read.

Anyway, I made some angry chili last night. This is seriously the hottest chili I've ever made. I kept on adding chipotle peppers and cayenne. I was practically sobbing b/c of all the onions. It is good, but I can't help but wonder if a little of my anger got in the pot.

I think the foods that I make that I never use a recipe for are probably the ones that I tend to project onto. And chili is probably one of my favorite recipeless foods.

Tell me your food projection story. Tell me about the ones that you don't use a recipe for.