About us

Who we are

We are a small, independent team of home cooks and editors with a shared fondness for one dish: chilli con carne. It is the sort of meal most of us learned to cook early on, and the sort that is easy to make well or badly. Our aim is to help you make it well, every time, with the ingredients and equipment you already have.

The site covers chilli con carne in seven languages. The English pages are written for cooks in the UK, so we use metric measurements, ingredients from ordinary supermarkets and the serving habits British households actually have, from rice and jacket potatoes to a pot kept warm for friends.

What you will find here

There is a classic beef recipe to start from, versions for the slow cooker and for chicken, quicker, lighter and vegan variations, and practical guides on seasoning, sides, freezing and portions. Each page tries to answer the questions you are likely to have while you are actually cooking, rather than padding a recipe with long stories.

We are careful with history, too. Chilli con carne is a Texan and Tex-Mex dish, and its exact origin is not known. Where we write about where it comes from, we stick to what is reasonably well documented and say so when something is uncertain.

How we are funded

The site is independent. We do not publish sponsored content, accept paid placements or use affiliate links, and there is no advertising. No brand or retailer pays to be mentioned, which is why our recipes describe ingredients in general terms rather than naming products.

The photographs on the site are illustrations and are not pictures of the exact dish described in each recipe. If you spot a mistake or would like us to cover a particular recipe, our contact page explains how to get in touch.