Today would have been my poppy’s 92nd birthday. He passed away in 2004 and I miss him every day! He was one of my favorite men! 
He served our country in WWII in the 1st Rangers. I’m so proud to be his grand-daughter and I love and miss him every day! 
Every year on his birthday we have had chili and pumpkin pie for dinner. It is just a fun family tradition that we started.
This year, I used a recipe I found on Pinterest. Our pumpkin pie was a fresh baked from Publix. It had just come out of the oven was so good! I’m sure Poppy was sitting at the table having his birthday meal with us!
Here’s a printable version of the recipe for you:
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Just a couple of notes:
I added a small can of green chilies. I would season the meat while you are browning it with the chili powder and cayenne pepper. Also there wasn’t a lot of heat if you like spicy chili. I would suggest adding some hot sauce depending on if you like hot chili.
Some of the scrapbook pages I made after he passed.
