How many times have your ran out of chili powder, or wanted to make chili but then had to go to the market and choose from 100+ types... Boo I say, make your own, it's super simple.

Mild/Medium Chili Powder

• 3 tbsp paprika
• 2 tbsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper

When I made my chili, I again took the simple approach;

• 1 can of V8
• .5 can of Tomato juice
• 1 medium yellow sweet onion (chop half of it fine, chop the other have a little bigger or whatever you like)
• 1 can of chili beans (do not strain beans, pour everything in the can into the pot)
• 2 lbs of hamburger (deer sausage works well here too)
  • (when using hamburger in your chili, go for the 92% lean, and just toss the hamburger in the pot with the tomato juice to cook it, the hamburger fat will cook out and float to the top, strain some off, or keep it in, your choice)
• 4 stalks of celery (chop large or small your choice, this can also be substituted with celery seeds in the spice mix, about 1 tsp in the mix)
• 1/4 of a large green bell pepper (chop into small cube shapes)
• (whatever else you like in your chili) 
  

I cook mine in a crock pot on high for about 5 hours, removing the lid to let the steam escape to control thickness of chili.

Enjoy, and my kids love it too.