On the line are their reputations, a whole lot of cash…and the promotion they’ve been fighting for. The Battle of the First Responders is a live, balls-out competition in the secluded Rockies and Stephanie has been selected-along with Ward as her partner. Now Stephanie has the chance to prove to everyone that she’s got what it takes…but there’s one helluva catch. And definitely not her ridiculously hot and often infuriating, fellow firefighter Eli Ward. Not the ultra-bro firefighters she has to work with. Not the jerks who’d like to see an ambitious Latine woman admit defeat. If you need a spicy, laugh-out-loud read to go with your meal, don’t forget to grab your copy of The Firefighter’s Dilemma out 2/27/23.įirefighter Stephanie Díaz won’t let anyone stop her from becoming the youngest female fire chief in Denver. An easy chili recipe that not even Ward could mess up…but maybe let’s let Kincaid do the cooking instead…just to be safe. Serve with your favorite chili topping, I like cheese and sour creamĪnd there you have it.Add the spices and cilantro and stir for another 5 to 10 minutes or until it bubbles.

Stir for about ten minutes, adding in the meat.Rinse the beans and put them along with the drained corn, tomatoes, V8, chilis/peppers into a pot over a medium heat.

If you’re adding meat, cook the meat first and set aside.Ground beef/turkey/fake meat crumbles (optional) So, without further ado, let’s make some firehouse chili.ġ can of green chilis or peppers (pick the pepper for the heat level you enjoy) You can make it spicier with different peppers, change out the meat or use no meat for our vegetarian friends.

The great thing about this recipe is you can switch out the ingredients to your liking. Though I’m sure Díaz would argue that if there was a way to mess it up, Ward would find it, lol. Today I’d like to share with you a recipe for firehouse chili that even Ward couldn’t screw up. Okay, I’m decent…Fine, I haven’t poisoned anyone yet. In The Firefighter’s Dilemma, Díaz comments on it more than once, and gives him crap about it because teasing is their love language. A running gag throughout the series is how bad Ward’s cooking is. Right away, I knew I had to make Ward a terrible cook. During my research for the Mile High Firefighter’s series, I learned cooking meals is a chore shared by everyone in the firehouse.

The Dating Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman