sorry fly, i don't like mushrooms, of any sort, at all, but yours were a nice size that's easy enough for me to pick around.
celery is good in chili.
astro, i sometimes add green beans & corn to my chili. *gasp*
yeah, come on over to my house & enjoy my cumin flavored vegatable soup :rollseyes:
to me cumin is the true taste of chili.
after that you can add whatever your little hearts desires.