>I think the chipotles in adobo would work quite well in chili because you'll >probably add some canned tomatoes... >The magic ingredients I've been throwing >into my chili are cocoa powder, cinnamon, and a splash of vinegar or beer. My secret ingredients are anchovies and red wine (lots of it). And sometimes dried porcini. Tom P.S. I've got my first batch of ripe Jalpenos smoking at this moment. I finish drying them in a food dryer after 5 or 6 hours of smoke. Those I can I do in tomato puree rather than adobo. The rest get powdered.