Saute the onion, peppers, hot peppers, and garlic until the onions are translucent. Add all other ingrediants and simmer a minimum of 30 minutes (about how long corn bread takes to cook ;-). Add water if chili is too thick. Adjust seasonings during cooking to taste. That's it! Last night's batch had TVP, 1 can pinto beans, 2 cans kidney beans, 1 can black eye peas, so I used double the spices and the higher amounts of the rest of the ingrediants. Very tasty last night and of course even better today for lunch.