Easy weeknight chili and cornbread

Hi, I'm Chris! I work as a chef and want to share my love and passion for food and the culinary world.

My goal is to help people around the world gain confidence in cooking and to find their inner chef.

Chili recipe
1 pound chopped bacon
1 red onion diced
1 pablano  seeded and finely diced
5 cloves garlic minced
2 ½ tbsp chili powder divided (or to taste)
½ tsp cumin seed
½ tsp ground fennel seed
½ tsp ground clove
½ tsp ground fenugreek seed
1¹ tsp ground coriander seeds
1 green bell pepper seeded and diced
1 can yellow corn
14 ½ ounces crushed tomatoes canned
19 ounces kidney beans canned, drained & rinsed
14 ½ ounces diced tomatoes with juice
1 ½ cups beef broth
1 cup beer
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon brown sugar 
salt and pepper to taste

Cornbread Recipe
½cup plus 2 tablespoons/140 grams unsalted butter (1¼ stick), melted and cooled slightly, plus more for greasing the pan
1cup/180 grams finely ground yellow cornmeal
1cup/130 grams all-purpose flour
1teaspoon baking powder
¾teaspoon kosher salt
½teaspoon baking soda
1large egg plus q egg yolk
¾cup/165 grams packed light or dark brown sugar
¾cup Greek yogurt
½cup milk
½cup plus 2 tablespoons/150