For both the chili and the stew I highly recommend serving them in small hollowed out round loaves of sourdough bread. Keep the bowls and the spoons in the cupboard - remembering that dishes are evil. Just give everyone some torn pieces of sourdough bread and tell them to figure it out. A quick note on bread. If it's wrapped in plastic and says don't throw away until your Twinkies go bad, your not eating bread.
Life's too short to eat bad bread.
Go down to a local bakery and pick up some fresh French or sourdough bread. Crust is what makes really good bread. Then again, if you're eating wonderbread then you probably believe deep in your heart that professional wrestling is a real sport. Enjoy the games. All rights reserved.