Someone on the blog was asking how to keep the cheese from gumming up on the spoon - there are a couple of ways to do it. First, if you are adding it to the sauce melt it slowly into the cream before adding it to the chili. Whisk it smooth. The other thing, and the one I prefer, is just to add the shredded cheese to the top of each bowl before serving. I think it keeps the flavor more intense. However you like to do it --give this a try. It's on my favorites list now.