Substitute the following for their conterparts in your usual recipe:

Venison (fry it up in bacon grease)
Black Beans
Angela Mia stewed tomatoes
Sangria
Chipotles (smoked chilis)
Molasses
(Maybe a smoked ham hock or two)

Trust me. Judges will pin you blue, then die happy. Then YOU will owe ME a kiss. :~)

~Susan