When you’re just starting out, it’s hard to narrow down the chillies you want to grow. I mean, Wikipedia estimates that there are over 50,000 varieties of Capsicum cultivars (pepper plants). (I’m sure most of these are delicious, but let’s make this best tasting peppers list simpler.) Here’s the criteria for my “best” list… The pepper […]
Recipes
The Ultimate Spicy Margarita Recipe: Habanero, Lime and Patron Tequila
Like the three stooges, “Peter, Paul and Mary”, and the three little pigs, Habanero, Lime and Patron were always meant to go together. They, complete each other. Keeping that in mind, I’d like to share the best spicy margarita recipe ever. Being of Mayan decent and in honor of the birthplace of the habanero, this […]
Cheesy, Stuffed Jalapeno Pepper Recipe (Goes with the Jalapeno Sauce in Part 2)
(This is part 1 of a recipe. When you’re finished, be sure to make the jalapeno sauce recipe that goes with these peppers.) I love chiles rellenos. One of my favorite dishes to this day, which isn’t great for my lactose intolerance, but so worth the pain. While I was playing mad scientist in my […]
The CSA Cookbook Review ( And A Pepper Recipe That Uses The Leaves!)
Besides gardening, I love to eat! I mean what’s the point of growing all these delicious chillies if we’re not going to find yummy ways to use them? To my delight and surprise, I found out you can also eat pepper leaves! So where did I get this information, and how did I make the savory soup […]
Canning Salsa: Two Options That Preserve Your Spicy Sauce (Part 2 of a 2-Part Series)
In this 2-part series, we provided a salsa recipe for canning. If you need that again, you can get it here. Now that you have it, we’ll move on to how you actually preserve your homemade sauce. Canning Salsa with Two Options First, you have the option to use a pressure canner. This device guards […]
Here’s A Salsa Recipe You Can Use for Canning (Part 1 of a 2-Part Series)
This post is part of a 2-part series. This first article will give you a salsa recipe for canning. (The next post will describe how to preserve your salsa using a couple of different canning methods. You can decide which process better suits your preferences.) If you’re on this page, you know there’s nothing like […]