Wednesday, November 3, 2010
For the last three months, we've had a wonderful time enjoying our bumper crop of peppers, both hot and sweet. Just last night we had a frost, which has finally done the plants in - if we had a longer growing season, I would have run out of mason jars in September! (I still have bags of raspberries, blackberries and gooseberries in the freezer to make jam with....) One of my daughter's favorite things this summer became a "thing" - Daddy would pick a big pepper out of the garden for us to share as a snack, while we were outside working and playing.
Here's a sample of the bounty - and this only shows part of the table. My dining room table was covered!
All the tiny red ones are Thai - as I pickled them, I thought what a great self-defense weapon a jar of those would be...
So I've made a few rounds of Crazy Hot Salsa, a lot of stir-fry, quite a few Buffalo Chicken Wing-Style Pizzas (I should give you guys that recipe!), and have eleven jars of pickled hot peppers in my pantry. After I finish this post, I'm going to go roast the rest (about 50 sweet peppers) and pack them in oil (except the ones I'm making into antipasti).
Yay for El Nino, and the long growing season, and homage and thanks to the God and Goddess! Blessed Be!