Banana Peppers 2 – I Still Have Too Many
Previously, we talked about being overrun with peppers and what you can do with them. In the current summer of Covid, you can’t just simply dump them on your co-workers like you did every other…
Category: In the Kitchen
Banana Peppers – What Can You Do With Them?
The pepper patch is in full swing. I have gotten to the point of picking a half bushel of each type every few days, then I am under the gun to figure out what to…
Hot Pickled Cauliflower
Hot Pickled Cauliflower – A Delicacy from my Youth Hot pickled cauliflower was my initiation into the wonderful world of spicy foods. As a kid, my mom always had a jar of Bell-View Hot Pickled…
In the Kitchen – The Anaheim vs. Hatch Stuffed Pepper Challenge
Stuffed Peppers – A History One of the best things about peppers is that they are inherently hollow, and just begging to be stuffed with stuff. Growing up with an Italian mom, we had stuffed…
In the Kitchen – Okra, Cherry Tomatoes and Chilies for a Quick Snack
Well the garden has about six more weeks before the frost comes, so now are the golden days. Beautiful vine ripe tomatoes that you can pick, cut thick slices for salami-tomato sandwiches, and throw the…
Tomato Raisins – Even Your Grandkids Will Eat Them
As you know, I’m an avid vegetable gardener. I grow what I like, and anything my wife, the lovely Denise, tells me to. One of the things we argue about every year is tiny tomatoes. …
In the Kitchen – Man’s Chili
Somebody told me once that making good chili really separates the men from the boys. And that any chili worth its salt uses ancho chili powder. This year, I grew enough peppers to dry and…
In the Kitchen – Greenock Shishito and Sausage Breakfast Hash
In the rush of peppers at the end of the season, I ended up with a ton of shishito peppers, most of them from one prolific plant. These were a bit bigger than the finger-size…
In the Kitchen – Rick’s Chicken Cacciatore
First, let me make something clear. My wife, Denise, is the cook in the family. Before I met her, if I wanted to eat, I cooked it myself. Since we’ve been together, I realize that…
In the Kitchen – Pickled Peppers Stuffed with Sauerkraut or Channeling Aunt Marge
Every big Italian family has an Aunt Marge, the matriarch who holds everything together. My mom is the ninth of ten kids. Aunt Marge was up around number 2 or 3. She was always old…