Showing posts with label Pepper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pepper. Show all posts

Monday, October 25, 2010

The Garden That Was - Summer's End 2010

Above is a pic of a salad I made using Zavory peppers from my garden. They are my favorite pepper. They have the flavor of a habenero, without the heat. They are yummy! Usually they don't make it into the house before I eat them.

The following pics were taken Sept. 7th 2010.
The garden doesn't look anything like this right now.
First of all, the flower beds are gone and in their place I have a huge swath of black mud.
Yay for rain, not.
Second of all, most of the garden was hit with frost a couple days ago, so everything is wilted over and dead.

2010's tomato walls were bigger than ever.
However, next year I will plant fewer plants.
I promise.



Flower beds and Catty and Tibby.


More of the garden.
Next year, I will be taking out the bed with the blue chicken in it.

I think I might move the arch.
Once the morning glory started to grow on it, I couldn't see my pond from the house.


Flower beds. All gone. Goodbye flower beds.


Closer view of the tomato walls.




Back view of the tomato walls.



Middle of the garden. Tomato walls.





It's a jungle!

Side view.
Tibby in the jungle.

Chinese 5 color pepper.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Don't Be A Hero Pickled Peppers

Someone at work brought in 3 huge bags of hot peppers.
I dried all of the red ones and then pickled the rest.
These pickles are not for me!
They are too HOT!
They will be gifts.
*wink*



Don't Be A Hero Pickled Peppers
3 lbs peppers
6 cups vinegar
2 cups water
Combine vinegar and water in a large saucepot.
Bring mixture to a boil.
Pack peppers into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
Ladle hot liquid over peppers, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
Remove air bubbles.
Adjust 2-piece caps.
Process 10 mins in a boiling water canner.

Yay! for free vegetables!



Sunday, August 30, 2009

Cheddar Chiles

Check out my harvest!


All of the vegetables pictured have been processed and stored.


I used the chiles to make cheddar chiles.
Wash chiles.
Slice in half and remove seeds.
Place center up on a cookie sheet.
Fill center with shredded cheese.
Bake at 450 until cheese is bubbly.
Eat warm.
Also, freezes very well.


Sunday, April 5, 2009

Chick Dust Bath

Cutest video ever! Chicks dust bathing with their mommy. Awwwww - so sweet!


In this one Pepper gets covered in shavings.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Ahh Sunbathing.....Mom!!

Pepper learned the hard way not to
sunbathe behind Lavender,
especially when Lavender is digging in the bedding!
"Ahh, this is the life. You have to try this, Ginger. It's great!"
"Pepper? I think you better move, Mom's coming...."
"You're right. I'll move over here, the sun is much better here anyway. Ahhh....."


Poof!
"Argh! Mom! Not again!"

"*sigh* I'll never get these shavings out of my fuzz."