Subj : NM Chile                                                 [1]
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Tue Jan 16 2024 13:22:49

Hi Dave,


 RH> Don't think I've seen the Mexi-bells around here. Do know that one year
 RH> when we planted bells and jalapenos, they cross pollenated so we
 had RH> hot, bitter bells and no heat jalapenos. I usually buy from one
 or RH> another spice dealer the ancho chilis in powdered form, keeping
 a small RH> amount out at a time and extra in the freezer.

 DD> You've discovered how Mexi-Bells are made.  Bv)= I like Mexi-bells for
 DD> some things where both bell pepper and chile is specified - they have
 DD> a little bite but are considered fairly mild.

Usually not a problem for most people but we have a friend that
considers anything above a bell pepper as too hot.


 DD> I buy my chilli spice and other components like cumin and
 DD> Worcestershire powder from https://penderys.com.

I used to get from the Penzy's store in Raleigh but they went belly up.
There's another spice store nearby where we've gotten some of the "must
haves" from time to time.

 RH> I've got my iron in enough fires already, same reason I told Steve not
 RH> to push ham radio on me, to get into something like that. Sounds like
 RH> interesting reading tho.

 DD> I generally learn at least one new thing from each of their
 DD> newsletters. I always enjoy learning.

 RH> I do too, in areas of interest to me.

 DD> My problem is curiosity. I get interested in some odd things and
 DD> spend a fair whack of my time learning about them. That's how I
 DD> got into the computer world.  Bv)=

 RH> Sounds about right. Steve had wanted to get into radio years ago
 but RH> the lack of funding and needing to know Morse code were
 hinderences. RH> Money crunch eased up and need to know Morse was
 dropped so in August RH> of 2020, he got his first radio. Now he has
 more radios than I have RH> sewing machines.

 DD> Snicker

If you count my serger and embroidery machines, we're about equal.

 DD>      8<----- CUT ----->8

 DD> It's really good practice. And I'm surprised more people aren't aware
 DD> of it/don't do it. If really severe cold is predicted (lower than
 DD> -10-|F) I'll also open a tap to just a steady drip ... which also
 DD> helps prevent freezing up,

 RH> We've done that too. Supposed to get quite cold next week end but
 RH> still be above 0.

 DD> Sunday I didn't set foot outside of the house. High temp for the day
 DD> was -1ºF. Yesterday it got all the way to +5ºF. Supposed to reach
 DD> the freezing point tomorrow (Wednesday).

Right now (1:30 pm) it's 36 and rainy. Temps have been falling all day
but we've got a brisket on the smoker.


 DD>       Title: Dave's Freezer Vegetable-Beef Soup
 DD>  Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Potatoes
 DD>       Yield: 9 Servings

 RH> Looks good but I make mine corn free, much as I'd like to add it.

 DD> I keep forgetting about Steve's unfortunate corn allergy. I was going
 DD> to post my prize-winning salsa/pico de gallo recipe but I 86ed that in
 DD> favour of this no-corn (or beans) version.

 DD>       Title: Fresh Pico de Gallo
 DD>  Categories: Five, Vegetables, Chilies, Herbs, Citrus
 DD>       Yield: 2 Servings

 RH> We'll leave out the cilantro as neither of us care for the taste of it.
 RH> I can take it in (very) small quantities but even a little bit will
 RH> taste like soap to Steve.

 DD> I am not a huge fan of the soap weed. So, while I use some, I'm
 DD> careful not to "overload" - which is easy to do with cilantro. Some
 DD> dishes don't taste "right" to me without at least some cilantro.

No problem for us to leave it out.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


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