On the way to Chicago

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Probably you think that driving a car for a long way is something nice and funny, especially if you are driving to meet your relatives whom you haven’t seen in a long time. Well, yes, it’s a funny moment to share with the rest of the family. On the way to Chicago there is a big number of Barbecue and …

Healthy Snacks For Nights Of Entertainment

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Whether it is the middle of the afternoon or 9 in the evening and you feel like eating something salted and crunchy while watching your favorite game show or playing bingo, you have a vast array of snacks to choose from. The good news is that not all of them need to consist of the fattening and anything but healthy …

A special menu | Bleu Bohème * Irvine Hospitality * Ken Irvine * Restaurants Kensington

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A special menu | Bleu Bohème * Irvine Hospitality * Ken Irvine * Restaurants Kensington Sometimes we need to choose a special menu for our guests, let’s say that we are going to celebrate a special birthday or a marriage or another kind of important event in family. Each single situation requires a particular menu, we should also take care …

Machine for Peeling and Seed Removal?

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Hello Mary: As you might expect, I’m very knowledgeable about the chile industry in New Mexico.  I’ve never heard of such a machine.  To the best of my knowledge it doesn’t exist, despite what you may have heard.  There are mechanical seedling planters, mechanical thinners, mechanical harvesters for some varieties, and mechanical sorters for harvested chiles.  But a mechanical peeler …

Smoking Peppers Hints

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Dave, I have been smoking peppers for years (anything hot;) mixing them with some I have dehydrated and some dried onion and dried garlic then grinding them up in my wife’s blender and putting the end result in shakers. So far I have been doing carefully this in a charcoal smoker but this year I have almost 100 plants so …