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Hi Dave: Thanks for the excellent website. I tried to grow some chiltepin peppers from dried pods purchased at a local Mexican market. I planted the seeds in June. I live in San Jose, Calif. & we do get some hot summer days here. In the first batch, I fed some pods to my roommates’ parrot & planted the pooped-out …
Our friend and fellow chilehead Marco Budinis reports from northern Italy. Ciao, Dave. I took these shots at a winter town festival for St. Anthony in Chiavari. These are various kinds of pickles, and some have peperoncini, like the pickled cherry peppers in the front row. For more information on pickling peppers, go here. The sign reads “PEPERONCINO PER SPAGHETTATE” …
By Dave DeWitt and Paul W. Bosland Fiery Foods & BBQ Central Recommendations Chile Pepper Bedding Plants… over 500 varieties from Cross Country Nurseries, shipping April to early June. Fresh pods ship September and early October. Go here Chile Pepper Seeds… from all over the world from the Chile Pepper Institute. Go here There are many advantages to growing peppers in …
by Dave DeWitt, Nancy Gerlach, and Jeff Gerlach Photography by Steve Tesky Food Styling by Denice Skrepcinski One of the best ways to handle an overwhelming chile crop is to pickle them. Pickling the peppers will preserve them at least until next year’s crop comes in and makes “almost” fresh chiles available throughout the year. They can be pickled by …
by Dave DeWitt Recipes: Harissa Sauce; Nigerian Coconut Curry Soup; Tajine of Chicken with Lemons and Olives; Pepper-Peanut Kabobs The cooking of the African continent reflects the influences of its explorers, its conquerors, and its traders. Such is the history of chiles in Africa, which were unknown before 1500 but conquered a continent in less than half a century. The …
