Surprisingly Spicy Spain
Article and Photos By Sharon Hudgins “We use many spices in Spanish cooking,” said Gabriela Llamas, a noted cookbook author and cooking school owner in Madrid, as she prepared to teach a class on Spanish regional cuisines. “Remember that when Columbus discovered the New World, he wasn’t looking for a new world, he was looking for the Spice Route …
DIY Altoids BBQ Grill
Mini BBQ from Instructables You don’t have to be a kid to appreciate something as cool as a BBQ grill made out of an Altoids container. The model pictured is just one of many DIY designs that have been featured all over the Web. This grill is made using an Altoids Sours tin, some sheet metal screws, metal nuts, and …
Chili (Chile) Powder
Hi Dave:Our grocery supermarket has extra hot chili powder in bulk and just plain chili powder in 1 kg. packages. But they don’t have any cayenne. Is chili powder the same as cayenne? If it isn’t the same, how do you tell the difference? Thanks.–Fred GreenHello Fred:Ain’t marketing wonderful? It could be U.S.-grown cayenne, or it could be any hot …
Overwintering Pepper Plants – are all Peppers Perennials
Dave:I saw you on HGTV. Two questions:1) are all peppers perennials? 2) if I keep them indoors in the winter, do I need to keep them in light & water them like a regular house plant?Thanks for your help!!!SueHello Sue:To answer your questions: yes, all peppers are perennial but they don’t live forever. After a few years they lose vigor …