Re: This year's black eyes


I must confess my friends and I were not up for the usual holiday fare. We
did however, eat some good chili, drink some beer and play cards. However,
none of us won 200 and something million dollar lottery so maybe we should
have eaten greens and peas instead........

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] This year's black eyes


> Sometimes the best recipes are those that follow no recipe.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
> To: "Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 3:08 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] This year's black eyes
>
>
> > This year's black eyes were sensational, he said, taking a bow.
> >
> > At the outset, I erred by adding two chopped serrano chiles to the mix
> > [along with two jalapenos, neither of which were seeded]. I also added
> > a large Mexican white onion, chopped; if you're not familiar with these
> > onions, get  to know them. Sweeter and milder than the yellow
> > Vadilias]. Plus the usual half pint of homemade salsa and the butt of
> > the christmas ham.
> >
> > Fortunately, I also added a bit too much chicken stock, so I let the
> > stuff cook down [low heat, no lid] for maybe an hour before testing.
> >
> > Bingo! Even the short one, whose normal idea of "hot" foods are ones
> > spiced with eastern European paprika, went back for thirds.
> >
> >
> > Island Jim
> > Southwest Florida
> > Zone 10
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