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Chili Pepper Festival This Weekend
This weekend, September 6-7, is the Chili Pepper Festival in Bowers, PA. Events include a salsa contest, jalapeno eating contest, with music by Acoustic Roadshow. Visit the show and support all the vendors and their outstanding hot sauces and fiery food products.
Spicy Summer Soups with Chili Peppers
Now is the time of year when gardens are exploding with plenty of fresh chili peppers and more. If you’re like us, you not only have plenty of peppers, but baskets full of tomatoes as well. Plus, fresh golden corn is everywhere, and it is very inexpensive. We like to use as many fresh vegetables as possible before it is time to preserve, and one way to do that is by making summer soups.
19th Annual Loaf ‘N Jug Chile & Frijoles Festival
Chiles and frijoles? What a combo! Pueblo, Colorado, will celebrate the harvest of the Mira Sol Chile at the 19th Annual Loaf ‘N Jug Chile & Frijoles Festival, September 20-22, 2013. The Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commercecreated the festival as a fun fall event designed to promote the area’s agriculture, especially its home-grown chilies, as well as to display the works of many talented artisans and craftsmen.
3 Dragons Chili Oil
I recently received a bottle of 3 Dragons Chili Oil from Fai Jow, and am happy to recommend this product to any and all chili oil lovers. I have used several chili oils, mostly big name brands and have been happy with them, but this product adds a level of flavor and refinement. I’m tempted to toss out those other chili oils and replace them with 3 Dragons Chili Oil. It has been my go-to chili oil since I received it. In fact, I’m almost out so I need to get on Fai’s site and order up a few more bottles.
10 Ways to Use a Huge Jalapeno Pepper Harvest
I recently received an email about cheap jalapeno peppers and tomatillos. It was funny, actually. Here is the email:
“What am I supposed to do when my local market has 3 pounds of tomatillos and 2 pounds of jalapenos for $0.99? How many poppers can you make or how much salsa can you make when you have salsa & escabeche left over from last time these things were on sale? Such a good deal but what will I do with them once I get them home?”
Check out more at our Chili Pepper Madness Blog.
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