Sunday, September 15, 2013

258/365

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258/365, a photo by credd on Flickr.
hot pepper jelly...

i made twelve 4-oz jelly jars...
and passed them out at church today.

on our way home...
i bought a loaf of french bread...
and some whipped cream cheese...
which i topped with the jelly.

it was delish!!!

i'll be making more jelly this week...
but i think i'll add an extra pepper or two & a couple pinches of salt.

if you'd like to make some....
here's my recipe.

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Ingredients
3/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh hot red pepper
1 1/2 cups white vinegar
6 cups sugar
1 pouch certo liquid pectin

Directions
Process bell pepper and hot pepper in a food processor until finely minced. Combine pepper mixture, vinegar, and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a rolling boil. Remove from heat and add pectin. Pour into sterilized jars and seal.


Saturday, September 14, 2013

257/365

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pico de gallo...

i have quite a few ripe tomatoes...
and peppers.
so today..
i'm in the kitchen.

i put this together to snack on while i'm cooking.

this morning...
i made a marinade...
and i'm getting ready to make a pepper jelly...
some hot sauce...
and some tomato sauce.

so...
i'd better get busy.

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pico de gallo...

tomato
pepper
onion
cilantro
lime juice
salt

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

246/365

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246/365, a photo by credd on Flickr.

prickly pear margaritas...

1/2 cup crushed ice
1-2 ounces fresh lime juice
tequilla (couple three shots)
1 ounce triple sec
2 ounces prickly pear juice
splash of simple syrup

put all ingredients in blender.
blend.
adjust ingredients to taste.