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More fun kitchen gadgets from the Fonq cooking section! And no, they’re not paying me to promote them; I just have a deep-seated love for stores that sell neat kitchen gadgets! I must have lived under a rock, because I completely missed these handy kitchen helps made by Joseph Joseph. They look like a million bucks (I take photos of food, cut me some slack) and come in all colours of the…
Red Hot Chili Peppers
And other peppers, but I kinda like the name. Finally dried the last batch of home-grown peppers. Took 2 full days to dry these babies because I was determined to dry them whole. Would you believe my pepper plants are full of new peppers again—including the jalapeño plants. Seems crazy with temperatures below freezing point at night. My jar has a mix of whole-dried Madame Jeanette (They’re always yellow. If…
Peppadry
Now and then I’ll think I have a great idea. More often than not these ideas blow up in my face, but they’re fun little experiments. Having said that: this was definitely one of my brighter ideas. Not sure if you’ve noticed my deep-seated love for peppadew peppers? They’re these little bright red South African jewels. Tiny flavor-bombs. They’re spicy and sweet with a slight tang to them. I don’t…
Jalapeño Powder
There I was, six months after starting Project Jalapeño, having more of those green little suckers than I could eat in a lifetime. After all the work I put into growing them, I sure wasn’t going to let them go to waste, so I thought of ways to keep them. I already froze a batch—chopped and whole—but quickly found they get a little mushy upon thawing. No biggie, you won’t…
Mad Baking Skills
Quick shot because, really, this makes me such a proud mom. The kiddo wanted to bake a cake all week long… just my luck. Today I told him to go right ahead and bake it. And he did… he made it almost by himself. Not bad for a 6-year-old. Not bad at all. It’s rich, moist and totally decadent. I wish I could say he’s got his baking skills from me,…
