09-21-2024, 05:03 AM
Lovely scenes from Down Under. I assume these were taken quite near your home.
My gardening efforts this year yielded disappointing results.
None of the larger tomatoes (I had 4 or 5 Black Krim plants), survived the critters.
Small tomatoes fared better. This one is called Yellow Pear, and it's quite sweet, slightly earthy, and only mildly acidic. The photo was taken a month ago, and some of these plants are still producing.
This one (taken 09-05-24) is called Black Cherry Hybrid; it's slightly sweet, has a ricer earthy taste, and it's low in acidity.
Dragon Cayenne : tastes much like other Cayennes, I like to oven dry them and grind them into flakes or a fine powder. (Photo taken 2 weeks ago.)
A variety of jalapeno, also photographed 2 weeks ago...
I've harvested some Blazing Banana Hybrid peppers that are quite hot, some Poblanos, and some bell peppers.
Yesterday afternoon I made some salsa. I used the broiler to char store-bought "ripened-on-the-vine" tomatoes. one of the Banana Peppers, and a Poblano. Diced these roughly and added one finely sliced Cayenne plus the juice from the dicing. Seasoned with a bit of salt. This was just a small (volume about the size of a baby food jar) test. It turned out pretty good so I'll make a larger batch, this time adding a couple of garlic cloves charred in their papery skins then minced through a garlic press.
My gardening efforts this year yielded disappointing results.
None of the larger tomatoes (I had 4 or 5 Black Krim plants), survived the critters.
Small tomatoes fared better. This one is called Yellow Pear, and it's quite sweet, slightly earthy, and only mildly acidic. The photo was taken a month ago, and some of these plants are still producing.
This one (taken 09-05-24) is called Black Cherry Hybrid; it's slightly sweet, has a ricer earthy taste, and it's low in acidity.
Dragon Cayenne : tastes much like other Cayennes, I like to oven dry them and grind them into flakes or a fine powder. (Photo taken 2 weeks ago.)
A variety of jalapeno, also photographed 2 weeks ago...
I've harvested some Blazing Banana Hybrid peppers that are quite hot, some Poblanos, and some bell peppers.
Yesterday afternoon I made some salsa. I used the broiler to char store-bought "ripened-on-the-vine" tomatoes. one of the Banana Peppers, and a Poblano. Diced these roughly and added one finely sliced Cayenne plus the juice from the dicing. Seasoned with a bit of salt. This was just a small (volume about the size of a baby food jar) test. It turned out pretty good so I'll make a larger batch, this time adding a couple of garlic cloves charred in their papery skins then minced through a garlic press.
Don't blame me - I didn't vote for him!
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