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green olives

October 20, 2010January 28, 2024 Posted in pickled and fermentedLeave a comment

We’ve just marinated this year’s olives. It’s taken a lot of experimenting to decide on the final method. The first thing was trying them green (unripe) or black (ripe). My preference is for green as the olives are still firm and have a nice nutty flavour. This means, because they’re unripe, that they need to…… Continue reading green olives

tortilla soup

October 18, 2010January 28, 2024 Posted in soup2 Comments

Today I’m making tortilla soup. Usually our left-over tortillas are transformed into quesadillas but this time I’ve made sure to keep a few. First there’s the chicken. This is optional, but I’m making this as a substantial main meal so I’m poaching some chicken in cold water. I find that bringing the heat up slowly…… Continue reading tortilla soup

chilli pepper, chilli, chillie, chili, and chile

October 17, 2010January 28, 2024 Posted in condimentsLeave a comment

I’m an addict. Let me count the many forms I use regularly: FRESH (bird’s-eye, jalapeños, cayenne, scotch bonnet – all kinds), DRY (whole, crushed and even in a grinder Italian style), MEXICAN PRESERVED AND DRIED (habanero, pequin, pasilla, ancho, chipotle, guajillo, and de arbol), GROUND (this includes standard as well as ground chipotle, ground Korean chilli and…… Continue reading chilli pepper, chilli, chillie, chili, and chile