tedln

Many restaurants have started serving large Jalapeno peppers as a side dish or vegetable. I haven't figured out how they cook them, but the skin is always wrinkled making them appear to be covered in plastic wrap. The cooking process also seems to reduce the heat. I will sometimes take a large bite of one while holding it by the stem and the heat will set my mouth on fire while the next one will have no heat. I haven't figured out why one is very hot and the next one has no heat. I love them.

I've heard friends complain about being on salt free diets for health reasons. I suggest they start squeezing fresh lime juice over their food instead of salting it heavily. It works. It just puts a zing into the taste much like salt does. A traditional southern Sunday dish is pot roast cooked with potatoes and carrots. I like the dish, but have always thought of it as rather bland in taste. For a few years, I squeezed lime juice over the roast, carrots, and potatoes and now love it.

Ted