Recent content by tim storey

I grew this jalapeño in my new greenhouse, nice plant , productive , turned red fast, but it is way hotter than the ones I grew years ago . I used to stuff and deep fried them , but the El Jefe is too hot for me to down whole . Does anyone else have experience with this pepper? Could growing in...

Now canned 53 jars into this years harvest and made a few tweaks, maya habeneros, grown in my new greenhouse, they were so ahead of the game I had to freeze them... 8-9 as they are milder One cup of maple syrup to replace the sugar Cut down the 50/50 vinegar water mix by 1/4 cup to adjust...

Maya habenero, slightly milder ,I use carrots and apples to carry the sauce. I think the extra fruit ( peppers are a fruit) gives it a more Carribean taste too.

Smoking red jalapeños in my brick oven , 140f on a bamboo skewer with a single cut down the side , 3hours or so , they are still pretty moist at this point.. I use local ironwood, ( hop hornbeam) gives a mesquite like tang , I am hoping to get a chipotle knockoff. Did it with Maya...

  So winter did end and I did make maple syrup .. not a great summer for the peppers [again ! ] I replaced the sugar in the recipe with syrup ..... 2/3 of a cup  and cut back on the water/vinegar mix by 1/4 cup so not to make it too loose . While I can't say the maple flavour comes through with...

If it is too cold  in the soil the potatoes will rot , not sure if spuds are affected by daylight hours , a lot of plants are . I plant  a few rows early in the spring and cover them with straw if it looks like frost, a big pain but worth it for the  very early pickings .. so go ahead ..the...

I hear they are harveting Bananas is Abbotsford B.C. !

 Misery loves company , thanks Charles I will check out the aji ... The Maya are producing   but slow to ripen this year ! tim  

We love this time of year [which in the Valley lasts  only 5 weeks !] where we have a plethora of ingredients  to make this cutting board salsa   one glass or plastic bowl    7-8 green onions  or a sweet onion medium sized , chopped  , cover with white vinegar  1/8 cup   let sit 15 mins,  While...

Normally I am the guy giving away bags of Habeneros and Thai peppers .. but this year ..Ayeeee! Following a rash of cool nights   my peppers only produced on the blossoms they went into the ground with , and never set another blossom !.. The ever reliable thai pepper plants  stayed small  and I...

sunscald   hate it !  I have to get a 60% shade cloth   more prevalent on sweet peppers  in my experience.

 Seeing as maple syrup is now [after an atrocious production this spring ] running at $30+ Canadian  a liter ..  i want to at least get the maple taste through  ,  I may have to do some dry runs,  just adding ingredients to the syrup to see which complements or wipes  out the maple taste

Duh ! Onions  , of course  I was also thinking lime juice instead of vinegar 

It;s the time of year when the garden is producing and I look at what's left in the freezer....in this case smoked and reduced tomatoes .. I want to make a BBQ sauce using the smoked tomatoes , smoked habenero powder, cider vinegar  and our own maple syrup .. any one have thoughts on proportions...

 You move West from T&T to the ABC's [ Aruba, Bonaire, & Curacao ] and they have stripped hot  sauce down to the basics , just  vinegar , onions and habaneros .. cut up raw and left to sit ..   from a day up  to  a science experiment .....  they call it Pica . it's not sold anywhere you have to...