Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Ghost Pepper Peach Hot Sauce




Ingredients

6 ghost peppers chopped

1.5 bell peppers chopped

1 medium onion chopped

8 cloves of garlic chopped

2 carrots chopped

8 oz. canned peaches in light syrup

1/2 c. honey

1 c. apple cider vinegar

1 tsp. salt


Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a small sauce pan and simmer for 45 min to an hour.  Let cool.  Blend and bottle.  Keep in the refrigerator.  

Ghost Pepper Cilantro Sauce


 Ingredients:

2 ghost peppers

1 bunch of cilantro

1 lime - juice and zest

2 tomatoes (I used green tomatoes from the garden)

3 cloves of garlic

1/2 c. apple cider vinegar

1/2 c. water

1/2 t. salt

Directions:  

Blend everything, the simmer for 15 min.  Let cool bottle and refrigerate.

Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce



 Ingredients:

6 ghost peppers diced

1 carrot peeled and diced

1 small onion diced

6-8 cloves of garlic diced

2 roma tomatoes diced

1/2 c. water

1/2 c. apple cider vinegar

1 t. salt


Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a small sauce pan and simmer for 45 min to an hour.  Let cool.  Blend and bottle.  Keep in the refrigerator.  


Mango Pineapple Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce





 Ingredients:

1 c. ripe sweet pineapple, diced (can use canned in juice in a pinch)

1 large ripe mango, diced

1/2 yellow bell pepper

1 small onion, diced

8 cloves garlic chopped

3/4 c. apple cider vinegar

1 lime (zest + juice)

1/2 c. honey

1 t. salt


Directions:  Mix all ingredients in a small sauce pan and simmer for 45 min.  Let  cool. Blend and bottle.  Refrigerate until ready to use.

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Lemon Essential Oil šŸ‹

My new toy!  An essential oil distiller!  


 The end result - 4 oz hydrosol and a small amount of lemon essential oil.


The essential oil after distilling for about 36 hours (my hot plate doesn't get super hot).





Tuesday, February 6, 2024

February 2024 Gardening Rockville MD

Garden Late January 2024

Cilantro and Cabbage planted in Fall


Garlic planted October/November

Sage planted last June


Red Russian Kale planted Spring 2023


Kale planted Spring 2023

Hellebore Perennial starting to flower 2/5/23 - two years old


Broccoli planted fall 2023

 

Ghost Pepper Peach Hot Sauce

Ingredients 6 ghost peppers chopped 1.5 bell peppers chopped 1 medium onion chopped 8 cloves of garlic chopped 2 carrots chopped 8 oz. canne...