Hi Ian,

If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile

It is like adding MSG (flavor enhancer) without the
chemicals (excitotoxins) and the delayed headache.

-T

"T" > wrote in message ...
> Hi Ian,
>
> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile
>
> It is like adding MSG (flavor enhancer) without the
> chemicals (excitotoxins) and the delayed headache.

There was a time I liked hot spicy food - these days it wreaks a terrible
revenge next day!

On 08/08/2015 01:12 PM, Ian Field wrote:
>
> "T" > wrote in message ...
>> Hi Ian,
>>
>> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
>> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
>> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
>> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile
>>
>> It is like adding MSG (flavor enhancer) without the
>> chemicals (excitotoxins) and the delayed headache.
>
> There was a time I liked hot spicy food - these days it wreaks a
> terrible revenge next day!


Bummer!

Can you take a "tiny" amount?

The idea is to put only a little in such that the change is
almost not perceptible. It just accelerated the flavors from
the other ingredients. A kind of non-toxic MSG.

I like the Chimayo peppers the best as they are full of
flavor, not just nasty heat like a lot of the others.
Mind you, a Chimayo can be nasty hot too if you don't dump
the seeds and you don't eat it with something with a lot
of fat. Chimayo is the flavor in an enchilada.

"T" > wrote in message ...
> On 08/08/2015 01:12 PM, Ian Field wrote:
>>
>> "T" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Hi Ian,
>>>
>>> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
>>> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
>>> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
>>> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile
>>>
>>> It is like adding MSG (flavor enhancer) without the
>>> chemicals (excitotoxins) and the delayed headache.
>>
>> There was a time I liked hot spicy food - these days it wreaks a
>> terrible revenge next day!
>
>
> Bummer!
>
> Can you take a "tiny" amount?
>
> The idea is to put only a little in such that the change is
> almost not perceptible. It just accelerated the flavors from
> the other ingredients. A kind of non-toxic MSG.

The other day I found a not that far out of date tin of tomato soup that
needed using up sooner rather than later.

Plenty of salt and a good squirt of Crucials Sauces Hot Stuff chilli sauce.
That didn't cause a problem, but last time I bought chilli powder, I got
extra hot - I have to be very careful not to use much!

On 08/10/2015 09:12 AM, Ian Field wrote:
>
> "T" > wrote in message ...
>> On 08/08/2015 01:12 PM, Ian Field wrote:
>>>
>>> "T" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Hi Ian,
>>>>
>>>> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
>>>> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
>>>> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
>>>> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.
>>>>
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile
>>>>
>>>> It is like adding MSG (flavor enhancer) without the
>>>> chemicals (excitotoxins) and the delayed headache.
>>>
>>> There was a time I liked hot spicy food - these days it wreaks a
>>> terrible revenge next day!
>>
>>
>> Bummer!
>>
>> Can you take a "tiny" amount?
>>
>> The idea is to put only a little in such that the change is
>> almost not perceptible. It just accelerated the flavors from
>> the other ingredients. A kind of non-toxic MSG.
>
> The other day I found a not that far out of date tin of tomato soup that
> needed using up sooner rather than later.
>
> Plenty of salt and a good squirt of Crucials Sauces Hot Stuff chilli
> sauce. That didn't cause a problem, but last time I bought chilli
> powder, I got extra hot - I have to be very careful not to use much!

We are lucky here in that we have several Mexican Supermarkets
(Mexico is out southern neighbor). They have about 15 varieties
of dried peppers.

"T" > wrote in message ...
> On 08/10/2015 09:12 AM, Ian Field wrote:
>>
>> "T" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 08/08/2015 01:12 PM, Ian Field wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "T" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Hi Ian,
>>>>>
>>>>> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
>>>>> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
>>>>> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
>>>>> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile
>>>>>
>>>>> It is like adding MSG (flavor enhancer) without the
>>>>> chemicals (excitotoxins) and the delayed headache.
>>>>
>>>> There was a time I liked hot spicy food - these days it wreaks a
>>>> terrible revenge next day!
>>>
>>>
>>> Bummer!
>>>
>>> Can you take a "tiny" amount?
>>>
>>> The idea is to put only a little in such that the change is
>>> almost not perceptible. It just accelerated the flavors from
>>> the other ingredients. A kind of non-toxic MSG.
>>
>> The other day I found a not that far out of date tin of tomato soup that
>> needed using up sooner rather than later.
>>
>> Plenty of salt and a good squirt of Crucials Sauces Hot Stuff chilli
>> sauce. That didn't cause a problem, but last time I bought chilli
>> powder, I got extra hot - I have to be very careful not to use much!
>
> We are lucky here in that we have several Mexican Supermarkets
> (Mexico is out southern neighbor). They have about 15 varieties
> of dried peppers.

We have the Palo (Asian) Indian grocers, they recently moved and so far I've
only found the new location just so I know where it is.

Usually I only go there for a few items I can't get anywhere else, and
they're not everyday shopping list bits.

They're now opposite a supermarket that I visit more often, so I should
probably make a habit of looking in there for some of the staple foods.

"T" > wrote in message ...
> On 08/08/2015 01:12 PM, Ian Field wrote:
>>
>> "T" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Hi Ian,
>>>
>>> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
>>> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
>>> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
>>> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile
>>>
>>> It is like adding MSG (flavor enhancer) without the
>>> chemicals (excitotoxins) and the delayed headache.
>>
>> There was a time I liked hot spicy food - these days it wreaks a
>> terrible revenge next day!
>
>
> Bummer!
>
> Can you take a "tiny" amount?
>
> The idea is to put only a little in such that the change is
> almost not perceptible. It just accelerated the flavors from
> the other ingredients. A kind of non-toxic MSG.
>
> I like the Chimayo peppers the best as they are full of
> flavor, not just nasty heat like a lot of the others.
> Mind you, a Chimayo can be nasty hot too if you don't dump
> the seeds and you don't eat it with something with a lot
> of fat. Chimayo is the flavor in an enchilada.

Chimayo is the flavor in an enchilada? What kind of enchilada? There are
many kinds and many sauces. So I just am not buying that.

"T" > wrote in message ...
> Hi Ian,
>
> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.

Now I'm wondering what mischief I can get up to with a pile of hot chilli
seeds!

On 08/15/2015 01:10 PM, Ian Field wrote:
>
> "T" > wrote in message ...
>> Hi Ian,
>>
>> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
>> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
>> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
>> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.
>
> Now I'm wondering what mischief I can get up to with a pile of hot
> chilli seeds!

Chuckle!

Grind them up! Throw the powder on your lawn. It
makes a excellent cat repellent.

Wear eye and lung protection if you grind them.

Grow them? I can't. It is very frustrating.

I have enough trouble with tomatoes and tomatillos.

"T" > wrote in message ...
> On 08/15/2015 01:10 PM, Ian Field wrote:
>>
>> "T" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Hi Ian,
>>>
>>> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
>>> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
>>> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
>>> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.
>>
>> Now I'm wondering what mischief I can get up to with a pile of hot
>> chilli seeds!
>
> Chuckle!
>
> Grind them up! Throw the powder on your lawn. It
> makes a excellent cat repellent.

Apparently; if you spice the food put out for the birds - it stops the
squirrels pinching it.

Cats don't like the oil in orange peel - I believe there's commercial cat
repellents based on that.

On 08/16/2015 08:50 AM, Ian Field wrote:
>
> "T" > wrote in message ...
>> On 08/15/2015 01:10 PM, Ian Field wrote:
>>>
>>> "T" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Hi Ian,
>>>>
>>>> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
>>>> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
>>>> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
>>>> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.
>>>
>>> Now I'm wondering what mischief I can get up to with a pile of hot
>>> chilli seeds!
>>
>> Chuckle!
>>
>> Grind them up! Throw the powder on your lawn. It
>> makes a excellent cat repellent.
>
> Apparently; if you spice the food put out for the birds - it stops the
> squirrels pinching it.

Perfect! I read that birds are not affected by hot peppers.
This one I have got to remember!

>
> Cats don't like the oil in orange peel - I believe there's commercial
> cat repellents based on that.

When I first bought this house, a section of my rocks in my front
yard was a cat toilet. So I racked back the rocks, put down
the nastiest cayenne pepper I could find, then racked the rocks
back over it. No more cat poo in my yard ever since.

When the cat clears an area to do his deed, he gets the
powder on his paws. This burn him. So, he sticks his
paw into his mouth. Now his mouth burns. Next thing you
know "Mr. Darcey" makes that loud cat noise, off he goes,
and he NEVER comes back. And, it does not permanent damage
to Mr. Darcey. This is the origin of the term "Cat's Tongue",
meaning you have no tolerance for hot spices.

"T" > wrote in message ...
> On 08/16/2015 08:50 AM, Ian Field wrote:
>>
>> "T" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 08/15/2015 01:10 PM, Ian Field wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "T" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Hi Ian,
>>>>>
>>>>> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
>>>>> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
>>>>> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
>>>>> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.
>>>>
>>>> Now I'm wondering what mischief I can get up to with a pile of hot
>>>> chilli seeds!
>>>
>>> Chuckle!
>>>
>>> Grind them up! Throw the powder on your lawn. It
>>> makes a excellent cat repellent.
>>
>> Apparently; if you spice the food put out for the birds - it stops the
>> squirrels pinching it.
>
> Perfect! I read that birds are not affected by hot peppers.
> This one I have got to remember!

That's what I have been told, but I live in a flat with no garden and no
opportunity to try it out.

Someone dumped a sack of potatoes in the bin room that had started to sprout
roots - I cast a few along the hedgerow behind the flats to find out whether
they take.

"T" > wrote in message ...
> On 08/16/2015 08:50 AM, Ian Field wrote:
>>
>> "T" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 08/15/2015 01:10 PM, Ian Field wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "T" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Hi Ian,
>>>>>
>>>>> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
>>>>> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
>>>>> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
>>>>> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.
>>>>
>>>> Now I'm wondering what mischief I can get up to with a pile of hot
>>>> chilli seeds!
>>>
>>> Chuckle!
>>>
>>> Grind them up! Throw the powder on your lawn. It
>>> makes a excellent cat repellent.
>>
>> Apparently; if you spice the food put out for the birds - it stops the
>> squirrels pinching it.
>
> Perfect! I read that birds are not affected by hot peppers.
> This one I have got to remember!
>
>>
>> Cats don't like the oil in orange peel - I believe there's commercial
>> cat repellents based on that.
>
> When I first bought this house, a section of my rocks in my front
> yard was a cat toilet. So I racked back the rocks, put down
> the nastiest cayenne pepper I could find, then racked the rocks
> back over it. No more cat poo in my yard ever since.

Pray tell, how do you rack a rock? And why would a cat go poo on rocks?
>
> When the cat clears an area to do his deed, he gets the
> powder on his paws. This burn him. So, he sticks his
> paw into his mouth. Now his mouth burns. Next thing you
> know "Mr. Darcey" makes that loud cat noise, off he goes,
> and he NEVER comes back. And, it does not permanent damage
> to Mr. Darcey. This is the origin of the term "Cat's Tongue",
> meaning you have no tolerance for hot spices.

That is so very mean!