I’m drying some cayenne peppers now as they turn red. I’ll use these in my bean soup this fall and winter. When I feel the sniffles coming on I take a packet of Emergen-C.
It’s mixed in water or whatever and becomes a fizzy drink. 1000mg Vitamin C and has some B Vitamins, electrolytes, and other goodness mixed in. I haven’t had a cold or flu for 4 or 5 years now. Buffalo wings seems to cure about any sinus problems I get from time to time. I like Lipton tea bags called Spiced Cinnamon Chai and often mash up a few whole clove buds to go in it. They’re in most spice sections. Started my own strength training today, went fishing this evening and caught about 20, lol. It was good to get out, I’ve been suffering all summer, surprised I made it. VA doctors, don’t get me started.
Some of the non VA doctors ain’t nothing to brag about. LOL
We have some dried bell peppers, that I think I’m going to grind up in the blender. I didn’t like the texture when I used them in chili recipe, but the flavor was good.
I do put a pinch of cayenne in my stir fry or chicken soup now and then, but I can’t take a lot of heat.
Cayennes dry great, my favorite way to use them. I like to take some and put in a small oil bottle with just enough sunflower or other light oil to cover them. In a few days the oil will get reddish, and a few drops adds a lot to many winter recipes and even scrambled eggs.
I planted way too many peppers this year, mostly jalapenos (45 plants). I used them to can salsa, bread and butter jalapenos, wicked pickles, cowboy candy, and Habanero Hellfire (a relish based on bread and butter jalapenos that is hotter than Hades!). That doesn’t include the bags of chopped peppers in the freezer. Last week, I picked most of the remaining peppers that were red (about 5 lbs) and put them in the food dehydrator. I’ve bagged them up, and I think I’ll run them through the food processor to make jalapeno/habanero chili powder. I pulled almost all the tomato plants back in August, but left a handful, so I have a few fall tomatoes that are ripening now. I had planned to do a fall garden, but bugs were bad this year and I’m tired of fighting them. We need some good cold this winter to reduce the bug population. So, now I’m in the thinking/planning stages for next year’s garden. It’s time to go through all my seeds (I’m a seed hoarder) and get a plan going.
Hope your strength training is going well. Keep us posted.