Mary’s Sweet Heat 8-28-18

[MaryL]

Already better with more food!

[Kate]

I'm so glad it's rebounding!

[MaryL]

I went to pollinate yesterday and noticed this plant has become very dense. So I started thinning it out and to my wondrous surprise found some treasures hiding inside.







After trimming it more and giving it a big spray of water (I feared I saw some potential trouble) I decided to turn the plant around so the peppers are in front.  

[Shawn]

I often trim this plant to give the inside "some air"  Turning it also helps


Looks great

[Kate]

It really is an incredibly dense plant. It's completely different than my other pepper plants were at this age.

[MaryL]

I finally have the beginning of color!

[Shawn]

I love when they start the change.  

[MaryL]

Nov 28, 2018 3:54:40 GMT -5 Shawn said:

the change.

   

[Shawn]

ok ok, start TO change LOL... 

[MaryL]

Woo hoo!  I’m thinking dinner tonight!

[Shawn]

Wonderful!  I can not wait to see what you think of them!

[MaryL]

I did quite a pruning to get a lot of unhealthy growth off. In the meantime I used 4 or 5 of them in a bean soup which was terrific!  They his just the right note!

www.skinnytaste.com/mexican-pinto-beans-with-queso-frijoles-con-todo/

[Shawn]

Beautiful peppers.  I am so happy you liked them.

[cheddachasa]

The recipe sounds good! Did you substitute the sweet heats for the jalapeño or for the chilies?

[MaryL]

Jan 6, 2019 20:35:59 GMT -5 cheddachasa said:

The recipe sounds good! Did you substitute the sweet heats for the jalapeño or for the chilies?

Apologies for the delay in responding.  I used the Sweet Heats in place of the jalapeños, and I didn't even use the can of green chilies.  I recently used a can of green chilies in a recipe and they really faded into the background, so I figured they'd really be muted in the face of the Sweet Heats.  

The recipe made a lot so I had leftovers I froze in 1 cup containers.  I thawed one last night and it really was super.  I'm very happy with it. And especially with the Sweet Heats because, for me, they have more dimension than jalapeños.  Then again I am kind of a wimp when it comes to heat.

[cheddachasa]

I made the beans today! I misread the directions and chopped up a bunch of my sweet heats to replace the green chilies and the jalapeño. I removed most of the pepper after cooking though. It gave the beans a nice kick but wasn’t too spicy. I wife and I both enjoyed it. Thanks!!!

[MaryL]

Your very welcome! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Btw, even though I put my peppers in whole, I think they pretty much disintegrated under pressure and I don’t remember fishing them out, so I don’t think you can go wrong either way. She probably calls for putting them in whole as a shortcut.