got my groove back yeah

[pennie_dreadful]

I am sososo glad to have my own kitchen again! And to be able to buy food I like! I had to stretch, but I can make any budget work. I made one of my favorite things last night, stir fry with spicy chile-peanut sauce. I am endlessly amused when I buy bok choy and the cashier gives it the fish eye and has to spend five minutes looking at her chart to find out what it is/how much it costs. Happens every time. Oh and I made a batch of hot sauce--can't wait to try it on some wings. It is seriously hot, too--much hotter than anything I ever bought from the grocery store. I might make that as presents for Christmas, only I'll make it milder by taking the seeds out and maybe adding some bell peppers to it. And the best part of making hot sauce is, one of the by products is chile paste, which is one of the ingredients in my peanut sauce. The stuff keeps forever in the fridge, too. Ta da. And it's dirt cheap to make, just white vinegar, chiles, and a bit of salt. Boiled, pureed, strained into bottles. Only thing is, it makes my eyes and nose run like crazy! If I ever get another cold I know what to do to make it easier for me to breathe.

Olive and the boys have finally settled in, too. Oz had a really hard time dealing with the move, and wandered around the apartment for days crying. Not just general meowing, but crying like he does when he travels, which is very annoying. He also kept scratching at my roommates door. I was really worried that he was pissing her off, but he was fine eventually. Now they're all back to normal.

STILL don't have any of my stuff, either. Ugh.

Comments

Hot sauce recipe

[newwaytowrite.livejournal.com]

Please!!!!?????

Re: Hot sauce recipe

[kat-nic.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Okay I'll tell you...I used about a pound, maybe a pound and a half? of mixed red jalapenos, serranos, and cayennes (I cut the tops off, because I didn't know if that might give it a funny taste, but otherwise left them whole) and covered them with about an inch of white vinegar and added a teaspoon of kosher salt. I brought it to a boil and then let it simmer for about thirty minutes. When it was cool I buzzed it up with my immersion blender, ran it through a sieve and poured it into some bottles. Oh, and it made about five cups of sauce.

I also have some pepper sauce that my parents made; they just stuffed some peppers into a jar and poured boiling vinegar into it. It's good too.

Re: Hot sauce recipe

[newwaytowrite.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Will give us something to do with our pepper crop this year aside for dr yin and using fresh.

Oh. How much in terms of volume does this recipe make?

[pastrywench.livejournal.com]

Your own kitchen.....you have no idea how much I envy you right now.