Chilli is not so much food as a state of mind
Light reads from our chilli garden: spicy humour, holiday posts, harvest snapshots and the odd story about coders who grow chillies.
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Birds do not experience the sensation of heat when consuming spicy foods due to the fact that they are generally not sensitive to capsaicin, the compound responsible for the spiciness in chili peppers. While capsaicin acts as a deterrent to mammals due to its heat-inducing properties, birds are largely unaffected by it. Mammals chew and […]
When it comes to the spicy stuff, our motto is that it is never too much and we need to be ready all the time, so chillies and other spicelaties stashed in almost every corner of our kitchen 😉
As Halloween draws near, many homes are adorned with the classic symbols of autumn—pumpkins carved into spooky jack-o’-lanterns, leaves turning golden, and a slight chill in the air. But what if you could add an extra “kick” to your fall décor? Imagine mixing the warmth of pumpkins with the fiery flair of chili peppers: Bolivian […]
Easy like a Sunday morning breakfast – goat cheese with walnuts from the local dairy farmer and fresh jalapenos straight outta our garden.
Written in April 2020, during lockdown, while my second batch of chilli seedlings was coming up. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or a beginner, the mantra “Keep Calm and Carry On Gardening” encourages us to stay calm, focused, and connected to the earth. In these uncertain times, gardening offers a serene escape from the chaos […]
Ever been in a situation when a served dish was great and all, but there was something was missing – it just wasn’t #spicy enough? Here is a mandatory spice-it-up kit to remedy the situation – habanero and jalapeno with lots of chilli powder. p.s.: You know the saying – if it’s not spicy, I’m […]
22 January is celebrated as National Hot Sauce Day in the US, honoring Wilbur Lincoln Scoville, born on January 22, 1865. Scoville, a pioneering pharmacist, developed the Scoville Organoleptic Test and the Scoville Scale, revolutionizing how we measure the heat of chili peppers. The scale’s unit, Scoville Heat Unit (SHU), quantifies the spiciness of various […]
To all the chili enthusiast, our supporters and friends, all the best in the New Year! May the happy growing continue in 2020 🎇🎆🎇🌶️🌶️
Given the fact that the experiment with the chilli bread for a birthday party, was a success, I have decided to try something other and a bit more challenging – oven-baked ribs with homemade chilli flavoured barbecue sauce. The ribs were baked in the oven for two hours at 150C before adding any sauce. I […]
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