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Chilli con Queso

March 9th, 2010 · Cooking with Chilli's

This week end I’m planning on making an old Mexican favourite, Chilli con Queso. It’s really simple, quick and is really really nice.

Official Recipe

  • 2 green Jalepeno Chillis
  • 30g Butter
  • 1 finely chopped onion
  • 3/4 cup of sour cream
  • 250g of cheddar cheese
  • Corn chips

I tend to adjust recipes to suit me so I use whatever chilli’s I have and few more.

  • Melt the butter in a pan on a lowish heat. Add the onions and cook for 5 minutes or so untl they are golden add the chillis and stir.
  • Add the sour cream and stir until warm.
  • Gradually add the cheese and keep stirring.
  • Serve with a big bowl of corn chips.

I’ll take pictures on the weekend.

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It’s a house not a garden. I hope she doesn’t make me choose!

March 9th, 2010 · 2010 Chilli's, Chilli Pictures, Growing Chillis

A really poor stitched photo. I’ve been repotting my baby chilli plants. Dolly says it’s a house not a garden, either the summers coming or she’ll have to go.

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Berko Fun Run, chilli plants, free pizza, theatre and stuff

March 8th, 2010 · 2010 Chilli's, Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Chilli Houses, Chilli Pictures, Chilli Seeds, Growing Chillis

The Berkhamsted Fun Run 2010 was yesterday, our review and some pictures can be found here.

This morning the 2nd heated propagator is looking good.

One of Serrano chilli pots, from Wahaca, is looking a bit wilted, maybe getting too much sun, I’ve removed its cloche.

I picked up the Domino’s vouchers for their Meltdown – The Revenge Pizzza. I’ll probably try the Meltdown on Friday.

Christine Walkden filling a venue near you. www.christinewalkden.com for information.

I just had some new hydroponics gear dropped round. I’ll take a look later as I’m meant to be working.

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My T-Shirt arrived today just in the nick of time

March 6th, 2010 · Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society

It’s for a fun run we are doing tomorrow morning, more info here http://berkhamstedchilligrowingsociety.org/?p=636

Plenty of time to sponsor us.

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Spring is in the air, the sun has his hat on etc it’s still freezing mind!

March 6th, 2010 · 2010 Chilli's, Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Chilli Growing Competition, Growing Chillis

The sun was out and I removed all the dead chilli carcasses from my green house.

I fitted the 2 autovents I got as freebies from my extensive credit card usage. It was really hot, peaceful and generally nice in my greenhouse. Though it’s bitter as soon as the sun drops. Another few weeks and it’l be time to move most of my seedlings in there, hopefully before Doris gets grotty about the amount of plants in the house.

I just got a friend to get me an Octogrow System form Green House Sensation

http://www.greenhousesensation.co.uk/product-range/growing-kits/quadgrow-octogrow.html

It’s a gravity fed self watering system with nutrients.

I described it to a Berko Chilli Growing Society member who laughed and remarked it’s a Mousetrap (as in the old board game) watering system. I’ll grow a competition winning Apache in it and wipe the smile off his face.

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The 2nd heated propagator pops into action

March 5th, 2010 · 2010 Chilli's, Chilli Pictures, Chilli Seeds, Growing Chillis

  • Etna x 1
  • Tobasco x 1
  • Thai Dragon x 2

  • Fatalii x 1

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The Pho Chilli’s are popping up fast

March 4th, 2010 · 2010 Chilli's, Chilli Houses, Chilli Pictures, Chilli Seeds, Growing Chillis

I count 6.

This is what they should look like when they are grown. Ewan from Pho on Great Titchfield Street gave me these today at lunch time, I want them for their seeds.

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1st Pho Cafe chilli has sprouted

March 3rd, 2010 · 2010 Chilli's, Chilli Houses, Chilli Pictures, Growing Chillis

The first Pho Cafe chilli, from that batch of 20, has sprouted. I’d better plant some more, I’m going to impose them on office workers to show them the light.

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Dominos have offered us free chilli pizzas for review. How nice.

March 2nd, 2010 · Aston Clinton Chilli Growing Society, Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Cooking with Chilli's

Yesterday I received an email  from Dominos Pizzas PR department offering the Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society complimentary chilli pizzas to review. They’ve just launched their hottest pizza to date, Meltdown-The Revenge. I’m looking forward to trying it, a nice excuse for the Society to have a beer and pizza night.

I think The Aston Clinton Chilli Growing Society will also be reviewing the new Dominos chilli pizza.

Here’s the copy from the Dominos press release.

FIVE TYPES OF HEAT – REVENGE IS SWEET!

DOMINO’S LAUNCHES ITS HOTTEST PIZZA YET

After one of the coldest British winters in living memory, Domino’s is this month putting a bit of spice back into our lives with the launch of its hottest pizza yet – Meltdown-The Revenge.

Set to tingle the taste buds of those who are brave enough to take on this fiery pizza, the new addition to the Domino’s menu is covered in an array of mouth and eye watering toppings. With five different types of heat in the form of chilli cheese slices, sweet chilli peppers, jalapeños, bird’s-eye chilli peppers and American style mustard, as well as ground beef, meatballs and mozzarella, Meltdown-The Revenge has the power to drive even the toughest pizza-eater to tears.
Meltdown –The Revenge is the even hotter sequel to Domino’s scorching Meltdown pizza, which first sizzled its way into stores back in 2006.
Robin Auld, sales and marketing director of Domino’s Pizza, said: “After one of the country’s coldest winters on record, we felt it was time to heat everyone up and put some spice back into their lives. We are hoping that with the arrival of our hottest pizza to date, Meltdown-The Revenge, we will be able to do just that.”
So why not challenge your friends, family and colleagues to take on the heat of the Meltdown-The Revenge, now available from Domino’s stores across the country. With the African bird’s-eye chilli coming in only three places behind law enforcement grade pepper spray on the Scolville heat scale, we guarantee it won’t be as easy as you think!
To top off this fiery new addition to Domino’s menu, the pizza delivery expert is also introducing a succulent new side of BBQ ribs. These tender pork ribs smothered in sticky BBQ sauce are the perfect, finger-licking accompaniment to any order.

Every Domino’s pizza is hand-made to order using fine, fresh ingredients, like its famous fresh dough, vine-ripened tomato sauce and 100 per cent mozzarella cheese. Plus, with a choice of bases, sauces and tasty toppings, there are around 75 million different pizza combinations for you to choose from.
To grab a slice of the action, call Domino’s national hotline 087 12121212, go online at www.dominos.co.uk or visit your local store.

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I tried Geo Caching last night and failed.

March 1st, 2010 · Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Chilli Tat, General Chilliness

I got some Geo Caching things for a Christmas present. I signed up for a Geo Caching account but haven’t used it yet.

We held a Berko Chilli Growing Society meeting last night, so I thought I might give this Geo Caching thing a whirl. I prepared little magnetic geo cache and showed it the members.

I vaguely remember thinking it was a good idea to hide it in the toilets in the New Akash and making the journey to the toilets but the hiding part is a bit of a blank.

If anyone finds it in the New Akash toilets could they please email me with it’s location so I log it on the Geocaching.com site to help others find it.

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